<p>How hard is it to get into UT out-of-state even with the top 10% rule? What SAT scores and GPA do people generally have from out-of-state</p>
<p>OOS students do not fall under the top 10% rule. (Translation: Being in the top 10% of your OOS class will NOT get you an auto-admit to UT.) Texas states an OOS admit limit of 5%.</p>
<p>This has been posted previously, but:
According to the Viewbook 2010-2011
Non-resident (This is OOS only; international students fall into a different pool)
Applicants: 4,322<br>
Admitted: 1,006<br>
Enrolled: 295</p>
<p>Does that help?
My son’s OOS SAT was 1550/2300; ACT 34; GPA 4.25
He was admitted to Liberal Arts.</p>
<p>I got into the school of undergrad studies, but not mccombs I had a 3.3 UW and a 32 ACT, and a good amount of ECs, but I came from a school that is regarded as really good, so depending on where you come from you may need a higher GPA</p>
<p>@Toffa813 - You make a good point. The nature of your high school will have some impact. My son will graduate from a large (class of 400+) public high school that is very academically competitive (12% of class NMF/NMSF/NMC; 4% is NMF). They have admitted students from our HS recently (but not many have applied because we are in Ohio), which probably helps somewhat. </p>
<p>S was admitted to his first-choice major and admitted to LAH.</p>
<p>UT is a tough OOS admit, there’s no doubt about it.</p>
<p>Here are the stats for OOS admits:
[Out-of-State</a> Profile | Why UT? | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/whyut/profile/outofstate/index.htm]Out-of-State”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/whyut/profile/outofstate/index.htm)</p>
<p>If you want more, read through this thread and you will get the gist of the conversation (both the IS side and OOS side)…(BTW, I started you on page 9 because that’s where the conversation digressed. If you have time go back and read the beginning)
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-texas-austin/853927-anyone-not-top-10-get-into-ut-austin-9.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-texas-austin/853927-anyone-not-top-10-get-into-ut-austin-9.html</a></p>
<p>idk if it really matters where you come from, especially when the school isnt in Texas
as for texas schools this is probably somewhat true</p>
<p>Oh, pierrechn, give it a rest! Your posts never make sense. Why don’t you go post on the A&M board?</p>
<p>^^^MaineLonghorn - Good for you! Thanks for making me laugh today!!! </p>
<p>Have you come any closer to your decision, or are you waiting for news on 4/1? It’s funny how you get excited for the other parents and kids on these forums with whom you share something in common. My son and I have the “if you HAD to decide TODAY…” conversation every so often or the “if money were no object” conversation…</p>
<p>We are still hoping for a small scholarship w/tuition waiver @ UT, but not holding our breath. He has several very good offers (and I am proud to say is now 7/7 for acceptances with two more to go), but it is frustrating to see $$ from schools he doesn’t love and deafening silence from his top choices. The jury is still out, however.</p>
<p>why does everyone on this board say “o my school is super competitive” as if the admissions people even know about your schools</p>
<p>and another “i take 5 APS, so its super hard”
not like they go to your school and know how hard the class really is</p>
<p>^^pierrechn: Of course they know how hard it is. There is a standard AP curriculum for each course because there is an AP exam which every student takes (or is supposed to take) and toward which the curriculum is geared. There is continuity in these courses across the country because of the AP exams for each subject. I would be the last to say that they are exactly alike or the class is graded the same, but there is far more continuity in those classes than in others from school to school, excepting IB courses.</p>
<p>i am assuming you have never been to a low performing school or school in the hood?(not as bad as Boyz in the Hood lol) your kid probably goes to a majority white school that is academically acceptable?</p>
<p>at my school the AP classes are easier than the ones at say Townview or Duncanville
you would never know if i hadnt have told you just because “AP” is in front of the class name</p>
<p>^^pierrechn - Wrong again. My son’s school population is 55% African-American.</p>
<p>@VailsMom but is it LOW PERFORMING / Academically Unacceptable?</p>
<p>The school has not been designated as low performing, but it is a public inner-ring city suburb school with a large african-american population. You are being willfully obtuse on this subject. The question is: how do these kids perform on their AP exams? </p>
<p>People talk about how rigorous their curriculum is because it is something that Adcoms can check on. And I guarantee you that while I have never heard of Townview or Duncanville (because I have been to Texas about 10 times in my life), that the Adcoms at UT have a very good idea which in state schools are low-performing schools and will view their top 10% with a wary eye.</p>
<p>well Townview has been the #1 school in the U.S. like 4 times, including 2009</p>
<p>and you shouldnt look down on kids that go to low performing schools, i was merely using that as an example, to try and show that AP classes here probably arent the same else where even if they are suppose to be under the same curriculum but okay OOS mommy lol</p>
<p>pierrechn - I’m done. There is no talking to you.</p>
<p>VailsMom, don’t forget about the “ignore” option. It is handy!</p>
<p>He’s just mad because he got capped, and now he is ■■■■■■■■</p>
<p>^^^Oh, that explains it!</p>
<p>back to my original post, you people say that it is not VALID? i am sure the admissions team doesn’t go OOOOO i want this kid he goes to “xxxx” school, that school is top notch???/ </p>
<p>just think about? i could see this happening for a school in texas, but for someone in another state?</p>
<p>I must agree with pierre that AP at one school is not the same as AP at another school. Different teachers, styles, difficulty. The curriculum is the the same, but everything else revolves around the teacher. However, just by having AP in the name, a college will know that it is as rigorous of a class you can take which is all the college really cares about.</p>
<p>As far as the prestige of the HS, I do believe it plays a huge difference, especially on an OOS scale. It is a piece of information that can set you apart which never hurts when the competition for admission is so competitive.</p>