Please chance me for Biology!

Hi all,

I know there’s less than 3 weeks left until admission decisions come out, but I am just stressing hardcore, and I know Natural Science was apparently SUPER competitive last year so I just wanted to get some opinions on my chances for UT!

1st major Biology in the College of Natural Sciences
2nd major Philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts
Also applied to Dean’s Scholars Program

Academics:
•Rank: 53/551 (About 9.6%)
•SAT: 2070
•ACT: 30
•5 AP classes: AP Statistics, AP World History, and currently taking AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP Chemistry this year
•12 Dual Credit courses by the time of graduation: English Comp II & III, Brit Lit, General Physics I & II, US History I & II, US Gov, TX Gov, Intro to Communications, Sociology, Music Fundamentals I
•Major Awards: Nothing major… 4.0 GPA Academic Achievement Award all years, 1st Place at my school’s Math Relays (9), top 10%, National Honor Society (11), Jefferson Award for Public Service and Youth Service Initiative Red Level (11), Member of Rhapsody/Honors Show Choir (11), Lettered in the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) club (11), Part of the Health Science Academy (9-11, 1 of the 36 selected out of about 100 selected to be part of CNA program in 11th grade where we earn 40 classroom hours and 60 clinical hours)

I moved to a new high school for my senior year, that’s why many of my activities only lasted until my junior year and some began for the first time my senior year.

Subjective:
•Extracurriculars: Asian Student Association (9-11), Green Club (9-11), National Honor Society (11), Key Club (11), Diversity Club (9-11, elected Secretary in 11), Student Leadership Advisory Committee (11), HOSA (9-12), Choir (9-11, Honors Show Choir in 11), Health Science Academy (9-11, 1 of the 36 selected out of about 100 selected to be part of CNA program in 11th grade where we earn 40 classroom hours and 60 clinical hours), AP Ambassadors (12), Science National Honor Society (12), Community Service Club (12), Interact Club (12)

•Job/Work Experience: Einstein Bagels Bros (15 hrs/wk July 2013 - Oct 2013), Sonic Drive-In (10 hrs/wk Feb 2014 - Aug 2014), Whataburger (16 hrs/wk June 2014 - present)

•Volunteer/Community Service: Animal Shelter (335 hrs; 55 hrs in walking dogs and fostered a kitten with feline leukemia for 5 wks), Junior Camp Counselor at a Summer Day Camp (60 hrs), Volunteer at Autism Run (6 hrs), Christmas Decorating at Nursing Home (6 hrs), CNA training and clinical experience at local Nursing Home (60 hrs)

•Essays: Feel pretty good about them, I feel that they were unique
•Teacher Recommendations: They were your typical recommendation letters (from counselor, choir and science teachers)

Other:
•State (if domestic applicant): TX
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Asian
•Gender: Female
•Income Bracket: $50k - $60k with a household of 6
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Parents never held a college degree nor were they educated in America, part of the first generation to attend college in the US, and there’s a chance we may qualify for the Pell Grant

Thank you so much for your help! :slight_smile: The wait is killing me!

I got in to biology with similar stats! My rank, however, was top 2%. But, you also have more work experience and APs than I did! I think you will probably get in because Biology is one of the largest, if not the largest, majors at UT - and it’s not extremely competitive.