Please Chance me for UT Austin (Not Auto)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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School: Cockrell School of Engineering
First choice major: Biomedical
Second choice major: Petroleum
Demographic: Half Asian/Half White Male

Basic Statistics:
ACT: 32 (E=27) (M=34) (CR=32) (S=33) (Combined Essay/Writing = 26)
4.0 out of 4.0 Unweighted GPA
97.4 out of 100 Weighted GPA
56 out of 527 rank approx 10.6%

High School Curriculum with AP scores:
AP Calculus BC (N/A)
AP Physics II (N/A)
AP Biology (N/A)
AP Macroeconomics (N/A)
AP Government (N/A)
AP English IV (N/A)
AP Calculus AB (5)
AP Statistics (3)
AP US History (5)
AP English III (3)
AP World History (5)

Awards:
National Honor Society (2014-2016)
Magna cum Laude on National Latin Exam (2014,2012)

Extracurricular Activities:
High School Soccer (2012-2016)
UIL Social Studies (2015-2016)
HOSA Pathophysiology Event Team (2015-2016)
Student Council Member (2014-2015)
Club Soccer (2012-2014)
Latin Club Member (2012-2014)

Community Service:
Timing for Local Swim Team (2012-2014); 40 hours total
Volunteering at Youth Soccer Camps (2012-2015); 60 hours total
Houston Food Bank (2015); 18 hours total

Work Experience:
South Texas Soccer Referees (2012-2015), refereed youth soccer games on weekends, 8 hours/week
Kroger (2015), part time summer job bagging groceries, 30 hours/week
Also getting a new job at a party boat company in late November

Miscellaneous:
3 outstanding letters of recommendation from Calculus teacher, US History teacher, and English III teacher
Have been told my 3 essays are very strong (subjective)
My public school is very very competitive, and my grades in AP classes hovered at 95 (A+) and above and I am only ranked 56 out of 527. Will UT Austin know that my situation in that regard? My school has a reputation in the Houston-Area as being very academically prestigious.

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I don’t know man. I applied with a 33 on my ACT and a 2090 on my SAT and I was 8.8% and I didn’t get in. Good luck though.

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My friend is doing chemical engineering at UT Austin right now; she was about top 15% of a competitive school, with similar test scores but not many ECs. I think if she got in, you should also be able to, but it can be a crapshoot. And I think they do know which of the Texan high schools are competitive, because my school is competitive and they routinely accept lower ranked students from here.

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Thanks for the replies! Yeah UT Admissions are really hit or miss, my friend who had stellar stats was rejected but accepted to Berkley and UVA. Honestly, I think no one really knows with the way they do admissions in Austin.