Hispanic Male
OOS
Unweighed GPA: 3.86(my schools doesn’t do weighed GPA)
ACT: 32 (31 english, 27 reading, 33 math, 35 science)
9 AP classes total including Calc BC and AP Physics C
EC:
Violin for 12 years and currently concertmaster of school orchestra
String ensemble(violin): 2nd in state for 4A
Consistently volunteered every weekend at the local library for past year and a half
Soccer(not good enough for sports scholarships)
National Honors Society(11th and 12th grade)
National Hispanic Scholar Award
My school does not do class rank according to my counselor but there are only 2 people who are taking more AP classes than me(not sure if that matters…)
Hi, I’m sorry I’m not an expert on OOS admissions to UT but just had to say auto admits are not based on ACT or SAT scores.
The only auto admits are the top 6% of in-state TX high school students. (that percentage can change slightly every year). The auto-admits are admitted to UT but not necessarily their desired major. UT is very competitive in most majors.
As an OOS student, your odds of acceptance are fairly low. Because you need financial aid (there is none) and your scores are too low for the few merit scholarships offered, I wouldn’t even suggest you apply.
unless you have a really strong hook (do you think you are better than all the instate violinest that apply to UT?) there won’t be any scholarships and no FA for OOS at UT, you need a plan B.
UT offers few, if any, merit scholarships. They don’t offer additional financial aid to out of state students, since they limit OOS to 10% of admissions. At UT, 90% of their admissions are Texas residents. If you can’t afford the out of state tuition, then UT is not a realistic option. Sorry You have great stats! Just apply to a good in-state school.
Texas looks at out of state applicants holistically. If you really want to go and can make it work, whether or not you receive financial aid, you should go for it. There are a lot of merit scholarships given that you should look at, especially for minority students, including not even through UT. Not sure you can get into McCombs as that is very competitive, but as an OOS student you of course have a chance, and with your course rigor, and score, anything is possible. A girl from our (OOS) school got into UT last year with a 27 ACT. She is in the School of Education, but regardless was accepted, along with about 15 other kids from our high school! I think we sent 3 to McCombs. Good luck!
Texas Exes lists a ton of merit scholarships, depending on the school he applies to, they have their own, he can find scholarships of his own through Naviance, cappex, and again, as a minority he can probably find other opportunities online for High Achieving Hispanic students. There is a ton of scholarship $ out there that is not claimed every year, especially to minorities. Hispanic and African Americans in those classes that he has, if he has the grades, will be highly sought after. But he’s taking AP Physics C, Calc BC, and 7 other AP classes, so definitely has the rigor and has done well for the most part. I assumed he said McCombs but looked back and see he didn’t say McCombs, so his chances may be even better to greater to get in. Again, if he can afford the $75, and can cover the unmet need if it comes to that, it’s worth applying.
The only thing he is missing are more Honors. If he’s taken the AP tests already he should have AP Scholar status at least, if his scores are high enough.
Specifically from UT. Merit scholarships. Not generic fluff. for a 32 ACT OOS kid asking for FA. Where are they specifically? You say a ton, a lot? Where?
While a lot of these are for specific areas of Texas, plenty of these are for anyone, or specific groups/minorities, first generation, financial need based, etc. It doesn’t mean he will get them, but considering only 10% of the class is out of state, his chances are as good as the next if he is accepted and meets the criteria, as plenty of OOS won’t have the same qualifications, or meet the requirements. https://texasexes.academicworks.com/
You have great stats! Just apply to a good in-state school.