Texas - Requirements for Guaranteed Admission

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<p>I just posted this in the Texas Colleges section, but I thought some of you might find it interesting:</p>

<p>Texas Public Universities - Requirements for Guaranteed Admission
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<p>Ultimately, Texas will have to incorporate a minimum score for the top 7 and 10 percent of the ranked students. The system works only because a great number of top ranked students do not feel comfortable attending UT Austin, or are unable to afford the costs. </p>

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<p>Can that post be stickied on the Texas Colleges forum? Most people know about the top 10% rule, but a lot of students aren’t aware that there are multiple ways to qualify for automatic admission at most Texas schools. </p>

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<p>yeah @Jea828 , especially about being in the top quarter plus a 1500 (CR/M) or 30 ACT for Texas A&M. Living in Texas, we only hear about top 10 or top 7, I didn’t realize this until I started looking more into Texas A&M admissions.</p>

<p>@xiggi It is kind of weird that many have reservations about UT, I did at fist but upon exploring the school over the summer, I realized it is actually a great school, both academically and socially</p>

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<p>It will be interesting to see if that becomes a necessity. It certainly could. Although, not everyone who can get into (and afford) UT-Austin actually wants to go there. UT is a huge school (50,000+), and a lot of kids shy away from that. Also, Austin is a very liberal town in a very conservative state. Some kids/parents feel it’s not the best fit for them. And there are plenty of kids from Aggie families who wouldn’t dream of going anywhere but TAMU. Not to mention kids who choose private or OOS schools, for whatever reason. I bet it will be a while before UT-Austin is forced to incorporate a test score minimum, at least for number control purposes. </p>