<p>I am sure you guys are familiar with the top 10% rule in texas, if not it goes pretty much like this: Anyone in the top 10% of their high school class gets automatic admission to any public state school. My question is: do they take into account your rank when you apply or your rank when you graduate. The reason I ask this is I just applied and and about top 11%. I will for sure be top 10% by the end of the year. What can i expect?</p>
<p>Rank when they receive your transcript.</p>
<p>Sorry to disappoint you.</p>
<p>Thats what I thought until i read the text of the bill which confused me</p>
<p>Each general academic teaching institution shall admit an applicant for admission to the institution as an undergraduate student if the applicant graduated in one of the two school years preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for admission from a public or private high school in this state accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization with a grade point average in the top 10 percent of the student's high school graduating class. </p>
<p>It clearly states that they "shall admit an applicant....if the applicant GRADUATED.....in the top 10 percent" Is UT just ignoring this part of the bill, did I read it wrong or has it been since amended or what?</p>
<p>They won't be able to tell that you graduated in the top ten until LONG after the admission cycle should be over.</p>
<p>You might be able to get in on an appeal, or file a lawsuit to gain admission.</p>
<p>But they can't take your word for it that "I'm going to be in the top ten when I graduate." Because everyone would say that. They'd commit many kids, and then when they DON'T graduate top ten, those kids would lose their place and not have a a school to go to.</p>
<p>By the letter of the law you may be correct, but under the American college admissions system it cannot be enforced. If you took a semester off and applied for spring admission, I do believe that they would be obliged to take you.</p>
<p>What happens to applicants from school systems that don't rank? I know they take ppl from our county in Virginia, so they must have a way to address it.</p>
<p>Anyone know?</p>
<p>t/y</p>
<p>vistany, the top 10% rule only applies to Texas residents. </p>
<p>I know though, that if you are a Texas resident and your school doesn't rank (my oldest son's was this way), they compute/approximate your rank. The counselor at his school told UT how many were ahead and how many were in the class, they did the math.</p>
<p>But, that was back in 05, may be different now.</p>
<p>We had one of the admissions counselors come to my school and she gave us some information on this. From what I remember, they take into account your rank when you apply. This lady told us however, that if your rank goes up by the second semester, to immediately send your updated transcript to the university's admissions office. I think that would perhaps push you up into automatic admission.</p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Oh I forgot to say, that's if by second semester you've moved up into the top 10%</p>