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<p>I live in TX, but I agree UTA is a huge reach. Ninety-something percent of people were in the top 25% and I am now in the 26%ile now so I am screwed. Thanks for the info everyone you have been a great help! </p>
<p>Keep it coming if you want, I actually enjoy researching these.</p>
<p>If Colorado College felt like a good fit, then take a look at Bowdoin, Bates and Colby in Maine-they all have very strong outdooring programs in which a large part of the student body participates. If you like to ski, Middlebury in Vermont would also fit.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how an instate student with what equates (i think) to a 1490 on his SAT is a reach. The average for UT-Austin in 2008 was a 1225. </p>
<p>[SAT/ACT</a> Scores | Why UT? | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/whyut/profile/scores/index.html]SAT/ACT”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/whyut/profile/scores/index.html)</p>
<p>I had a long night last night so perhaps I missing something here. I also mistyped on my earlier post. I meant to type UT-Austin (not OOS)
Does UT-Austin consider academic rigor to be that much more important than Test scores?</p>
<p>I know things have changed but when I was in high school several years back we had 10 kids out of around 140 or so go to UT-Austin. We may have had even more than 10, but I just know we at least had 10. I’m from Louisiana. Have they really clamped down that much on OOS state students in the last 10+ years? I’m not trying to highjack this thread, i’m just curious. Thanks.</p>
<p>I am from Texas, but trust me UTA is a huge reach for me. Ninety something percent of students were in the top quarter… I am not in the top quarter, simple as that.</p>
<p>I appreciate all the college recs you guys have given me, thanks!</p>
<p>I’m from Louisiana as well Benetode…but no one here went to UT-Austin. That could be due to the fact that my school was absolutely terrible and no one except for me applied anywhere OOS…haha</p>