Top 10% Automatic Acceptance Rejection??

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hello</p>

<p>I have a friend who was ranked 54/534 at the end of first semester senior year. She was included in the cum laude breakfast for top 10% graduates.</p>

<p>Mathematically this is obviously not top 10% but she was told they round up to the nearest whole number. </p>

<p>We figured since our excellent(sarcasm) guidance office claimed she was top 10% and would be accepted to UT under the law she would.</p>

<p>Yesterday she got CAP'd. </p>

<p>I believe she is going to try to contact admissions today so obviously they will be able to provide a definitive answer, but does anyone know if they really do round up, meaning this was a mistake on UT's part, or was our guidance office incorrect?</p>

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<p>they don't round up it was counc. mistake. sorry. wut does cap'd mean?</p>

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<p>the CAP program is where you go to a satellite school (UTSA, UT Arlington) for a year and if you amek the gpa req. you can transfer to austin</p>

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<p>Are you in state or out of state.</p>

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<p>Finally an answer to all this "CAP" business. I always wondered what it is.</p>

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<p>Yea, UT doesn't do that...same with most schools. That really sucks that she's one spot out of top 10%, but then again the top 10% rule in general sucks.</p>

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<p>DAMN THAT SUCKS!</p>

<p>I am so sorry for your friend. Same exact thing happened to my friend.</p>

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<p>I know</p>

<p>The worst part is our guidance office. They can be blamed for so many of the seniors troubles, especially the top students. I personally have missed out on some schoalrship oppurtunities due to their incompetence.</p>

<p>My friend had decided to go to Texas State long ago but when she found out she made the top 10% she decided she couldn't pass up the oppurtunity to try out UT. I completely understand that she didn't qualify for auto-accepance but I would just expect such a school in such a prestigious district to have their facts straight. O well..</p>

<p>She's decided to go to Texas State and then transfer to A&M
(cringes), and never think about UT again lol.</p>