University of Texas - Austin OOS Admissions

Chance Me / Match Me!
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GPA 3.789 out of 4.0
Sat 1840 (620 m) (620 cr) (600 writing)
School doesnt rank :frowning:
PA resident

ECs
VP Rotary Interact
National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society
Captain Lacrosse Team
Assistant Youth lacrosse coach
Science Olympiad Team Member
Future Business Leaders of America
UNICEF
Golf Team
and several other minor clubs

Classes
I have taken the following AP Courses
Chemistry
American History
Government
Calculus AB
Environmental Science

-The rest of my courses are all honors and I have taken two physics courses and organic chemistry with local college cred.

I am looking to become a Chemical Engineer and I visited UT about a week ago, I immediately fell in love with the
school and will go if I am accepted. I attended an info session at the Cockrell school and I think that I impressed some of the faculty running the event. I was told how competitive it is for out of state applicants during a counselor
interview, but i wont let this kill my hopes. I also know how heavily the school focuses on class rank and will my school
not reporting mine negatively impact my admissions decision?

What are my chances? I believe that I secured a letter of rec from one of the board members, not sure if that will help?
I also spent a huge amount of time this summer working on my essays which I believe will be the strongest point of
my application. I know my scores and gpa arent at the top percentile, but I feel like I bring an interesting skill set in
my app,

Let me know please, every opinion is welcome!

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https://admissions.utexas.edu/explore/freshman-profile

Note 7% admission rate for OOS and SAT of 2000 average. You can afford OOS rates? UT is just a reach as an OOS even with a higher SAT.
BTW, what is your interesting skill set?

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@Alfonsia What you’re looking at is probably not the acceptance rate but the breakdown of the student body since all three values add up to be 100%. 7% of UT is composed of OOS students, but not that UT has a 7% acceptance rate.

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@plexaterson I can’t comment on how common this is, but: my school doesn’t rank either, and I was able to secure admission for biomedical engineering, so I don’t think rank is central if the rest of your application can speak for itself. The only thing of concern is your SAT score. For out of state students, the standard for SAT/ACT scores is much higher. Bring this up and I believe you have a competitive chance, especially with a captivating essay to make the difference (remember they “”“read”"" thousands of these essays, so try and catch their attention with yours).