I know out of state is much more difficult for Texas, but it is one of my dream schools and my family is moving to Houston after I graduate high school to be closer to my father’s business (we did not move earlier because my parents did not want me to be in a new high school after being comfortable at my own in va). I did briefly mention how my family is planning to move there when i graduate high school in an essay, although I am not sure if this helps.
I was wondering what my chances were and how the admissions process works for oos
(applied 1st choice mccombs and 2nd choice engineering- competitive, I know, but I can’t see myself majoring in anything else and do not want to apply to an easy major just to get into UT)
description:
submitted app middle of November (did not know when you turn in an application matters for UT until after Nov 1)
out-of-state (public, non-ranking in northern va)
white, female
gpa: 4.1
for sure at least in the top 50/610 based on my gpa, grades, and courses (at least top 8%) but my school does not rank so I am not sure the exact number and don’t want to guess higher than that, but my school sends what % I am in the transcript
SAT: 1440 (680R and 760M)
ACT: 31 (35english, 32math, 26 reading, 29 science)
SAT II: 750 Math 2 and US History 670
Classes:
Had almost all Bs freshman year and straight A/A-s after (explained this change in one of my essays, hence why my GPA is low because it was hard to raise from those Bs my first year)
Took AP world (B+), APUSH (A), AP Bio (A), APLang (A-)
Currently taking: AP AB calc, AP Lit, AP Physics 1, AP Art Studio, Business Law/Management, and Genetics/Biotech.
Took Spanish for 4 years
(Overall 9 APs and 10 Honors)
Extracurriculars/ leadership:
On the Varsity tennis team since freshman year- captain junior and senior year
National, Math, Science, and Art Honor Society- Co-chair for science honor society
Key Club- secretary junior year and vp senior year
Model UN- secretary
Future Business Leaders of America for one year- represented in the regionals competition (explained why i did not continue this club the follow years in an essay)
Took Art electives and participated in the school art show/competition every year.
Lots of volunteering, mostly at a farm, library, and in tutoring
Awards:
-3rd and 4th place in model un
-2nd place in school science fair, honorable mention in regionals science fair + 2 supplement awards from science institutions
-All-district for tennis
-achieved Microsoft word, powerpoint, and excel certifications
internships/jobs:
-dentist office in the spring
-children’s science center in the summer
-worked in my father’s business since freshman year
I have 3 recommendations (employer, math, and science teacher) and I think my essays are pretty good, I had them read by others. For McCombs I know I do not seem to have a lot of business courses, but my school does not offer any strong ecs for the field, so in my essays I explained where and how I found and expanded my passion for business. I hope that helps a little bit. If not, hopefully engineering.
Sorry, this is a lot of information, but I’d love for some honesty. I am already aware of the competitiveness of out of state for UT, and I’d love to hear from anyone who was out of state and got accepted before. Don’t worry, I did make sure to apply to safeties and target schools I like in my own state!
Thanks!