UT-Austin changes automatic admissions to top 6 percent for fall 2018

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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"High-school applicants to the University of Texas at Austin will have to work a little harder to earn an acceptance next year after the state flagship said Friday that just applicants in the top 6 percent of a high-school class would be automatically admitted.

UT-Austin said in a statement Friday that the change was responding to the projected growth in in-state high school graduates over the next eight years. This fall’s high-school seniors must be in the top 7 percent of their graduating classes.
Under state law, UT-Austin must admit most of its freshman class through an admissions policy that automatically accepts a portion of top-ranked Texas high school students. Called the Top 10 percent rule, that percentage has declined to now 6 percent as application numbers grow because UT-Austin can cap the number of automatic admits at 75 percent of its class." …

http://www.chron.com/local/education/campus-chronicles/article/UT-Austin-changes-automatic-admissions-to-top-6-12204604.php

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This is incorrect information. Automatic entering freshman admission for summer/fall 2018 is still top 7% of the graduating class from a Texas high school. The change to top 6% automatic admission takes effect with applications for summer/fall 2019. Here is UT Austin’s official press release: http://news.utexas.edu/2017/09/15/growth-in-texas-drives-automatic-admission-to-top-6-percent .