<p>I plan on applying to UT Austin (in state) later this year, but I'm worried that my SAT score isn't high enough for ChemE (I've heard about many people with good stats that were rejected). My SAT score is a 2120 (670 CR, 710 M, 740 W). I'm ranked 20/500+, and my UW GPA is 3.96 (weighted is 5.53/6). Are my stats OK, or is ChemE out of my reach?</p>
<p>I wanted to take the ACT in September-I could probably score a 33-but I'm worried that by the time I get my score (including writing) there won't be very many spots left for engineering due to rolling admissions.</p>
<p>Engineering doesn’t have rolling admission.
Auto admits get email on rolling basis from UT, colleges like Engineering have holistic review later, especially for Honors and scholarships. </p>
<p>ApplyTexas has an option where you can submit you application August 1, but include later (future) date for test scores.</p>
<p>Probably these people were in the top 1% of the class and with top test scores for the college. </p>
<p>My daughter was accepted within a month to her major (not engineering), she was top 2% of her class and with test scores above average for her college.
Most of the people she knows who were accepted “on the rolling basis” were in the same situation, the very top of the class and test scores above average.</p>
<p>There are rumors that UT accepts top 1%, then top 2%, then top 3% etc, until all automatic admits sports are filled , the rest of the student pool (automatic admits) is offered CAP (and now PACE in addition to CAP)</p>
<p>That is incorrect. If you are top 8% (for 2013) then you are admitted. You may not get the major you want but you are admitted to the university. No CAP. As you know there is no auto admit to specific majors. But as you noted, the tippy-top of the class usually get what they want.</p>
<p>Remember many of the top 7% will not select UT and go somewhere else. UT has it pretty well calculated what percentage is needed to have a yield that will result in that top x% being 75% of the freshman class which is their target. The remaining 25% is comprised of the holistic review students. If the auto-admit yield is low for a year then some more spots will be open for the review applicants.</p>