<p>I'm a junior in HS interested in petroleum engineering at UT Austin.
I am out of state
Here are some of my stats:
1420 sat for math and reading
(730-reading, 690-math)
5.3 weighted gpa out of 6.0
Probably top 15% of class (10th best school in my state if that matters)
A few ECs: cross country, track, NHS, a few clubs, volunteer at animal shelter, work at summer camp
Course load senior year:
AP Calculus AB
AP Physics C
AP English
AP Spanish
AP Psych
Planning on taking ACTs (hoping for 32-34 and SAT subject tests: math II, physics, us history
What are my chances of getting in?
What can I improve on to increase my chances?</p>
<p>Which major are you going for? There’s always a risk of getting into UT but not for the major you want.</p>
<p>I am looking to major in Petroleum Engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering</p>
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<p>Sorry I was outside. If your SAT is 2100+/2400 or you get that 33+ on your ACT, then you don’t need to worry about any retakes since that’s 99th percentile. How much do you invest yourself into those ECs? How good do you expect your essays/recs to be?</p>
<p>It comes down to those. Cockrell alone isn’t easy to get into- although the top 7% quota disappears once you get into the university. I think you have a decent shot, but definitely work on that GPA as much as you can because OOS acceptance is around 32% overall, which makes me think it’s <15% for Cockrell just due to how good Cockrell and McCombs are.</p>
<p>Thank you, this is very helpful. I will definitely study more for ACTs</p>
<p>No problem. Good luck! I’d check the raw data on Parchment (looking at real applicants) to see what sort of shot you’ve got- ignore their % predictions, btw, because their methodology isn’t geared toward schools like UT that have a massive in-state/OOS gap.</p>