<p>What are my chances to getting into UTexas..... probalby like super super low..... but i still want to hear it from other ppl... and what about Baylor/Texas Tech/A&M/and OU</p>
<p>-in-state
-Rank: 67/470 (14%)
-7 AP (so far APUSH 2, AP Calc AB 4)
-GPA 4.0 weighted....dont know unweighted but i am 14% so there are people much higher
-SAT 1770 .... Math 710, CR 540, Writing 520 (will all be improved but probalby not too much)
- Band 2 years
- Rotary Interact, Peer Assistance Leadership Service.... 1 year each
- Academic Uil 2 years
- I'm White....lol</p>
<p>Get your SAT up to 1300, and you get an additional thousand a year.</p>
<p>Baylor seems like a good match for you. UT's a major reach. My SAT score is 260 points above yours, and people are telling me I could have trouble getting in UT.</p>
<p>Wait a minute dammitsam, you're telling me he has to have essentially a 1400 for UT, not the top state school(worse than mich, uva, unc to name a few) in order for it to be a match? I dont' know if I agree, their average sat is much lower than that I believe.</p>
<p>i know that my SAT scores need to be really high if im not in the top 10%.... i just never really knew how much was a reasonable amount....thanks for all the help</p>
<p>i know i have a much better chance getting into A&M...but after visiting A&M, i would not like to go there..... you either love or you hate A&M....and i hated it.... but all the other university mentioned sound like good safties</p>
<p>kbfunkymonkey - With your high class rank (top 14 % is very impressive) and SAT scores at 1250 without the writing component, you would be welcomed with open arms at most colleges and universities in Texas and Oklahoma. As Vyse noted, you could already qualify for a considerable merit scholarship at Baylor.</p>
<p>Definitely put on your radar screen the University of Oklahoma (OU) I am with you, A&M turned me off when I visited with my son. If you haven't been to Norman, definitely consider going there for a visit. There are lots of Texans that attend OU; academically it is definitely on the rise; its campus is handsome with lots of charm; and the sports (starting with football and often basketball as well) can't be beat. Expect to pay about $11,000 for out-of-state tuition.</p>
<p>Also, definitely take the ACT because you might surprise yourself and do better than the SAT. All schools in Texas and Oklahoma accept the ACT on the same par as the SAT. And here's the best part, if you don't do as well as you'd like on the ACT, then don't report your scores to the colleges/universities you are applying too. (With the SAT folks you are stuck with having all your scores reported.) Here's another winner with the ACT. If you take the ACT two or even three times, the ACT folks will let you pick only the best scores at one taking you want to send to the college/university. Not a bad deal, huh?</p>
<p>Here are some other schools to consider. With your strong math scores, the University of Tulsa (TU) may be to your liking - a bit over 4,100 students with 2700 undergraduates - and strong in engineering and the sciences. Tulsa is quite generous with merit scholarships as well. The Princeton Review folks have TU ranked very highly for "happiest students" (# 9 in the country) and other factors. Its students also regularly win national scholarships such as Goldwater Scholarships for math/sciences. Take a look at their website and you will see what I mean. </p>
<p>Put TCU and SMU on your radar as well. You are shoo-in's for those schools (though I don't know about what merit money you would qualify for). Also, University of Texas at Dallas has a strong engineering/sciences emphasis, too.</p>
<p>You have many college/university options in Texas and elsewhere. I have just named a few possibilities.</p>
<p>A couple observations from visits I've made though</p>
<p>SMU-Its the most expensive school in Texas hands down, and its not because the quality of education is any better. Also, its a cesspool of cliquish social elites with insanely rich parents. A lot of people from Highland Park High School go there, and HP people are some of the most unique people in Dallas. There is a lot of disturbing feedback on studentsreview.com from people at SMU who didn't fit in with the majority.</p>
<p>UTD-strong school academically, but the campus visit turned me off. You have to live in an apartment with 3 other people for a pretty hefty sum. Plus, you have to go to the grocery store and cook all your own meals, there's no meal plan. I know some of the adults are probably rolling their eyes right now, but I know I don't want to be paying apartment rent and cooking every night next year, as well as sharing a small living quarters with 3 other guys.</p>
<p>I was also thinking about Texas Tech as a safety.... i know I can easily get in. I've visited and I love the campus but the city is not what Im into.... Does anyone how how Texas Tech is academically, and if you know people that went there (and if they liked it or not)....
thanks for everyones help</p>
<p>kbfunkymonkey - I am a booster of Texas Tech's Honors College in particular. My son is a sophomore there and loves it. However, I am not an advocate of "Big State U" - the Texas Tech's, the A&M's, the UT's, etc.- for most students, especially in the first year or two as one copes with the huge lecture classes, the high rise dorms, etc. Regarding Lubbock in particular, please read my response to Vyse in his thread on chances for admission to UT. Before his first visit to Tech, my son had the impression that Lubbock would be a hopelessly "hick" town. After our two visits to Tech and Lubbock, he definitely felt that Lubbock was livable and that most parts of it reminded him of our Dallas suburb (which he likes).</p>
<p>Well, I got in this year and I was top 20%, maybe I can help you out.</p>
<p>You do have to have something to compensate and usually a reasonably strong SAT score helps (I had a 1350. 700 verbal/650 math) and then to back it up I had extra cirriculars and a really strong essay. I think if you raise your SAT Scores and write a fine essay you can probably get in.</p>
<p>I was able to get in, but I had to come in as the summer fresmen class which wasn't too bad. You make a lot of new friendships that will last. I have to say that I really love Austin and it's a great place, can't think of anywhere else in Texas I'd like to be besides maybe my home.</p>
<p>Most of the people here have no idea what they are talking about. They are just pulling something out of their arse. For starters, look on the UT forum and there are people that discuss how people from top 50 through top 75% get into UT. Also, your horrendous writing score does not matter because if you look at the UT application checklist, writing only needs to be satisfied. Your 1250 is not as Horrendous as it sounds. Secondly, it really depends on your major because if you are trying to get into business or engineering, thats a reach but if you are trying to get into liberal arts or something, thats not a problem at all. I personally know plenty of people that were top 20% that got into UT. However, contrary to what people might think, people that are top 20-40% do get into UT through two ways. First way is through its summer program, which means you are just going to have to get a headstart. Secondly, you can get through getting capped. Also don't even listen to wrxstiav, who has even HEARD of Rowlett texas. Its probably the size of my neighberhood, don't sweat too much dude.</p>