UT harder to get into than it appears? Non-auto chance

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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UT McCombs (applied mid Oct 2016)
Prospective major: Business

Objective:

SAT I (superscore): 1460: 730 Math and 730 Writing
ACT (breakdown): no
ACT superscore (breakdown): no
SAT II (subject, score): none submitted
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4-3.5
Weighted GPA: around 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10-11%
AP (place score in parentheses): worldhistory, us history, europeanhistory, government, macroeconomics, physics1/2/c, chemistry, calculusbc, englishlang/lit, psychology, humangeography
IB (place score in parentheses): no
Senior Year Course Load: five ap
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): none
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): nothing noted on application
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Major Extracurriculars:
-out of school work 2 years
-few volunteer hours
-orchestra 2 years
-varsity sports 2 years
-a few random science/mathclubs 1 year each

Hobbies and activities:
-none noted on application

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):

Essays: Extremely hurried and rushed. Did get it reviewed by parents, though it was edited to appear very formulaic and child-written like. Did not address the optional prompt. (I would say 5-6 maybe 7/10)

Teacher Recommendation #1: Did not read. But presumably good.
Teacher Recommendation #2: no
Counselor Rec: none
Additional Info/Rec: none
Interview: no
Art Supplement: no

Other

Date Submitted App: Oct 2016
U.S. State/Territory or Country: TX
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket Range: Mid?
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None noted on application

Reflection

Strengths: None in particular…
Weaknesses: Mediocre essays, recs, gpa, extracurriculars, non noteworthy passion
What would you have done differently?: LEARN ABOUT COLLEGE ADMISSIONS EARLIER, option means mandatory

The admission statistics for UT online is highly misinterpreted? I have already decided that 1)I will pursue an engineering degree at another school if I do not get into UT or 2) enroll in UT’s CAP program and transfer in my sophomore year.

Do we have to apply to a UT school(not Austin) in order to be eligible for CAP?

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For current students/alumni/the knowledgeable, how do my chances look?

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I can’t say much about your chances but do let us know if you get accepted or not. I’m curious to know your admission decision.

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Second choice of major? Econ perhaps?

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Yes, my second major is econ.

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I feel like more likely than not you’ll get CAPed. But hopefully you do get accepted!

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You have a chance for McCombs. Econ is a good second choice major - If you do not get Business, you should get Econ in the School of Liberal Arts. Use your AP credits for Calculus and others of course, but especially Calculus!

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Bye to the thread for now. When results come out I will post and share thoughts.

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@res.construct Here’s to hoping that you get into McCombs :)>-

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did you get in???