UT is my dream school. What are my chances of getting in?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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UT Austin is my dream school. Assuming I apply with amazing essays, do you think I would have a shot? Here are my Stats and EC’s:

ACT: 35 Composite/color
GPA: [color=red]3.31W/color
AP’s: Will have taken [color=red]5 AP’s by graduation (AP US, AP Comp Sci, AP Econ Macro + Micro, AP HUG)
Location: I’m from Florida, so I’d be applying OOS
**Prospective Major:**I plan on majoring in [color=red]Computer Science/color

I should also note that I have a significant upward academic trend since my freshman year (shown below):

Freshman GPA: 2.72
Sophomore GPA: 3.40
Junior GPA: 3.82

Extracurriculars:

  • 1. Founded a profitable aerial photography business after my sophomore year.
    2. 3 Summer internship at a Medical Software Company located in Dallas, TX (Sophomore, Junior, Senior summers)
    3. Full-Time summer job as a sales associate and web developer for a local business (Junior Summer)
    4. Full-Time summer job as a cashier/eStore manager for a different local business (Sophomore Summer)
    5. President of Environmental Club (Junior, Senior years)
    6. I offer technology/computer science tutoring to students & elderly in my area (Sophomore, Junior, Senior Years)
    7. Content-Manager for a tech-based blog with 36,000 monthly subscribers (4 Years)
    8. Attended a summer Composition Writing Program at William and Mary
    9. Attended a summer Web Development Program at Columbia University
    10. Attended a summer Industrial Design Program at Auburn University
    11. About 200 combined community service hours
    12. Completed MIT Intro to Comp. Sci online course

There are a few more, but these are the major ones. I plan on discussing that I was not simply sitting around when getting bad grades during my start to high school (In the “Additional Info” part of the app). I also have a medical issue I plan on mentioning that had a significant contribution to my rough start to high school. Anyways… do you think I have a chance? The average accepted to UT Austin from my school is a 29 ACT 3.74 GPA (Weighted). Also, my school does not report class rank.

Thanks!

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Yes you will have a shot.

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I’m afraid your GPA is going to be a big handicap. Class rank and GPA are very important to UT.

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@MaineLonghorn Do you know what they do if my school does not report class rank? I assume they just look at my grades. I hope they consider my upward trend…

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For OOS, they review your record and application holistically, whether or not your school ranks. Ranking is more relevant for the in-state 90% of the freshman class, but there will be an inference made from the report your school sends with your transcript. You might want to think about how to write about that GPA trend, as UT only can fill 10% of its class with OOS AND international. CS is one of the most competitive majors of all–Elite scores (like that 35 ACT) and grades are expected.

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@EngPII I was not aware of the 10% OOS and International rule… Looks like my chances went way down. Oh well :frowning:

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Figured I’d provide an update for those who find this thread in the future.

I was accepted on December 14th into UT UGS (I decided to apply Undeclared as I’m undecided between CS and Business). Looking forward to becoming a longhorn! I can’t believe I applied on the December 1st and heard back only 14 days later. I’m so happy it worked out.

Thanks to @EngPII @MaineLonghorn @CorpusChristi for all the help!

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@Spinny99 You did it! You will be attending your dream school after all. Well done!

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@Spinny99 Enjoy your time at UT! My daughter will be attending as well.