What are my chances of getting into UT Austin??

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SAT-2160
SAT II- MathII[790] Physics[800], Bio[710]
ACT-32
GPA- 92.07(Not including freshman year it is a 97)
AP-APUSH[4] Physics[5] Computer Science A[5] English 3[3]
Volunteer hrs- 700+
EC: used to play piano, used to play sports, I do a lot with computers and robots(partly the reason i had terrible grades freshman year), UIL4th in CS, 3rd in mathematics

So I’m in my last summer of high school and lately college has been on my mind. I lived in India for the first part of my life but thankfully my family decided to take a leap of faith and move to the land of opportunity, specifically Texas where we have lived long enough for us to become residents. So here is a little information on me, I attend one of the most competitive public schools in all of Texas, I’m really good at math, physics and computers but I am terrible at english and writing as you can probably tell from this ill written post but that aside, I do OK in school. My rank is 89/200(but I would’ve been in the top of my class if it weren’t for freshman year). I really excel in mathematics and science but other than that I suck at everything else. I got a 2160 on the SAT but I am sure that i can bring it up to the mid 2200s or the low 2300s by the end of the summer. My senior year I am taking AP Gov/Eco, AP english 4, AP bio, AP chem and another class were you do real research and write papers and stuff. I intend to go into computer science or engineering not sure which doe. I really want to get into UT Austin but have heard that only people in the top 7% which unfortunately I would’ve been a part of if I had not given up the first year and a half of high school. What are my chances of getting in?

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Try to raise your rank as much as possible. Unfortunately it is the most important aspect of your application. However, a low rank isn’t insurmountable. If your high school really is one of the most competitive in the state, UT admissions will most likely be aware of that, and have a mountain of data compiled for how students from your school perform at Austin.

Your SAT/ACT are both above the 75th percentile so that’s already excellent. What specific majors are you currently thinking about?

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@danfer91 Wait so if your high school is very competitive that can make up for a low rank? I go to the number 1 public high school in my state, but my rank is not that high (15-20) percent. I am OOS. So does my high school being top counteract my low rank?

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No, I’m afraid not. Maybe if you were top 10-12 percent.

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You’re OOS @SternBusiness so the rank rule doesn’t apply to you. Texas residents get auto admission to UT if they are top 7% of their high school class.

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My high school is very well known throughout the state and it is known to be extremely competitive.

I am leaning towards majoring in computer engineering but if that doesn’t work out aerospace engineering is my second choice.