What are my chances to get into UT Austin?

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I am a current junior in high school. Semester 1 is about to end and I’m worried about not getting into UT.

  • My freshman year I had about a 3.4-3.5 GPA
  • I took Pre-AP W. History, Pre-AP Spanish and Algebra 1. Note: I never failed a math class- I wasn’t eligible to take Algebra 1 my 8th grade and that really sucked. That summer I volunteered at the public library.
  • My sophomore year I took AP World History, AP Spanish, and Pre-AP Chem.
    -I got a 5 on my AP Spanish exam and a 4 in APWH.
    -My GPA was around a 3.8.
    -I traveled with my school through an educational program to Europe that summer.
    -I remember ending sophomore year in the top 10% (my school is relatively small- charter) I don’t remember for my freshman year.
    -My projected ACT score is a 26 but I know I can do better. I have been getting in a lot of practice and Im aiming for at least a 28.
    -Currently, my grades aren’t looking very well. I have some C’s and Im taking 3 AP classes. (APUSH, AP Chem, & AP Lang.)
  • I still have 2 weeks to get my grades up and get a good grade on my finals, but I’m still worried I won’t do good enough
  • I am in-state
  • I still haven’t decided what I’ll be majoring in. ( environmental engineering’ anthropology>archaeologist/ geology)
  • Im also a minority (hispanic) and a female. My school is mostly made up of latinos and african-americans.
  • I’m also looking into UW Seattle, Texas A&M, and UC-Davis.
    I’m also in 3 clubs this year:
    -IGNITE: Female leadership program
    -The Woods Project: Camping trips and finding the thrill of exploration.
    -Charity Club: My group of friends decided to begin this.
    What are my chances?
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Have any test scores? You should push as hard as you can for the top 7%. That’s the most important thing to do if you want into UT.

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If you’re roughly in the top ten percent, and your test score improves by a few points, UT should be considered a match.

Keep in mind UT only looks at rank, not your GPA.

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@coffeemaniac since you are in state, keep in mind that if you are not in the auto-admit range for your year, investigate your school’s rank policy. If you attend a competitive high school, allowing UT to “soft-rank” will yield better admission results than indicating your “true” rank. Your high school counselor can advise you on this based on historical admission rates for year high school. Your counselor should be able to correlate the UT “soft rank” to “true rank” from historical admission statistics. The difference is striking (approx. +10% at my children’s high school).

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My kid will go to the most rigorous high school in West Texas but it still does not compare to the schools in the large metro areas. How can I find how many kids have gotten into BPH, Plan II, etc from said school.

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@BingeWatcher I have never seen that published. I’d ask your high school counselor. And maybe the UT regional admission officer.

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@BingeWatcher I agree with prior poster that your high school counselor is best resource. Also, if your school uses Naviance, it can be a good resource but remember that the admission information is self-reported by students/parents so may not be comprehensive. Also, I have received this specific information from my alma mater’s legacy admission counselors (not UT Austin) - I don’t know if this is something UT Austin provides its legacy applicants or not.