As you probably know, in Texas public universities, class rank is critical for UT (6 percent) and A&M. With his SAT score, for any other public university in Texas, I think he would be admitted, even if he isn’t in the top ten percent.
In Texas, I don’t think being Hispanic will be an admission boost. If your budget allows out-of-state publics or private colleges, then that might be helpful in admissions there. We didn’t look very seriously outside of Texas for a couple of reasons, mostly because the NPC clearly made those out of our budget.
Here is my unsolicited advice if applies to UT. Even if he is auto-admit, the essay and short answers matter. They will follow his application through the entire process. If he applies for an honors program or scholarship, there will be additional essays but they consider those submitted with the original application also. It makes sense, but remind him to really do his best work on them, even if he is auto-admit.
Best wishes to you and your son!
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