Chance me for UT Austin [TX resident, top 9% rank, 3.98 GPA, 1580 SAT, NMSF; government major]

It’s hard to say because of auto admit. SMU is a certainty. And you could use NMSF to go to great schools for free. You’re worthy of UT but it’d be truly hard to chance. And given the major, the where doesn’t really matter although I’m not sure I’d go to UTD for it. It’s just a huge STEM vibe.

Good luck.