<p>Thanks for that info, caseyatthebat. The school as a whole is indeed very vibrant! Echols is only one piece of the puzzle, but son would like to do those things that give him the best shot.</p>
<p>When we visited the alumni office for the legacy interview, they made just one suggestion for Echols: to do a “serious” essay. Other than that, the woman said she really couldn’t say why Echols accepts a particular student or overlooks others. And she sees piles of legacy applications every year. </p>
<p>One last question…does anyone know the number of freshmen accepted into Echols? The other state school son is applying to is UT Austin where he is “in” under the 10 percent rule. However, Plan II – the main honors program – only accepts a few hundred students out of the thousands and thousands who apply. Is the ratio at Echols similar to that?</p>