Chances of Out of Stater at The University of Texas at Austin

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<p>GPA: 3.53 (3 Ds)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: </p>

<p>Community Service
Boy Scouts
Self-studying APs (so far: Bio. (5) and Calc. AB (4))</p>

<p>Tests:
SAT 2020 (will retake and have studied hard over the summer)
630 Math
680 Writing
710 Reading</p>

<p>SAT II Bio—750
SAT II Math 2—790</p>

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<p>Class rank is the number 1 factor in UT admissions. What is yours? Can you afford $50K/year OOS?</p>

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<p>THe low grades concern me, but you’re clearly smart so I think you have a chance! Good luck! =)</p>

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<p>Class rank allows some in-state students to be admitted to UT automatically. </p>

<p>For those not automatically admitted, UT uses an Academic Index and a Personal Achievement Index. These are described on Page 4 of Report 13.
<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/HB588-Report13.pdf[/url]”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/HB588-Report13.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>How much are your parents willing to pay?</p>

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<p>My class rank is awful and the high tuition is daunting. I think I’ll consider other schools.</p>

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<p>We were also told that freshman are not guaranteed housing, and out of staters are not guaranteed getting into any “school” our visit there was a real turn off as an OOS family.</p>

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<p>My two cents: It is true that there is not enough housing on campus for all of the incoming freshmen, but there are a number of nice private dorms so close to campus that they feel like they are on campus. The housing there is okay.</p>

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<p>@MaterMia, so sorry your visit was a turnoff, but to elaborate on what MidwestMom2Kids_ said, and to make the record clear for others who may read this thread with an interest in UT, both of the negatives you cited–no guarantee as to housing or college–apply equally to Texas kids. They’re not unique to OOSers.</p>

<p>• There’s just not enough on-campus dorm space. That is true at many colleges. You can fairly assure yourself of a space in an on-campus dorm, however, by simply applying early and paying the $50 housing deposit (you don’t have to be admitted to hold a space in the housing queue). </p>

<p>• And every applicant ranks his/her 1st and 2nd choice of majors, and the holistic admissions review process is “cascaded” accordingly, i.e., if you are admitted to #1, that’s it; if you aren’t, they review you for #2; if you don’t make that, they review you for the default undeclared major in the College of Undergraduate Studies; if you don’t meet that admission standard, then your application is denied. (In-state auto admits are assured the default placement in UGS; international applicants don’t get past #1 and #2.)</p>

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<p>My son was OOS and applied relatively late, but still got housing. He was accepted into Biomedical Engineering, one of the toughest departments to get into. His stats were strong, but not tippy-top. His high school didn’t rank at all.</p>

<p>And as MidwestMom noted, there are quite a few off-campus dorms, including very reasonably-priced co-ops. I lived in one of the off-campus dorms. LOL, I never realized it was considered “off-campus” until I read the UT board on CC! My dorm was actually closer to the engineering building than several of the on-campus dorms! My son’s co-op is just a block or so from the building that houses his major.</p>

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<p>My first post, thought it would be fitting for this thread.</p>

<p>I was accepted OOS early in December, ten days after I submitted my app. When I took a trip down there, the admissions counselors said that your GPA isn’t as important as the essays that you write. It also depends on the major you apply for. For the McCombs Business school, where I applied, leadership shown in your high school career is very important (captain of sports team, officer of organization). Listing EVERTHING you’ve done, as well as submitting a clean, professional resume is imperative as well. Work hard on your application, and if you haven’t applied yet, send your midyear report card if you’ve kept your grades up, and you’ll be fine. </p>

<p>My impression of UT was that it was a diverse, intellectual school (Top 10 in business/computer science by US News) with a ton of school spirit. Don’t sweat the small stuff. My GPA was worse than yours, but it really isn’t a strong indicator of who you were as a person in high school. Only you can define that, mostly through your essays (a recommendation from a teacher helps), not some number. Good luck!</p>