Does UTexas admit everyone by whole or by school?

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if you’re an auto-admit, you get admitted into the university, then your first-choice school decides if it wants you. Non auto admits are holistically examined by the school they’ve selected, not by just the university. I think that was what you were asking?

edit: word choice

So for example, as an applicant to COLA, COLA will review me and not UT as a whole?

https://www.utsystem.edu/sites/utsfiles/documents/institutions/best-practice-admissions-processes/ut-system-admissions-best-practices-2014-07.pdf

Pages 31-35 of this document describe the process in detail. Bottom of 33 answers your question.