<p>I also wouldn’t worry too much about the GPA and rank. You can definitely bring it up if you are going into junior year. I had a 3.6 and with my school’s profile you could logically place me in the 2nd decile for rank.(my school didn’t actually rank) If you have a compelling story and good extra curriculars, you can make up for it.</p>
<p>OK. So the amount of aid is determined by the endownment? Would it help if UT-Austin has roughly a 5.5 Billion dollar endownment, or will that still be a useless factor? Generally speaking, do public colleges with high endownments compare to private institutions?</p>
<p>No, the amount of aid is determined by the policies and institutional goals of the college. It’s just that private colleges with less resources can’t afford to subsidize as many students as colleges with more resources. A public university subsidizes all of its students through reduced in-state tuitions.</p>
<p>just wondering why you seem so set on UT-Austin?</p>
<p>Maybe if you shared why you keep coming back to that school, others can make suggestions on schools that might also attract you and provided better financial aid.</p>
<p>UT-Austin is our flagship school, and getting in as an out of state applicant is VERY difficult. State law requires it to accept any TX resident in the top 10%, and that fills up the class very quickly. Legacies not in the top 10% (but barely out of it) have been known to have to take special program in the summer before admission. Since you are going to be a junior, you have this next year to bring up your grades. You shouldn’t ask, how much do I have to bring them up? Just do your best and get the highest grades possible. And remember: Everyone else who is competing for the top schools will also be working toward the high grades.</p>
<p>Well, UT-Austin just has a great atmosphere. I have visited the campus once & completely fell in love with it. They have a great all-around school & I know the difficulty is high as an OOS student to gain acceptance. I basically want to know so that if I do get accepted into the school, I don’t make any drastic decisions such as having to take out a large amount of loans.</p>
<p>I also love their journalism program. The Daily Texan, their school newspaper, is the most decorated college newspaper in the country & what better way to learn than from the best?</p>