<p>From the UT (the flagship campus in Austin) website</p>
<p>“The number of applications UT receives annually has fluctuated since 2000, but UT received about 27 percent more applicants for summer and fall 2006 than for summer and fall 2000. At the same time, the percentage of admitted students has decreased from 62 percent of applicants to 49 percent of applicants since that year, according to the University’s Office of Institutional Research.” </p>
<p>Considering that most kids in Texas understand the “top 10%” rule and/or misundstand it to their own disadvantage, that’s a really low percentage. Fortunately for those who know not to toss out the opportunity, one can be offered summer start or start at a different campus and move up.</p>