<p>I was wanting to use the local community college for dual credit or classes outside of our school system for CS/pre-engineering preparation for any classes lacking at the smaller school. My dilemma is this: I am not confidant my child will graduate in the top 7% in the extremely competitive class. We live close to a community college and I am hopping to make up for the lack of rigorous classes. If my kid get the ACT/SAT scores required to make him competitive and top rank of HS and community college course, will that be rigorous enough to get him into CS at UT? We have one more year before high school starts. </p>