Texas 10% rule

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<p>This shows you how many kids from the two HS went to UT in 2013: <a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/2013TexasFeeders.pdf”>http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/research/2013TexasFeeders.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>My kids opted for the more challenging school where they weren’t in the top 10% over the neighborhood school, where they surely would have been. Ds1 applied to UT and got in despite not even being in the top 25%. Ds2 didn’t even apply. I wouldn’t make getting into UT via top 7% THE deciding factor for a HS. Your child may not even want to go there four years from now. DS2 didn’t even apply. And ds1 ended up at a school I’d never heard of when he was a HS freshman. There are so many plusses for choosing the more rigorous route.</p>

<p>Another great in-state option is the academic admit program at A&M. As long as your student can land in the top 25% with a CR+M of 1300, he/she is in. <a href=“http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshman/admitted”>http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshman/admitted&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What is equitable and just may depend a lot on your POV. Is it E&J that few minority students ever got into UT under the old rules? That kids did not get to choose their parents and all that implies? </p>

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<p>Of course, we all have different opinions of what is just and equitable. For the record, if you thought for a second that my post intimates that fewer URM should be admitted to UT, you’d be wrong. Since I do not expect you to be familiar with the countless posts I have written about the ten percent rule in Texas, I wanted to make sure you were aware of that detail.</p>

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<p>Not should but that certainly was and could be a consequence if rules revert to the old ways. Of course there is more than 1 way to get at just and equitable. 10% rule was just very simple.</p>

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<p>@billcsho‌
For engineering, I’d say that <em>being early</em> matters just as much as your credentials, if not more.</p>

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<p>@Fredjan does make a good point. I went to a public magnet, Ivy-equivalent, and M7 b-school, and while the b-school network has been most helpful in my career, the alums of the public magnet have actually been 2nd most helpful (and going there likely helped develop my early education in a technical field). So there is some intrinsic value in attending a magnet in and of itself.</p>

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<p>I will second apply early. DK what the situation will be in four years, but now it helps applicants get in to their desired schools. </p>

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<p>I personally live in Texas and attended a Talented and Gifted Magnet School for my freshman year. The school was super competitive and nationally recognized by US News and World Report as #1 Public High School in the US several years in a row. However, I stood no chance of making the top 7 percent there (4 maybe 5 kids) and I transferred to my public high school. Here, I am now in the top 5% and have auto admission to UT. My feelings are mixed though, my teachers and overall education were much better at the TAG magnet, but my ability to distinguish myself at the public school turned out to be helpful. The only thing I can say is pick one and stick with it. By going to TAG for a year, I brought my overall GPA down and my class rank. By going to public school, I sacrificed a really awesome education. You can be successful wherever and there’s pros and cons to both. Good luck!</p>