Top 10% rule gone?

Hi-Power
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:40:55 +0000

“That means that UT is no longer a safety school for anyone.”

This is a silly statement coming from a guy of your academic profile. If you can be competitive for admissions to Stanford, then yes, UT Austin is a safety school for you regardless of Texas laws. A safety school is something you KNOW you can get into. If you’re not sure that you can get into UT, then you definately shouldn’t apply to the other schools.

I would forget about Harvard if I were you since being from Texas, you probably won’t like it there and you pretty much have to save the world before you can get accepted. I think Stanford would be a better choice. I don’t know why anyone from Texas would want to go to UC Berkeley, though.

Out of all the schools you posted, I’d choose UT with Stanford being second.

Foxshox, I think a smarter student body is a deterrent. If you’re around really bright kids at a prestigious university, more than likely you’re around kids that didn’t have very good social lives in high school. I think UT is the best balance as far as a smart student body who knows how to have fun.