UT for neuro! chance me [TX resident, top 10%, 3.77 UW]

[grbisrat]

Demographics

US citizen
Texas
Public High school
First Generation

Intended major- Neuroscience

3.77/4.2, 70/755, SAT- TBD (may 1st)

Courses:
FRESHMAN- Spanish 2, Athletics (soccer), MST Honors Biology, MST Honors Geometry, Honors English 1, AP Human, Medical Terminology
SOPHOMORE- Athletics (soccer), MST Honors Algebra 2, MST Honors Chemistry, Honors English 2, AP World, Sociology (1 semester), AP Pysch (1 semester), Principles or Health Science
JUNIOR- Honors Spanish 3, Clinical Rotations, child development, AP Bio, AP Lang, APUSH, AP PreCal, this summer I’m taking DC Gov and Econ
SENIOR (predicted)- AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Environmental, nursing practicums, anatomy and physiology, microbiology

recognitions: ap scholar, national african american recognition program, academic excellence x3, distinguished young women of texas program, bronze presidential service award

ec’s: HOSA, NHS, BETA , Key Club, STUCO, Prom Comittee, National Black and African Student Union, UN, 2 years of soccer, NYU- Simons Exploration Program (5%), Accepted into the Rosetta Institute of Biomedical Medical research for Intro to Cellular and Molecular Medicine Workshop, Clinical rotations with my school neuroscience, passion project on alzheimer’s and dementia

Certifications (acquired through school): PCT (Patient Care Tech), EKG, AED, CPR, CPhT-pharmacy (doing on my own)

Community service/ hours: 100 shadowing hours, 150 service hours

Leadership: Freshman Captain of my Freshman soccer team, Freshman Rep of African and Black Student Union, Directed the child’s christmas play at my church, Hospitality team at church

[tsbna44]

You need a test but not top 5% makes it tough but not impossible

[ucbalumnus]

UT Austin would be a reach outside of top 5%.

Other Texas publics will be automatic admission to their campuses, but check if admission to your major may be additionally competitive.

Check for any SAT or ACT requirements for admission that may apply even if automatic admission by top 10% rank.

[Bruno99]

Neuro is in the college of natural sciences. I don’t know if Neuro is more selective with that school but CNS is considered about “average” selectivity among schools at UT Austin, which is to say it is a reach for those outside the top 5 percent. But it’s not the toughest reach, so there’s that. For whatever it’s worth (I’m not sure but it’s interesting) there is a UT admission consultant that publishes their recommended test scores for various UT schools, adjusted for your class rank. For an in-state student in the top 10 percent of their class applying to CNS this consultant’s recommended SAT for best shot of admission is about 1520.