What are my chances at UT Austin's civil engineering program? [TX resident, rank 3, 1200 (600/600) SAT]

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UT Austin is my dream school and I want to be apart of their civil program. I know it is one of lesser competitive engineering programs, but I still wanna hear opinions if I have a chance or not.

I’m ranked third in class rank, so I qualify for auto-admission. My high school classes have been a mixture of honors and dual credit. I’m on route to getting my associate’s by the time I graduate highschool. My extracurriculars range from doing FFA to volunteering at my community’s summer school. The only iffy part of my application was my SAT score. My overall score was 1200 (I know, it’s very low). I know you need a 620 math score for calculus readiness, but my score falls short of 600. Because of this, I’m having doubts about whether I’ll be admitted to the engineering school. My high school doesn’t allow for a dual-credit calculus class. However, my school does have AP Calculus, but then I wouldn’t be able to finish the required math classes needed to obtain the associates.

Pls help a girl out :slight_smile:

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Undergraduate Admissions says that “First-year applicants seeking admission to the Cockrell School must meet the Calculus Readiness Requirement by the December 1 admissions application deadline.”

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I took that SAT in October. I applied early, so my scores were sent in October. Even then, it’s already past the deadline

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Unlikely.

Have a back up plan in case.

You can get a civil degree that will get you to the same place at zillions of schools.

Good luck.

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They do have average numbers in their career center. Just like their CDS, you might have to fill in the dots as some of the stats are not public.

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Yes, there are numerous Texas public universities with ABET accredited civil engineering. (ABET accreditation is particularly important for civil engineering.)

But be sure that you know your algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and precalculus math before starting an engineering major at any college, since single variable calculus 1 is the assumed starting math level. If you need preparatory math before calculus, you are likely to need a semester or year more than you would otherwise need before college graduation.

rurci3 can help you determine which precalculus concepts you need to review before taking calculus.

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