<p>@artloverplus I am not sure that is exactly true about Texas. They have about 10% seats for non-residents.</p>
<p>I would suggest applying to UT Houston. They like to accept students from top colleges.</p>
<p>One other thing about Texas app is that the GPA translation is interesting since all A-s become As but by the same token all B+s are also Bs. So you should check out how her transcript fares by using that formula. UT Houston also spaces their invitations and does not give all their admissions by October interviews like Southwestern.</p>