my chance of getting into the University of Texas Dean's Scholar Honors program for biology?

Question

I am a junior this year; weighed GPA 4.96 out of 6; ranked 27 out of 1180 students or top 2%; will be joining national honor society in the spring semester as well as the Spanish NHS; In HOSA organization; will be doing a high school internship at a local hospital where I will be participating in clinical rotations with different doctors next semester and all of my senior year; have all honors, AP, and dual credit classes; have taken a few college classes at the local community college; have some community service hours but not an extraordinary amount; don't do much extracurrical activities because I mainly focus on the classes I have. So..what may be my chances to get in the honors program for biology at UT in Austin?

Answer 1

As Final Paradox says, it will depend upon the number of students admitted to the program, how many others apply this year, and what their qualifications are. I'm a little concerned about your class rank, because if I were looking at your application, I would think, okay, the first one or two from that school would apply to Ivies or other elite schools, the next one or two may be going for a different major, but if (s)he isn't even in the top 20? Yes, your record could definitely get you into UT Austin, but I wouldn't swear to the Honors Program. The exception would be if you went to a particularly strong private high school, where it was assumed that many more of the students would go to elite schools.

Answer 2

Hello vdesiree09,

It's hard to determine what your chances are, since it will largely depend on the field of applicants and changing criteria. However it appears that you are doing every thing you can, and you seem well qualified. The only additional thing I would recommend would be to get a couple of recommendations from a teacher or someone in the biology field. After that, just sit back and hope for some good news.

Even if you don't get in right away, I believe you can re-apply for honors in your first 2 years, check up just to make sure.
~Best of Luck