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re: Nobody can get into Texas or Vanderbilt, but what the next hardest school to get into?
Posted on 4/30/26 at 7:01 am to charliethehun
Posted on 4/30/26 at 7:01 am to charliethehun
Pretty sure there is data for this.
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Posted on 4/30/26 at 7:50 am to AUCE05
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Just finish in the top 10% of your massive high school in any dump in Texas and you’re in.
You have no idea what you’re talking about
As a dad of two kids in high school in North Texas and my best friend is a high school counselor in North Texas, Texas is very hard to get into nowadays and has for a while. It’s more like 3%. They just posted the top 10 students for my daughter’s high school. It was 70% Ivy League and then 3 to Texas.
My daughters drill team has 3 girls going to UT CAD program which means they didn’t get in but can go to another UT state school and reapply in a year.
Forbes listed Florida and Texas as one of the “New Ivys” that have very high standards now. Even if you get into Texas and your top 3% it’s a whole other ball game to try to get into McCombs business school.
My buddy who is a counselor says everyone applies to Texas and A&M, and they are all fall back on Arkansas and Oklahoma because they all get accepted there. That’s why so many kids from Colin county are at those two schools.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 7:52 am to Wishbone85
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Doesn't texas have like 50K students? And nobody can get in there?
It has been massive for a long time and it hasn’t really grown because if you haven’t checked, it’s in the middle of a major metro area and they are landlocked. That’s part of the reason why they are so selective.
That’s also why A&M has grown so much because they have room for days to grow and are almost at 80,000 kids
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Key 2025-2026 Freshman Enrollment Stats:
Total Freshmen: ~9,900
Total Applications: 91,690+
Total Enrollment: 55,000
Admission Rate: ~9.19%
2026 Fall applications have topped 100,000
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 8:04 am
Posted on 4/30/26 at 7:58 am to Victor R Franko
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Texas has had 50K students since my older sister was going there back in the early 70s. Always been hard to get into and always getting harder.
my freshman class was about 50K in 1978. Always been like that.
Hey Texas GRAD, your math doesn't math.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 7:59 am to dallastiger55
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Top-Tier Recognition: Forbes included UT Austin among a select group of public institutions providing elite education, often noting it alongside schools like Georgia Tech and Purdue as favorites for recruiters.
Selectivity: The university boasts high admissions standards, and selective admission rates.
Public Ivy Status: Historically, UT Austin has long been considered a "Public Ivy," a term for public universities offering an academic experience comparable to the Ivy League.
Academic Reputation: UT Austin consistently ranks highly in rankings like U.S. News & World Report and has one of the largest university endowments in the country, often comparable to Ivy League levels
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:05 am to Lonnie Utah
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Hey Texas GRAD, your math doesn't math.
I might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, and I certainly can't understand what you're talking about. What math? Older sister attended in early 70s, I started in 78. We had 50K students back then. What you talking about Willis?
Whose math don't math?
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 8:33 am
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:23 am to RohanGonzales
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Pavia did
Admission requirements do not apply to athletes
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:26 am to Trumansfangs
Vince Young scored a 10 on the wonderlic test which is the lowest score in history and he got into texas.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:31 am to Wishbone85
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Vince Young scored a 10 on the wonderlic test which is the lowest score in history and he got into texas.
Yup, but he scored a 50 in Football and was 3-0 vs. Blow U.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:36 am to Bbobalou
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The statement is flawed.
Well, the OP didn’t go to Texas or Vandy so not unexpected.
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 8:58 am
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:37 am to charliethehun
If you drill down a bit some of the degrees offered at A&M and Texas a super/competitive, Just because you get admitted definitely does not guarantee you admission to business, engineering, etc. that’s where things really get separated.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:42 am to dallastiger55
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McCombs business school.
Has moved up but I believe Owens(Vandy) is ranked higher in the SEC.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:44 am to Tridentds
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Just because you get admitted definitely does not guarantee you admission to business, engineering, etc.
That's every school.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:46 am to dallastiger55
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That’s also why A&M has grown so much because they have room for days to grow and are almost at 80,000 kids
A&M is raising requirements this year because currently College Station & A&M's infrastructure is struggling to keep up with the growth.
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:47 am to dallastiger55
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As a dad of two kids in high school in North Texas and my best friend is a high school counselor in North Texas, Texas is very hard to get into nowadays and has for a while. It’s more like 3%. They just posted the top 10 students for my daughter’s high school. It was 70% Ivy League and then 3 to Texas.
I think for regular admission to certain engineering disciplines it is highly competitive. That gives kids two options
1) Do the CAP program and come in your sophomore year with many of the business or engineering programs still locked out for you.
2) Discover a love of poetry or elementary school education and enroll in the less selective schools.
I have family with kids at one of the better private schools in Dallas. They graduate 100 kids a year and 23 of them are going to Texas this year, with a lot of that group falling back to the in state option because they did not get into the Princetons and Stanfords of the world.
If a kid is set on being a Longhorn, there are many paths to that.
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 8:51 am
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:55 am to TideWarrior
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Has moved up but I believe Owens(Vandy) is ranked higher in the SEC.
This is not correct. McCombs is firmly in the Top 10 undergraduate business schools along with Indiana Kelley and a few others like UNC.
Owens is a fine undergraduate institution but McCombs has been a leader in many sub disciplines like accounting for decades
Posted on 4/30/26 at 8:57 am to Windy City
Funniest thing about this thread are Ole Miss, Bama and OU fans making fun of schools for academics
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 8:59 am
Posted on 4/30/26 at 9:00 am to charliethehun
Did Diego Pavia ever set foot in a classroom?
Posted on 4/30/26 at 9:07 am to Chris_topher
I've never been impressed with selective admission statistics. It plays a role in the overall prestige of the university, and a degree from what is perceived as a prestigious school may help you gain entry to better positions. My son, for example, got interviews to top east coast law firms because he graduated from Vanderbilt. That's a real thing.
But you can get a fine education at any SEC school and still qualify for admission to the most prestigious grad or professional schools in the country.
I'm more impressed with schools see it as part of their mission to provide quality educations to wider sections of their state populations.
But you can get a fine education at any SEC school and still qualify for admission to the most prestigious grad or professional schools in the country.
I'm more impressed with schools see it as part of their mission to provide quality educations to wider sections of their state populations.
This post was edited on 4/30/26 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 4/30/26 at 9:08 am to charliethehun
A Utrans fan hiding behind a Vandy logo
Because they/them is afraid of being bullied
Because they/them is afraid of being bullied
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