This is an article on Raw again with lesson number 17 guaranteed college admissions. We know that high school grades are the number one and number two factors in college admissions. Several states know this and offer guaranteed admissions to state colleges and universities if high school students show good grades and a steady academic performance. The requirements vary by state but generally include GPA as a primary consideration. SAP and ACP test scores also count the following states all Provide guaranteed college admissions. Texas by far has the simplest qualification Drew.
So let us look at Texas, the Texas top 10 this popular program is from Texas House Bill 588 way back from 1997. If you graduate in the top 10% of your Texas high schools class you can get into any public university in the state. By law, the top 10% is determined exclusively by the high school district but generally it is by class rank using grades. Here are the cut offs. If you happen to be in the top 5% of your high school graduating class. You can get into the University of Texas Austin into their business program.
Prop 7% is for UT Austin general. And if you're in the top 10%, you can get into Texas a&m or any of the other flagship Texas public colleges and universities 75% of UT Austin's incoming students are evaluated solely on one metric, classify sad scores, extracurricular activities and life circumstances are fully ignored. If you are not in the top 10% you can only get into UT Austin through the holistic route. The remaining 25% of seats which are open to all students worldwide. By holistic we mean all of the 16 different factors of college admission count. Clearly minority school districts love the Texas top Andrew, but those districts with many high performance students Hey So here are our key takeaways.
The list of states we mentioned was from 2013. Check to see if your State offers a guaranteed college admissions program today and what the requirements are. If you can get into a state university using the guaranteed program, you will not have to go through the stress of the college application cycle. Plus, you may also qualify for additional financial aid. If you have any questions, please let us know. Thank you