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6 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

You have to be selected for CAP, and then a 3.2 gpa at the school you pick (from the list they allow you to pick from) gets you into most of the College of Liberal Arts.  Engineering/business/natural science are longer shots.

@mdmost do NOT rule out your daughter's ability to land a CAP spot.  My son's grades and scores were a long way from impressive, and yet here we are, about 25 credit hours from a degree in Pscyh from UT-Austin.  The essay apparently matters, a lot, along with recommendations.

I would add don’t sleep on work/intern experience in the area of their major.  At least five years ago, that was a big deal.  Someone who would know gave me that advice.  I had a business acquaintance in their chosen field who was kind enough to let them spend a few weeks working at his business during the summer for no pay. 
I was at a party and happened to meet the dean of the school they were wanting to admit to.  Of course I took the opportunity to mention my kids and they offered to meet with them and have them meet with a professor.  It never hurts for people to see how much they want to get in. They even attended a class which also inspired them when it came time to write essays and resumes.  My impression was that the colleges will do those meetings for anyone who asks.  Even if it played no part in the decision, it did help my kids to focus in on what major they wanted within the college and focus their extra curricular time on meaningful activities. 
My kids went to a large competitive high school and did ok but definitely not better than top 20%. If you understand how UT does the holistic review you know how you can make up some ground in these other areas. 
Good luck to all. 

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