What are my chances of getting into UT austin?

Chances of getting into UT Austin or A&M or Cornell?

• Junior in TX I'm not in the top ten, but I'm the top quarter (22%): I got a 3.8 GPA (out of 4) SAT: I got a pretty bad grade on my first attempt (1800), but I'm retaking it and hoping to get a 2020+ (I took a practice one few days ago and I got a 2080) Extracurriculars: - Varsity Ice Hockey all 4 years (assistant captain this year, maybe captain next year) - National Honors Society (Volunteering and Leadership) - Interact Club (Volunteering) (4 years) - Clements Earth (Promoting Recycling / Recycling in school) (2 years) - French Club (3 years) I'm Treasurer this year, President next year. - YES program (Volunteer Program) - I've completed 100+ community service hours - This summer, I'll be volunteering at a hospital for 3 months. (I want to major in pre-Med) Curriculum: At my competitive high school, there are only advanced and honors/AP courses. Advanced are "easier". I took 1 honors freshmen year, 2 sophomore, 3 junior, and I'll be taking 4.5 senior year. AP Exams: This year I'll be taking US History AP, and French AP. Next year, I'll be taking Bio, Gov't, Human Geo and Calc AB. Other: I'm a minority, I have lived in 5 different countries throughout my life (I'll definitely stress that in my essay and talk about being open-minded and cultural), and I won the State Prize for French Poetry during my sophomore year. (If that counts in any way) What are my chances? Thanks for your input. What else should I do? (I'm taking SAT II senior year: Bio and Math)

• Answer:

  I would encourage you to continue to work on your class ranking, but other than that, you've got a great chance of being accepted by all of the universities you listed. Being a minority certainly doesn't hurt your cause either, but more importantly, you've got some great extracurricular activity to go along with what should be an impressive SAT score. Keep up the good work!