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The University of Houston

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Your Combined ACT:
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SAT Math + Verbal:
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Your Chances at UHouston
(on ACT score alone)
Your Chances at UHouston
(on SAT score alone)
Men
Women
# Applicants
8,044
9,363
# Admitted
4,795
5,372
% Admitted
59.6%
57.4%
% Overall
58.4%

Students who got into UHouston:

Tips mention: Interview (0), ACT/SAT (34), Grades (34), Sports/Extracurriculars (5), College Essay (5)
I was transferring from another school, so I hadMay 15 2017Chemical Engineering
I was transferring from another school, so I had to start out in the business school because my GPA was 3.2 and a 3.25 was required for admittance to the Engineering School. So I had to make some A's in the basic chemistry, math and physics classes in order to get my GPA up.
SAT: 1210 Male
High ACT score and above 3Oct 31 2014Finance
High ACT score and above 3.0 GPA
If you are a minority it should not be difficult at all, UH loves being diverse.
ACT: 29 Male
Just work hard in highschool it is hard toSep 15 2013Business - Management and Administration
Just work hard in highschool it is hard to get into business school but keep you GPA up and you will be good. I would say keep it above 3.3 out of 4
Male
Automatic:Apr 15 2013Civil Engineering
Automatic:
Top 15% until Dec. 1, Top 10% until April 1
-SAT/ACT Scores Important
-GPA/Grades Important
-Future: Extra Curricular Important

*Essentially-being an average student is good enough. The better your profile-the more scholarships.

Percentile-8%
SAT-1800 highest 1770 highest in one sitting
AP-3 4's, 5 3's, 2 2's, 1 1
SAT Subject- 630 Math 1, 650 Math 2, 590 World History
ACT-26 Composite, 31 Math

800+ hrs of community service
Founder & President of School's Habitat for Humanity (3 yrs)
President Spanish Club (2 yrs)
Treasurer of Spanish National Honors Society (1 yr)
Vice President (HOSA)
Member (Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, President's Council, Model UN, etc...)
Work: Tutoring Center (1 yr), Internship (1 yr)
Awards: Several Academic Awards
ACT: 26 Male

Do good on your SAT scores and try toDec 02 2011Undecided
Do good on your SAT scores and try to make as many a's as possible. I didn't have any clubs or organizations that I was apart of in HS so that shouldn't be an issue. Just make sure your grades and SAT score are up to par and you will become a cougar sooner or later:)
SAT: 1760 Female
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