re: Competition for College Admissions in Texas is unreal

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My son graduated in the Top 17% of his class at a Katy ISD school.

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I was in a similar situation at Kingwood High School maybe 15-20 years ago. I was in the Top 15% but not the Top 10%. KHS was (and still is) one of the best public schools in the state with a very large student body. Top 15% there is probably better than Top 5% (or even Top 2-3%) in a lot of other schools around the state. But, because of Texas' 10% rule, I was looking at being iced out of UT.

I saw the writing on the wall, took advantage of a credit loophole, and graduated from high school a year early. I then went to community college for a year, made straight A's, and got into UT. I transferred there the next year and finished after three more years.