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The University of Texas at Austin is going back to requiring SAT or ACT scores for admissions

AUSTIN, Texas — Starting this fall, students applying to the University of Texas at Austin will need to include their standardized testing scores. The change comes four years after UT removed ...
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UT-Austin only Texas public university affected by Supreme Court’s ending use of race in admissions

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College application deadlines are approaching. Here's what to know for Austin-area schools

Higher education in the United States ― and in Texas ― is not the same as it was last year. This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned affirmative action ― or race-conscious admissions ― policies, ...
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What the possible end to race-conscious admissions means for Texas universities

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ...
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UT-Austin will once again require standardized test scores for admissions

AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Texas at Austin will once again require applicants to submit standardized test scores, beginning with applications to enroll in the fall of 2025. The university ...
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Texas bill would preserve UT-Austin’s admissions policies if U.S. Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action

The University of Texas at Austin campus on Dec. 19, 2018. (Laura Skelding For The Texas Tribune, Laura Skelding For The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that ...
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University of Austin unveils new criteria offering automatic admissions based only on test scores

AUSTIN, Texas — A private university in Austin will now automatically admit students based on test scores. The University of Austin announced it would be introducing a new automatic admissions ...
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Race-based college admissions are now banned, but Texas schools still have ways to ensure campuses are diverse

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Higher education experts say universities can implement other strategies ...
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UT-Austin only Texas public university affected by Supreme Court’s ending use of race in admissions

Police found a man shot to death near a July 4th party at a short-term rental in Third Ward. Read full article: Man shot, killed outside July 4th party in Third Ward Devyn Smith (left) was rescued ...
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What the possible end to race-conscious admissions means for Texas universities

Students walk through halls on the University of North Texas campus in Denton on Feb. 24, 2022. (Shelby Tauber For The Texas Tribune, Shelby Tauber For The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The ...
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UT-Austin only Texas public university affected by Supreme Court’s ending use of race in admissions

Students walk through the University of Texas campus. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges can no longer consider race in admissions. Credit: Leila Saidane/The Texas Tribune The U.S.