But that has been happening for 50 years - that isn’t anything new.
The Top 10% Rule has made things much more difficult for kids to get into UT Austin.
With my grades, SAT and class rank, I was accepted to UT 25 years ago and today with those same grades, SAT and class rank, I would be rejected.
My son got into UT last year by class rank and he went to the top high school in Austin but he had to bust his butt and maintain a GPA above 3.50 in AP classes even to have a shot at UT.
Moreover, the enrollment at UT Austin has remained the same for 30 years while the population of the state has increased.
That is not to say that Tech is not a good school. It is actually a damn fine school and better than A&M.
As I tell my nephew who is now at TT “It is better to be a Sand Aggie than a Damn A&M Aggie.”