Chance me? OOS

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hey I'm strongly interested in McCombs School of Business. I know how competitive it is, especially for an out of state student, but do I have any shot at all?</p>

<p>GPA: Currently a mess due to a change in the grading system at my high school.
Rank: School does not rank- 800 students per class
SAT Scores:
1- R: 580, M: 660, W: 510
2- R: 570, M: 620, W: 520
3- R: 520, M: 670, W: 520
ACT Score: Composite: 26
English: 26
Math: 27
Reading: 25
Science: 27
Combined Eng/Writ: 25</p>

<p>Classes/Grades (Did not include elective courses which I received at least a 93 in):</p>

<p>Freshman:
Spanish 1: 91
Honors English: 85
Honors Bio: 85
US History: 97
Spanish 2: 95
Algebra 2: 91</p>

<p>Sophomore:
US History 2: 93
Spanish 3: 91
Honors Chem: 83
Geometry: 90
Spanish 4 Intro Conversation: 94
Oceanography: 96
Honors English 2: 88</p>

<p>Junior:
Trig: 92
Prob&Stat: 93
Latin/Greek Roots: 95
AP Bio: 76 :/
Intro to Psych: 100
Honors Humanities: 92
Analysis: 94
Spanish 4 Intro to Comp: 96
Media Literacy: 96</p>

<p>Senior (completed):
Holocaust/Human Behavior: A-</p>

<p>Senior (currently/will be taking):
AP Calculus AB: A
CP Physics: A-
AP Economics: B
Honors Psychology: A
Honors American Lit:
AP Psychology:
Personal Finance:
Creative Writing:</p>

<p>My high school changed its grading scale at the start of my senior year, therefore my senior year is all on the new scale.</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:
-Girls Basketball (Freshman, JV, and Varsity) I played all year around in four different leagues with only the month of August off. Was awarded "Comeback Player of the Year Award" after recovering from ACL reconstruction surgery during my junior year.
-Students Helping Honduras (11th-12th, founding officer)
-Designed/Created water bottles, bags, and t-shirts for various charities through a local fitness center. I used my Photoshop skills and spent over 60 hours a year for all four years.
-Basketball Camp Counselor (3 years)
-Assistant Travel Basketball Coach (2 years)
-Polish Exchange Host (Junior Year) Hosted a Polish Exchange Student for 10 days.</p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Ritas Italian Ice (8th Grade- Senior Year)
-Abercrombie Associate (August of 2011- Present)</p>

<p>And if you really want to, you can look at my schools profile:
<a href="http://static.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/gems/schoolinfo/20102011HCRHSProfile.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://static.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/gems/schoolinfo/20102011HCRHSProfile.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Thanks! Let me know if I'm missing anything.</p>

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<p>How were your essays? Good recommendation letters? And did you have an expanded resume?
I think your ACT score is a little bit low, but you have good grades, so I would say you have a 50/50% chance of gaining admission to McCombs.
Best of luck! :)</p>

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<p>Essays were very good, chose very unique topics that definitely conveyed a lot about me. Good letters of rec as well. My test scores are definitely low :confused:
This is like my above number one, I’m not sure if I can wait until February!</p>

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<p>I feel ya!!
My act score is low too… first time, I got 30 without writing… then the last time I took it, I was really sick that day and got a freakin 25 with writing. So I basically had to send in the lower score. Oh and yes, I’m applying to McCombs, BAD IDEA. Hopefully I can get school of undergrad studies.</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>I think you have a decent shot. </p>

<p>Even if they reject you, you could still transfer internally (which is much easier)</p>

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<p>Is there a specific date that out of state students will hear back from McCombs?</p>

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<p>njlonghorn, good luck. You have great stats. I’m also applying to McCombs OOS.</p>

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<p>Can we fast forward time to the end of February?</p>

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<p>i think you’ll hear from texas before then</p>

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<p>They told me mid-late Feb.</p>

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<p>Like any well run organization, UT is setting an expectation and hoping to surprise everyone with “beating the deadline”. Good luck!</p>

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<p>My OOS son’s notice came February 27 last year, so they’d have to improve their efficiency this year to beat it!</p>

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<p>Maine Longhorn- Do you mind telling me your sons stats? What school did he apply to? And how his experience is going?</p>

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<p>njlonghorn, I will send you a PM.</p>

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<p>Thank you MaineLonghorn!</p>

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<p>anyone else??</p>