chances at McCombs

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me how much of a chance I have at McCombs School of Business. Thanks!</p>

<p>I am an Asian female. I attend a New Jersey high school (#10 in state).</p>

<p>GPA: 4.02 weighted
I rank in top 8%</p>

<p>SAT I: 2040 (M 760, V 600, W 680)
SAT II: Math IC 750, Math IIC 800, Biology 630, Chinese 800
AP: Comp. Science 5, Biology 4</p>

<p>I get mostly A's and B's in all honors and AP courses.</p>

<p>E.C.:
~Art club, Computer Club, Math Club, CAP
Not much in school.
~a lot of work experience at a hotel, bakery, pool
~some volunteer work at library and pool</p>

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<p>You have a good chance of getting into Mccombs. I would say that it would be a safe match for you.</p>

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<p>do I have any chance of getting admitted into the Business Honors Program? I heard it is very hard to get in.</p>

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<p>For BHP I don't think so. I applied as a freshman last year, and I had pretty similar ECs and slighly better stats (GPA, SAT, Rank) then you and I got rejected (instate). However, for the regular program, you will most likely make it, and you always have the option of trying for the BHP again sophmore year.</p>

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<p>will I be able to get any scholarships with those stats?</p>

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<p>I'm sorry to break the ice, but seeing as you're an OOS candidate McCombs is in no way a safe match. Your stats are pretty good, but your SAT is probably average for McCombs applicants. Understand that for a Texas resident to be admitted they typically must be in the top 3% of their class and that UT must take 90% of its class from in state. So just getting into UT OOS is a bit of a feat, but McCombs is considerably harder. As for BHP, the average SAT of entering freshman for last year was around 1430/1600, which is quite a bit higher than yours. Simply put, to be admitted into BHP as a freshman from NJ you need very impressive stats as well as ECs. Even the general school is difficult to get into OOS. While I do believe you stand a chance of acceptance, I would call McCombs a high match/low reach.</p>

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<p>I got scholarships again with similar stats to yours.</p>

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<p>but OOS? (10 char)</p>

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<p>I'm not positive, but I don't think financial aid/scholarships are dependent upon OOS or not.</p>

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<p>thanks for all the input.</p>

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<p>does UT really take 90% of their students from in state? WoW! I wish I lived in Texas.</p>

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<p>yes they do grandpabuzz you may be right a/b financial aid/scholarships not mattering but it doesn't really prove anything if you say you got into McCombs with similar stats to yummi. The fact is, as an OOS student, you are generally expected to have higher stats than in state students because there are fewer spots and McCombs attracts a decent # of qualified applicants.</p>

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<p>The UT website shows the 2003 UT student profile (the most recent available student profile) as: </p>

<p>80.7% in-state
10.3% OOS
9% international</p>

<p><a href="http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/stuprofile/studentbody.html#residency%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.utexas.edu/student/admissions/stuprofile/studentbody.html#residency&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Here's a link to the 2005 McCombs' student profile. I couldn't find a breakdown between in-state and OOS:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/facts/#Student%20Profile%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/facts/#Student%20Profile&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>