I wanted to know if I have a good chance at UT McCombs,
I am not in the top 10% of my class so it shows up as my school does not rank
35 act
1540 sat
everyone from my school(Coppell) last year got into UT with my test scores
a good number of extracurriculars, lots of volunteering and awards
relatively good essay
I put my second major option as comp sci
and if not admitted to McCombs, will I just be flat out rejected from ut?
Coppell ranks so your rank should appear on your transcript. What is your rank? With a decent rank, you have a fairly decent shot.
im not top 10% and they only rank top 10%
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ANSWERS
Test scores are just one piece of the puzzle and not indicative of a student’s relative application. Nothing to worry about with class rank as course rigor can differentiate applicants. You don’t discuss your course rigor, but if you took the most challenging classes made available to you and made more A’s than B’s, then class rank carries much less weight and you should be a strong candidate. There is little evidence on these boards that applicants are considered for their second choice. In your case, this would likely be the case because Comp Sci looks for a very different profile than business and I imagine your essays focused on interests related to McCombs.
McCombs, CS and Engineering are all very particular about being your first choice. Putting any of those majors in a second choice slot is like not having a second choice at all (except in the case where you put say Chem Engineering in first choice and another type of Engineering in second).
If you want a safer second choice major that is similar to business, consider Economics.
If, on the other hand, you will not attend unless you get into Business or CS, then leave the choices you have, and hope you get accepted into McCombs. Good luck - you have great test scores. Beyond that, you have not shared enough information.
I mean, if i don’t get into McCombs, I’m just gonna go to TAMU engineering. I was a part of DECA, did cross country, volunteered a lot at the local food bank and community gardens, and was the board member of the organization in charge of the local community gardens and farmers market.
UT will assign a rank for you. If you were able to demonstrate depth in your EC’s (ie: 3-4 year commitment with increasing leadership responsibility) in your essays or overall application, and your assigned rank falls under about 20% (meaning you have demonstrated success in a decent number of relevant AP courses including Calculus and Economics), AND the pool of applicants for McCombs is not ridiculously high performing, then you have as good a chance as any non-auto-admit in-state candidate. You will likely gain admission to McCombs.
If you rushed your application OR you skipped anything that says it is “optional” like letters of recommendation, or if there are inconsistencies between your high test scores and your transcript (grades or rigor), you MIGHT be viewed as a strong test-taker. You will not be declined admission. You may in this scenario be offered CAP or PACE. And you will see many students from across the state that gain admission to McCombs with lower test scores than you have, and the system will feel very unfair. It is what it is.
In no scenario will you be accepted to CS, based on it sitting as your second choice major. I am rooting for the first scenario. Good luck to you!
Every bit of this response is pure speculation garnered from viewing the admissions process from CC for a few years. The system could change at any time based on the quality and volume of this year’s applicant pool.
My assigned rank will definitely be within top 15%, and i took 16 AP classe, and did pretty decently in them so far. Most people are telling me I have a deccent chance but theres no way to know for sure.
And would applying for business honors increase my chances of getting into mccombs?
No, applying to BHP would not help your chances of getting in McCombs. It sounds like your application is solid except for not being in the top 7%, but I would guess that you would be one of the stronger “non-auto-admit” applications that they get.
I think you should apply for BHP. It certainly couldn’t hurt!
December 1 is the BHP application deadline. I strongly suggest you apply.
Those that discourage you from applying to BHP likely have a vested interest. In other words,
they see you as their competition and a viable contender. Good luck!
does anyone else got any idea on my chances of getting into mccombs?
You have a pretty good chance to get in McCombs if your essays are well-written and original. My son got in UT engineering with similar stats. However, UT Computer Science is more difficult to get in and to graduate from than Business school.
McCombs admission has almost nothing in common with admission into CS. Two completely different profiles of applicants between the two programs. McCombs values leadership and initiative and will do a wholistic review. CS cares most about quantitative skills as exhibited in test scores, so essays carry less weight and the total resume matters less for CS. Good luck!