Hey guys, I’m an upcoming junior in high school and investment banking is a career field I’m interested in (of course it’s not the only one I’m considering).
I live in the Dallas area, and UT is a school I’ve set my eyes on. I’m currently in the top 1% of my class with an UW GPA of 4.0, but I know that the Business Honors Program is incredibly tough to get into. I’m just curious on what advice y’all can give me to strengthen my chances this junior year. I’ll be taking 4 AP’s, I currently have two leadership positions, more than 60 hours of community service (and I’ll have to have more than 100 to fulfill my hours requirement for my Key Club leadership this year), and I will be joining 4 more clubs (and of course attempting to get into leadership positions at the end of the school year).
I’m going to work my butt off from now on to work on SAT and ACT preparation. With all that in mind, is this something I should set my eyes on, or is it wiser to consider a different program at UT (like engineering)? I’m very interested in this school, but I don’t want to ruin my chances of going there by applying for this program and not getting accepted… Thanks!
I just got into UT Business school and did not get into BHP. Basically 2200+ SAT; 11+ APs with 4 or greater score, ECs with something at State or National level and couple of leadership position. You need to do something that shows you are interested in Business. Like summer camp - say finance, Accounting, etc. Engineering is equally difficult and same logic applies.
I’m valedictorian at my school, have taken business courses all through high school, and had a summer internship at a big accounting firm… and I didn’t get into BHP. I guess they’re looking for super high test scores and impressive leadership experiences and/or essays…?
you honestly sound pretty competitive to me. BHP is fairly stats-driven; as long as you make sure your SAT/ACT and other scores are high, then you have at least a chance.
my interviewer emailed me about a month ago to congratulate me, and included the stats he had for this year:
1600 applicants (for a class of 200-250, I’m assuming, going by previous years), avg SAT of 1500 on the 1600 scale, avg 5 leadership positions held, avg top 2% of their class.
personally, I’ve had next to no business experience, except a summer camp. no idea how I got in haha, but that just shows that you can always try