How hard is it to get into McCombs as a transfer student

<p>My friend is probably doing CAP with me next year, but he wants to major in business, and I warned him that McCombs is a nightmare to get into. Would a 3.8-3.9ish GPA at UTSA do nothing for him in terms of getting admitted to McCombs? He didnt get in anywhere he applied other than CAP anyway (didnt apply to enough safeties, learned too late about rolling admission from Baylor), so he'll probably ahve to do CAP no matter what, but Im still curious for him and for me, becvause I wnat in the college of communications as a sophomore, not to just be admitted as a liberal arts major. What all will UT look at when deciding whether or not to let CAP students intol specific fields? Just 1st year college grade,s or will they look at HS transcripts and SATS too? Because I'm struggling this semester (and faced a major grading injustice in one of my elective courses), and I'd really hate to hear that this 2nd semester of High School is going to affect my admission decisions too much when I try and transfer during the CAP process.</p>

<p>well dude..I'm sure if he really applies himself at UTSA and gets that perfect GPA he will have a fighting chance. Competition will be rough, but atleast he's in the UT system and has already gone through a year of college. one thing i'd recommend is that he be really active within UTSA so that he can have something else to put on the transcript.</p>

<p>well...i think that after you go to UT from UTSA in the CAP program...you start off as a liberal arts major no matter what....i think you cant change that for atleast a semester....and yes...McCombs is really hard to get into but not impossible....its always good to have a backup just in case things dont work out (that could be another major...or another school)</p>

<p>kbfunkymonkey -</p>

<p>yes they put you in under lib arts when you transfer but they give you the option of applying to other colleges while still being guaranteed a spot at the university. though it's not guaranteed like lib arts, if you have a high GPA i think you'll have a healthy chance.</p>

<p>I just called UT today for some of my own questions, and I asked about external transfers. They gave me the statistic that they accepted 71 out of 646 applicants in 2005, thats 11%. Thats also from OOS. Because of that, Im going straight to UT in the spring, instead of transfering there.</p>

<p>Triperian -</p>

<p>are those statistics only for out of state kids or in-state as well?</p>

<p>Oops, I didnt mean out-of-state, I meant just a different school. Like a JC or something. But if you apply for the spring and then do an internal transfer to the business school like Im goin to do, 83% of applicants are accepted. Which is definitely better than 11%.</p>

<p>83% of internal transfers total, or 83% for McCombs? Either way, those are some damn good odds, and I'm glad to hear it.</p>

<p>"83% of internal transfers total, or 83% for McCombs?"</p>

<p>I dont know what u mean...of all the people that are attending UT not as business students, but then apply for McCombs as an internal transfer, 83% of those applicants are accepted into McCombs.</p>

<p>ok, that answers my questions. Thanks.</p>

<p>wow....83% is very surprising</p>

<p>Ya thats what McCombs told me over the phone. But then today, I looked at statistics of internal transfer into McCombs, and the 2005 number was about 70%. But still, both numbers are high.</p>

<p>70% or 83%...still beats having to worry about getting into UT itself</p>

<p>Yeah, definitely. It sounds like once you get your foot in the door, you can change your major without much trouble which is a definite plus.</p>

<p>Ya the general acceptance rate for UT is about 51%. So I'll probably be able to get in since I was able to get into UCSD which was like 40%.</p>

<p>I'm sorry but..that 51% is very misleading. 76% of the incoming freshman are top 10%. So your chances of getting in are MUCH lower than the reported 51%.</p>

<p>Ya thats true, but then its a good thing that Im top 4%.</p>