<p>Hey everyone, please answer my questions! I have a lot of questions regarding UT Austin's McCombs School of Business. How difficult is it to internally transfer into McCombs? Based on the past statistics, McCombs has an approximately 75-80% acceptance rate for internal transfers. Since it is so high, it seems pretty easy then. So does this high acceptance rate for internal transfers into McCombs defy the rumors that McCombs is hard to internally transfer into? How many chances does an undergraduate UT student have to internally transfer into McCombs? Do most economics majors want to internally transfer into McCombs?
I have always heard that McCombs is hard to get into but really really easy to graduate and the classes are fairly easy. Is this true? What is approiximate dropout rate and graduation rate for UT business students? I know that business can't be harder than science and engineering, so please don't compare business with other fields of study. If McCombs is really easy, then how come it is ranked so high? Is McCombs really that easy?</p>
<p>McCombs seems incredibly easy in terms of workload (which typically correlates very well with difficulty)…but I’m a STEM major. :)</p>
<p>Based on rates, it seems easy. Basically, if you have a good gpa (3.7? 3.8? Not sure what the average was) you’re essentially guaranteed admission. Since this is basically all A’s, initially, people looking to transfer in think it will be easy. However, once they get here and start taking classes, they realize it’s not as easy as they envisioned it would be. The grade cutoffs are high, the course load is more rigorous than they anticipated even though they are taking blow offs. I have a friend that didn’t get in and was planning to internally transfer in, and he is struggling to meet a 3.5 and because his gpa is not up to par, probably will not apply. The internal transfer rate is so high, because by the time admissions roll around, people know their chances, and if they have a high gpa, know they will get in. People with a 2.0 know they will not and thus, don’t apply. Most of the people the second time around that apply have managed to fix the weaknesses in their initial application. It’s not easier to get in the second time, everyone has just managed to attain the higher standards. With that said, McCombs is not “easy.” The course load in certain classes can be rigorous, but generally speaking, it is more manageable and interactive than other classes. They give you more opportunities to help your grade (ie more assignments/projects rather than one lumped test that determines grade). Profs give you the opportunity to make the grades you want; it’s just up to you to seize it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information! It was very helpful!</p>
<p>Its actually pretty hard. I knew about 20-25 people who were trying to transfer internally in McCombs and most of them failed. I got in with a ~ 3.8 but the indicator courses you have to take aren’t easy. I think they are designed to weed out people. Out of the 20-25 people that had the same mindset as you, ~10 applied and I only know of 5, including myself, that got accepted.</p>
<p>I would take those indicator courses outside of UT. MicroEcon is a PAIN. I barely managed an A- :/</p>
<p>Acceptance rate is 65%-75% not 80%.</p>