<p>I recently got my Direct Acceptance letter to IU's Kelly School of Business. IU seems great and all and the B-School was ranked 10 for ugrad business, just one under McCombs. I have applied to UT (instate) for Liberal Arts Economics (im not top 10%, so i didnt even bother applying directly to McCombs). Which one would be a better choice if I'm looking for a place that will give me an expansive education and good carrer services? Does anybody know what the internal transfer rates are if I wanted to switch from LA Econ to McCombs (finance or marketing)? If one were to compare McCombs and Kelly would many differences be found, or would the biggest difference be tuition? Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>If you are serious about Business and you can afford the costs, take the gift of Direct Admit to Kelley. You're in. No re-applying after freshman or soph year. I think there's some stats on the McCombs webpage that list the internal transfer avg. GPA as over 3.7 for people in other UT Austin colleges. Good luck with that.</p>
<h1>9 vs #10 who cares? Top ten Undergrad B-School.</h1>
<p>lol cool im in sort of the same situation too except i havent got any word from UT but i did get a direct admit for KSB.</p>
<p>There is no reason to pay twice as much or more for Kelley. </p>
<p>Internally transferring to McCombs is really quite easy. I had several friends that did so successfully last year and they were typical people - nothing amazing, just kept their grades up and took the right classes. Here is a link to the transfer rates:</p>
<p>It's at the bottom in a table. The transfer rate for internal students is usually around 65%! Compare that to the 17% that I'm up against as an external transfer; you've got it made. It'll be MUCH cheaper and from my experience McCombs is far more recognized than Kelley, typically being ranked among the top 5 business schools in America and being the only b-school with top 10 rankings in every business discipline. Austin also kicks ass. This is an easy choice to me. Spend a year at UT, do well, transfer in like a lot of people do.</p>
<p>If you have doubts just look in the mirror and say: </p>
<p>A. "Hi. I major in (your choice) at The Kelley School of Business."</p>
<p>Then say:</p>
<p>B. "Hi. I am currently an Undeclared Major in the College of Liberal Arts."</p>
<p>C. Hi, I am currently an Undeclared Major in the College of Liberal Arts, relatively debt-free, and I will be a (your choice) major at McCombs next year. ;)</p>
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<p>It's a moot aregument at this point because I'm not even accepted to UT. But-</p>
<p>I know that every poster knows someone who made it but a 3.5-3.7 GPA first year of college with no guarantee that you are even going to get the required courses needed to apply for an internal transfer is a gamble. THe webpage you cited warns people not to attend UT with the idea of transferring into McCombs.</p>
<p>If you have the GPA/SAT for direct admit to IU you were likely given decent merit aid. Plus once you are a DA, you need a 2.0 cumulative to stay in. </p>
<p>There is a cost difference but if that's not a factor, I'd still lean towards a sure thing.</p>
<p>And I talk a good game but I'm probably about to get CAP next week so there's likely a drop of bitterness that comes through.</p>
<p>Yes, I noticed that warning on their website, but then I noticed the 65% acceptance rate. You must admit, that is extremely high for such a great program. </p>
<p>I agree though - if cost is not a factor, go for the sure thing. However, I would certainly advise against paying much more for Kelley in any case; we have such a great deal at UT.</p>
<p>I'm sorry to hear you don't think you'll be getting into UT. CAP is the program where you go to UTSA or something and then transfer in, right? Or I dunno really. Either way, good luck and I hope things work out for you. Transfering really isn't so bad, trust me.</p>