<p>I know there are a lot of McCombs students around so I thought I'd throw this out there</p>
<p>I know BHP has freshmen application too. If I enter with a high number of AP hours and plan to graduate in 3 years, is it possible to still apply after my freshmen year, leaving only 2 years in the BHP?</p>
<p>I know BHP has very strong recruiting at many large financial firms, how much difference is there in the regular business school? Any chance at the highly selective financial fields (ibanking is a good example)?</p>
<p>sorry to bump a really old question, but I would like to know this as well (the third paragraph).</p>
<p>From what I hear and have seen a big difference. BHP students have a leg up in getting interviews over regular McCombs for jobs such as i-banking, but it's ultimately up to you after that.</p>
<p>really? So people who don't get into that BHP don't get anywhere? That sucks. I thought McCombs was supposed to be a really good business school in general, but I guess not.</p>
<p>can u apply to bhp after your freshman year?</p>
<p>Um, let me clear some things up for you.</p>
<p>UT-Austin's McCombs School of Business is an EXCELLENT school. Without BHP, it stands on its own as #7 undergraduate business program in the country, according to USNWR's 2008 rankings. </p>
<p>It's #1 in Accounting, above Wharton.</p>
<p>No wonder McCombs is one of (if not the hardest) the most difficult schools to get into at UT. While UT follows the top 10% law, McCombs employs a top 3.5% cutoff for automatic rank before looking at the rest of a student's application. It is very difficult to get into McCombs, in-state, and even more so out-of-state.</p>
<p>Now, with that being said, McCombs BHP is above and beyond the regular McCombs Business School. Many top recruiters, such as Goldman Sachs, come to BHP exclusively to recruit its students and do not pay much attention to regular McCombs students at all.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, just because you are not in BHP--which is EXTREMELY competitive, average rank is top 1.8% and SAT out of 1600 is 1453--does not mean you will "not get anywhere"! UT has an amazing and huge alumni network in not only Austin but the rest of Texas and you will get lots of connections just by going to McCombs. Do not fret.</p>
<p>Lastly, yes, you can apply for sophomore admissions into BHP after your freshman year.</p>
<p>thanks for the reply hotasice, but let me give you a scenario:</p>
<p>I really want to get into consulting, so I apply to BHP to get a good shot at a position. I get rejected, because as you said, it's really hard to get into. Does this mean that I should probably transfer to UNC since they have a much better business program in terms of recruiting at the non-honors level, or can I still get in through McCombs non-BHP? </p>
<p>Also, let's say I don't want to do consulting right away and want to work for a F500. Do a good number of those recruit at McCombs, or do you still need to be in BHP for that as well?</p>
<p>Did I say anywhere McCombs wasnt a good business school? Obviously the Honors program is better...</p>
<p>UNC does NOT have a much better business program in terms of recruiting. UT is ranked as having the top job-placement program in the country. McCombs grads lead the way there.</p>
<p>If you don't want to live in Texas, though, then McCombs isn't the best place for you. Most jobs are with large companies in various Texas cities. That's not to say that there aren't jobs available outside of Texas, just the majority are in-state.</p>
<p>And, as stated above, if you go to regular McCombs for a year and get a 4.0, then you can transfer in to BHP and no one would really know the difference.</p>
<p>Pretty much what theloneranger said.</p>
<p>Just because you're not in BHP doesn't mean the world is going to end. You still have lots of job opportunities and possibilities open to you with McCombs. ESPECIALLY in Texas. Every big company in Texas will recruit at McCombs first. </p>
<p>You don't need to transfer to UNC.</p>
<p>Seriously, that's a kind of stupid question, you think all the people who got into McCombs but not into BHP are gonna be like OMG I have to transfer to UNC (or some other school) because I didn't get into BHP!!! Oh no!!! </p>
<p>Get a grip, please. You can transfer into BHP if you get a 3.93 or 4.0, like theloneranger said.</p>
<p>I don't even know why you mentioned UNC. Wharton, Stern, and Ross are MUCH better schools in terms of recruitment and prestige when compared to UNC.</p>
<p>I'm not really sure about the stats on consulting firms, but I am pretty sure that BHP and McCombs will help you in whatever field you want to go in. BHP is pretty strong with ibanking and consulting, but so is McCombs in business fields as well.</p>