<p>Hey guys, </p>
<p>I'm currently a junior in high school living in NJ and looking into apply to this business school. I'm looking to major in MIS. I'm just wondering about how this school is? Is it hard to get into? What were your stats to get into the business school? I understand that UT-Austin is a hard school to get into. But what are the stats? Any MIS majors here that can give their experience in this school?</p>
<p>I’m an MIS major at UT and I love it! I was originally a Finance major, but once I took an Intro to MIS class it got me really hooked. I had a great teacher who really had a passion for the subject, and made me like it too. The MIS department is great in McCombs.</p>
<p>McCombs is the most difficult school at UT to get into, but it’s not ridiculous. Out of state does put you at a bit of a disadvantage. My recommendation is to get your class rank up as high as possible. If you graduate in the top 1 or 2% of your class, you have an outstanding chance at getting in. What is your class rank right now? It’s your end of junior year rank that will matter for admissions, so work extra hard this year to get your GPA up as high as possible.</p>
<p>From the mccombs website:</p>
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<p>So since you are out of state, it will probably be very difficult to be admitted to mccombs. But you can always try an internal transfer.</p>
<p>Ehh I’m currently in the top 20 
My school is very competitive, and full of Asians -.-
SATs are also a major factor right? Whats the usual SAT score at McCombs?</p>
<p>Also my school doesn’t really rank so I’m not exactly sure about my rank. I’m assuming its in the top 20 though. I may be wrong though.</p>
<p>gotmilklol, my son’s OOS school didn’t rank, either, and he got into engineering.</p>
<p>Perhaps this will help you see what the University considers for admission: [What</a> We Consider | Freshmen | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/freshmen/after-you-apply/factors/]What”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/freshmen/after-you-apply/factors/)</p>
<p>Average SAT Score for Business:
1856</p>
<p>Average ACT Score for Business:
28</p>
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<p>That can be misleading however because as an out of state applicant, you will need a much higher score than that most likely to get in. All the OOS and international kids are competing for that remaining 25% slot, so it is very difficult I imagine.</p>
<p>Correct, but that is technically the average SAT score. It would just boost his/her application if it was higher.</p>
<p>How would a 2000 SAT score with a top 15% In-State rank compare?..</p>
<p>^ There is almost no way you can get into mccombs with that class rank, because as I quoted earlier,</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, 75% of the class will be filled well before they reach the 15th percentile. So you will be left to compete against international and OOS students as well as other texas kids in ~ the top 5 or 6% of their class for the remaining 25% of spots.</p>
<p>What about UT in general?..
What can put over the edge against top 5-6% applicants?..
Thanks…</p>
<p>Eh, keep your hopes up.</p>
<p>I was in the top 3% of my class (ranked 13/470), 2100 SAT score, 10 AP classes, president of a couple of clubs, and I didnt’ get in.</p>
<p>My friend who went to the same high school with me with no ECs, ranked in the 27th percentile, and a 35 on his ACT, got in.</p>
<p>@aryakk, i guess that means 75% of the class was filled up before they even reached the 3rd percentile! but idk how they rationalized letting your friend in over you??? was he a URM or something?</p>
<p>@viscaFCB- if you want to get into UT, apply to geosciences, social work, education, performing arts etc. as they are by far the easiest to get into. ppl i know in the ~33rd percentile with ~ 1700 SATs got in to such schools. Then you can try to transfer to mccombs but it is probably difficult so you should have a back up plan so you are not stuck in a major you don’t want to be in. I think it is easier to transfer to natural sciences or liberal arts though</p>
<p>Education is the easiest to get in to.</p>
<p>Hi I wanted to know what my chances were at transferrring into Mccombs school of business. I’m a finance major and have a 3.75 gpa in my first semester at the Texas Tech but I only took 12 hours(I had to drop a class because I had a C-). I’m in 5 school organizations holding some leadership roles in some and have over 100 hours of community service. I’m taking 19 hours next semester to make up for the 12 hours I took this semester. I have a 27 ACT and 3.5 gpa in high school.</p>
<p>19 credit hours are too much to handle. Some large community colleges have classes during winter break and maymester (May).</p>
<p>Don’t lose hope. I just got in last Saturday OOS in the 10-20% range for my school (probably around 13-15%) and a 34 act. So I guess it’s not all about rank.</p>
<p>Just to clear up confusion and make things clear, McCombs does not use that admissions policy from 2010. A few years ago, they got rid of the automatic admission into the business school. While you can still receive automatic admission into UT, you cannot have business as your major unless you have a competitive application! However, rank is still a crucial factor. The good thing with the holistic approach is they now can view your transcript and see how you did in classes and what your courseload was, they can put more emphasis on test scores, and use essays and letters of recommendations. </p>
<p>Personally, I like it since it makes sure the best and most deserving students get into McCombs. Furthermore, students attending competitive high schools and some of the elite ones in the entire nation are at a disadvantage when it comes to ranking. Sorry for my two cents…</p>
<p>gotmilk-
there’s quite a few acceptance threads on here for mccombs if you poke around a bit 
i was accepted (out-of-state) pretty quickly into the regular business program.
ACT: 35
SAT: 2220
GPA: 4.0 (unweighted)
Top 1% of class
Lots of extracurriculars, good leadership and summer activities</p>