<p>I'm an instate student and is top 5% of my class good enough to get into Mccombs?
Should I consider UT as a safety or find another safety like SMU?</p>
<p>Getting into the University is guaranteed for you, but McCombs is not. Generally McCombs admission is around top 2% of the HS class.</p>
<p>I’d suggest trying, but select Liberal Arts Economics as a second choice major. From there you could internally transfer after your Freshman year; just keep a really high GPA and it’s virtually guaranteed.</p>
<p>Why Two Kay,
I got to school in Plano, and it seems that most people going into Mccombs are not in the top 2%.</p>
<p>To get in based on your rank alone you’ll need a rank in the top 2% or better, but a quarter of those admitted are looked at as a whole, not just for rank.</p>
<p>If you have good SAT scores and leadership positions, you could make it.</p>
<p>@momo123, true. But the McCombs website shows that as the admission stats.</p>
<p>[Texas</a> BBA - Undergraduate Program - The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/bba/statistics/]Texas”>http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/bba/statistics/)</p>
<p>Click on 2008 Freshman Profile, which will show you the 2009 Freshman Profile.</p>
<p>Actually, the 2009 stats are much lower than last year. I think it was 2.4% admitted and 2.6% enrolled. 2009 was an easier year I guess.</p>
<p>I was 2.05%, and I got my acceptance letter 1 or 2 weeks after I applied, which makes me think it was automatic on rank?</p>
<p>Will sending in a recommendation and my resume help at all, or is it entirely based on class rank?</p>
<p>Also, is it better if I apply earlier like mid-Nov?
Y2Kay, did you get into BHP?</p>
<p>No I didn’t get into BHP, but I have reason to suspect it was due to my rec letter. I had a better rank than other people who get accepted, and similar EC organization leadership positions.</p>
<p>Okay, so to make things clear, it’s not as rigorous as top 2%. How it works is automatic admittance is given to 75% of a class at mccombs. Historically, it has been around the top 3.5% that makes up the 75% so that’s what they use right now. For the remaining 25% of the class, they look at everyone holistically.</p>
<p>The process is completely different for BHP. The BHP admission process is like any private college. They look at your stats holistically, although they place less of an importance on grades and more of an importance on leadership, personality, and capabilities. Of course, having good grades is a basic requirement, but it won’t guarantee you acceptance.</p>
<p>Source: I’m on the undergraduate business council (governing body)</p>
<p>My name is Eric H, and I’m one of 3 student recruiters for the Business Honors Program. I’m a current senior Business Honors, Finance, Plan II student and have been a recruiter with BHP for 3 years now. We’ve finally gotten around to adding our two cents to this forum, so I’m hear to clarify anything out there about the BHP admission process.</p>
<p>To clarify what iwinnnn said about the BHP admissions process, the committee looks at the application holistically. What this means is that we look at both academics (GPA, SAT/ACT, transcript) as well as leadership and extracurricular involvement. We do not place “less of an importance” on grades compared to leadership. That would contradict our holistic admissions process.</p>
<p>Iwinnn- on this other post, you said you also go to Wharton, <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/788505-chance-me-uchicago-northwestern-ivies.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/788505-chance-me-uchicago-northwestern-ivies.html</a>… If I recall, you were on the Undergraduate Business Council (UBC) last year and have since transfered to UPenn. Overall, what you’ve said is correct though.</p>