Out of State for Bus School

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I'm debating whether or not to apply to University of Texas - Austin in the business school. From what I've seen it looks like a good fit for me and am tempted to apply there, but have already applied to six schools. I've casually talked to a few people and they've said that the school is really tough to get into, and if there is really not much hope I don't think I'll apply, but what do you guys think (with a 1400 SAT score)? It would also be helpful if you could compare my chances to getting into to some of the other places I'm applying: UPenn (ED), NYU, Univ of Southern Cal, Univ of Mich Ann Arbor, and Ohio State.</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian
State: TN
GPA: 3.88 (unweighted) or 4.15 (weighted)
Rank: Top 5%
APs: Biology, English Lit, English Language, US History, Government, Economics, Calculus AB
AP Scores: English: 4 Bio : 4 US History : 4
SAT: 1890 (bad i know, but I've been getting 30 and 31s on the ACT practice test, which is about a 1400 equivalent and think I can get this score in Oct)
SAT II Bio: 700 SAT II US History : 680
Acheivements: Top Ten in International DECA competiton, 1st in state and region in DECA, Eagle Scout, Cofounder of first Red Cross Club in TN, NHS
Clubs: Varsity Tennis Team (1 - 2 years), City Area Red Cross YOuth Council (4 years), School Red Cross CLub (1 - 2 years) been VP and Prez, SGA (4 years), Spanish Club (2 years), Science Honor Society (1 year), Newspaper Entertainment Editor, Governor's School and other enrichment programs
Work: Movie theatre 3 months (30 hrs/week), Camp Counselor
Volunteer Hours: appx 200</p>

<p>Thanks alot, and when you're making you prediction please use the 1400 SAT score for your prediction. Thanks.</p>

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<p>UT Business school is indeed hard to get into, and for you, you might put it on the same level as U Penn and U Mich. I'll go down the list and see what I can make of your options:</p>

<p>Ethnicity: this will hurt you, but U Texas is heavily focused on numbers.
State: Out of state hurts you, nothing you can do.
GPA: For U Texas, rank is more important, although this GPA is above average for McCombs I think.
Rank: Top 5% is not specific enough, to be safe for McCombs, I'd say you should be top 1-2%.
AP's: Good cholices, scores count though.
AP Scores: Decent scores, average for UT McCombs, good for UT.
SAT score: I'll give more details based on your future score, but 1890 is very low, so you need to study to bring it up. I'd recommend Barron's.
SAT II Bio: Average. US History: Bring this up to above 750 hopefully.
Achievements: I'm not familiar wtih DECA, but others seem decent. Your ECs as a whole are good, but not fantastic.</p>

<p>You need to bring that score up. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for your input. So what chance (%) do you think I have with the 30 or 31 ACT score? Thanks.</p>

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<p>If you bring your score up I think you have a good chance of being admitted to the university, but not necessarily to the business school. My son is a resident with good stats but goes to high school out of state, and we are not counting on an admission to the business school.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your input Mom. Any other comments anyone? Thanks.</p>