Rejected by McCombs. Accepted by Mays.

<p>Here is the situation: I did not get into McCombs (and didn't expect to), and I did get into the Liberal Arts school as an Economics major. Also, I was accepted into the Mays Business School at Texas A&M. I will be pursuing a degree in corporate finance.</p>

<p>So, how likely is it that I can keep a good GPA in order to internally transfer into McCombs?
AND
Would it be more practical to attend Mays Business School?</p>

<p>Depends on how much you like UT and how much you hate/love A&M. </p>

<p>Seriously, if you work hard and don’t get too distracted, you should be able to make it into McCombs. 3.7+ seems to be the standard.</p>

<p>3.7+ is hardly the standard. Navyarf never passes up a chance to take shots at UT. You can see the grade inflation stats here. Grade inflation here is not as bad as at other schools. </p>

<p>[National</a> Trends in Grade Inflation, American Colleges and Universities](<a href=“http://gradeinflation.com/]National”>http://gradeinflation.com/)</p>

<p>How easy it is depends on you (how much work you put in and natural ability) and which courses you take with which professors. If you want it badly enough, you can make it work out.</p>

<p>im pretty sure it will be hard to get a 3.7+, your pretty much not going to have fun</p>

<p>i would just go to Mays that way your already in a great business school if you can get a high GPA at A&M just transfer out,</p>

<p>^
How am I taking a shot at UT with my comment? </p>

<p>I’m confused as hell. I was just trying to help the guy out. </p>

<p>I was referring to the average GPA for internal transfer to McCombs. </p>

<p>[Undergraduate</a> Programs - The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/admissions/internal.asp]Undergraduate”>http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/admissions/internal.asp)</p>

<p>Seems like it has risen. 3.8 now. I wasn’t saying that the average student gets a 3.7, if that is what you thought I meant. </p>

<p>Since when did stating facts become normative pot shots?</p>

<p>I’ve read your posts about grade inflation at UT before. I thought you were implying that the average GPA at UT was 3.7+. I read your post incorrectly. I apologize.</p>

<p>I believe the average 3.8 GPA for an internal transfer was before they started using +/- grading so it might be lower now, or possibly higher. From my experience, the new grading system makes it a lot harder to get a high GPA.</p>

<p>so the question is do you want to take the easy way out, or take a gamble when you get to UT? you can always transfer out of either school</p>

<p>My opinion:
If you really really want to be in a business school, don’t take a chance. Over on the parents’ forum, there is a lot of discussion on kids losing scholarships that they needed a 3.5 or a 3.3 to keep. It is very hard to predict what your freshman year grades will be like, how you will handle the excitement and distractions of college, how hard your classes will be, and whether your freshman year profs will be easy graders or tough graders. If you got mostly A’s in high school, you might get mostly A’s in college - but you might not.</p>

<p>Go to Mays. It’s a good business school and you get to jump right into your major. And forget all the A&M UT rivarly bull$hit. You want to do business, you got into Mays, just go their because chances are the classes you take there will be similar to the ones at UT, in the business world you’ll still work with people who degrees from Texas, A&M, UofH, so your not missing out on anything.</p>

<p>@AAli4Real yea i guess people just assume if your UT youve got the job, lol still have an interview</p>

<p>ive heard UofHs business schools is good? probably the best college they have aside from their Tier 1 law school</p>

<p>I agree with you pierrechn, so many students apply to McCombs thinking they well land a job with the top business firms in the nation soley on name alone.</p>

<p>Bauer College of Business (U of Houston) is underrated IMO but if you go their, the chances of you landing a good job are good because the corporations and accounting firms recruit from U of H and have offices in Houston.</p>

<p>I have loved Texas since I can remember, but that doesn’t mean I am not willing to attend A&M. :stuck_out_tongue:
I know that McCombs is rated highly; therefore, I thought getting in would help me with job placement.
It that true?
Or would receiving a business degree at Mays be equivalent to getting a degree at McCombs in the business world?
And, does where a person receives their business degree actually matter that much!??</p>

<p>Thanks all! I appreciate your input!</p>

<p>It will help with job placement, but it isn’t as fantastical as it is often made out to be, especially in this economy. </p>

<p>There are many factors with comparing the value of a McCombs degree vs. a Mays degree. A&M alumni have a certain tendency to hire their own. In general, McCombs is better known around the US. </p>

<p>It matters for the first job you get, and that’s often a the most important career step. But it’s not paramount. </p>

<p>The value is less in the degree than it is in yourself. :)</p>

<p>yea thats another thing people forger, almost every colleges business department will have job placement, if you cant get a job work on your MBA or JD</p>

<p>my b meant forget</p>

<p>I have a similar problem. I got waitlisted at UT but got into Business Honors at A&M. If my aim is to get into mccombs, which option would be more beneficial to me?</p>

<p>I was thinking of attending Mays, then if I kept a high GPA possibly trying to tranfer into McCombs. But, I think that the business schools require different Maths, I think McCombs requires Calc 1 and 2, whereas Mays requires Business & Social Sciences I (Finite Mathematics) & Business & Social Sciences II (Business Calculus).</p>

<p>Can anyone clarify this?</p>

<p>idk but go to Mays its a great school</p>

<p>Transfer to McCombs later on.</p>

<p>In my opinion, you wouldn’t want to be stuck at A&M.</p>

<p>UT was your first choice.
Transfers are people too :)</p>