<p>I was rejected from the McComb's School of Business (honestly, I have no idea why, because based on their statistics, I am more than up to their standards) at UT Austin. I still want/plan to pursue a business career though.</p>
<p>Basically, if I go to UT, I'm stuck with the School of Undergraduate Studies. They also mentioned something about a Business Foundations Program I could choose to do.</p>
<p>What exactly does that mean? What classes are available? Will I still be able to do business stuff as an undergraduate? How will this affect my chances of getting into a good business grad school? Can I even HAVE a business career now since I won't be in the business program?</p>
<p>Tell me the truth guys, harsh as it may be :]</p>
<p>The Business Foundations Program is kind of like a business minor for non-business majors.... but not an actual minor. You get a certificate or something.</p>
<p>You could try an internal transfer but that's extremely risky because you have a 45% chance of being stuck without a business degree, or you could try a different school like TCU (Neeley School of Business is highly ranked right up with SMU Cox). Just curious, what was your hs rank %?</p>
<p>I know a lot of people who enter the Liberal Arts School at first as an economics major and then apply to transfer into the B-school. That's how my older brother got into McCombs.</p>
<p>I should think there are a good number of classes available to those in the School of Undergraduate Studies. It just depends on how many credits you're coming in with. As long as it's not more than 25 credit hours, you'll still need to get your general education requirements i.e. science, math, out of the way before taking major-specific classes.</p>
<p>As for business foundations, I've heard mixed reviews. For instance, one of the classes, you design your own product and showcase it at a fair on campus. While relevant for entrepreneurship, a class like that has little relevance in preparing you to work in the corporate world. If you do BF, make it count by taking accounting, finance, or MIS. Not to say that the other classes don't have merit, but since BF is watered-down as it is, it would be best to take courses with solid take-aways.</p>
<p>Even if you don't get into an undergrad business school now, it shouldn't hurt your chances of pursuing your MBA at a good school in the future. My cousin got her BBA from SMU Cox School of Business, and she went on to get her MBA from UPenn. Additionally, there are still a good number of people with non-business undergrad degrees who go on to pursue MBAs. </p>
<p>Don't worry about not being able to pursue a business career. That old saying about only needing 10% of what you learn in college rings true for business more than anything. Business values practical experience i.e. internships, student leadership, more than what you studied. I have a friend majoring in EE who has worked internships at 2 i-banks which just says that it's not your educational background, but your work experience that will make the difference.</p>
<p>If you really want to stay at UT, you could look into a PR/Advertising degree in the College of Communication. You would still have the qualifications to work in business. And if you were interested in a marketing degree in McCombs...you would probably be learning some of the same things.</p>
<p>If you would prefer to go the transfer route...you MUST make a 3.7-4.0 GPA while in college and have some pretty impressive curriculars.</p>
<p>If you were looking at UT statistics, then no, that does not mean you're above or even at McComb's standards at all.</p>
<p>The college has to accept all top 10% Texas HS grads, and it accepts more than that for unspecified studies.
McComb's does not have to accept you for any reason and is a top 5 business school, so the standards are much higher.
Therefore, The average test scores and GPA for UT as a whole are much lower than for McComb's.</p>
<p>Like others have said, you could always transfer once you're at UT.</p>
<p>Otherwise, I hope you applied somewhere else. May's, even honors business at May's, is a lot easier to get into.</p>
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<p>Last time I checked it was 10.</p>
<p>Get a degree in economics or something, work for a few years, then apply for grad school to get an MBA. You'll be much more satisfied than having a BB degree.</p>
<p>McCombs is top 10 in every metric and top 5 in the most sought-after areas.
This does not include the further advantage that Honors students receive.
I was planning a transfer had I not gotten in. It'd be no cakewalk, but it'd be worth your while.</p>
<p>Yeah, it is 6th.
I could've sworn I had seen 5th somewhere, but I guess I was mistaken. At least it's top 5 for all the majors I'm looking at. :)</p>
<p>Either way, my point was that meeting the standards at UT and meeting the standards at McComb's are very different.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies guys! Muchos muchos helpful :]</p>
<p>I’m still waiting to hear back from a few other schools, but if I don’t get in to anywhere else I’ll just go to UT at the School of Undergrad Studies and apply for transfer later. No big I guess.</p>
<p>@TyZod: My GPA was (at time of applying, it’s gone up since then) 4.44/4.5 weighted and I was ranked 83/839… so just barely scraping into top 10% >_>;;</p>
<p>About the different standards for McComb’s and UT itself - yeah I probably should’ve kept that in mind. D:</p>
<p>The rejection letter started off with immediately saying they couldn’t accept me due to money and size limits. Was that just an excuse/load of BS or do you think that might actually have something to do with it? (Just curious, so I can figure out my chances of getting accepted to other schools.)</p>