<p>I was accepted into McCombs, but not BHP. How hard is it to transfer sophomore year?</p>
<p>whats so good about BHP</p>
<p>lol, good job answering the dude’s question. the decision calculus behind getting into BHP if i’m not mistaken is primarily your GPA (which should be a 4.0 or very, very close). however to differentiate yourself from other applicants, make sure you have good college ECs, great essays, and an excellent interview. Party a little less and leave the getting wasted til next year ;)</p>
<p>Every year they have more 4.0s apply than they have spots, but if you’re a decent business major you’ll probably be heavily involved and be elected to an officer position in one of your orgs and have a job lined up by that time and they’ll like that. If you want to transfer to BHP, you should take calculus and economics for sure each semester.</p>
<p>I applied as a Sophomore Applicant and I got in. Here’s a run-down on how my Freshman year went:</p>
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<li><p>3.92 overall GPA</p>
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<li>13 credit hours per semester (including M 408D and ECO330T - both hard classes and got A’s in both)</li>
</ul></li>
<li><p>Involved in 3 clubs</p>
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<li>Leadership positions in two clubs. Next year: Elected as an officer for one; appointed as an officer for another</li>
<li>Founded an org with friends</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
<p>openedskittles - I was exempted from both intro ECOs and from M 408C. I only had to take M 408D (I could’ve actually taken M 408L)… I heard the intro ECOs were hard.</p>
<p>chickenfoot, how did you get into two leadership positions your freshman year? I’m not doubting you, just curious.</p>
<p>Hello, everyone. I am in BHP and think that I can clarify some things for everyone.</p>
<p>@chickenfoot: congratulations on getting in! I will see you next year. That is a pretty good way to get into BHP - keeping your GPA up, taking smart courses like 408D and getting involved in your first year. </p>
<p>@etceterae: There are many ways to get involved and chair an event or be a part of a committee for freshmen and in April, they can even get elected to officer positions in their organizations which is something BHP also looks at. To give you some examples, Freshman Business Association is completely run by freshmen and sophomores and is a good place to lead something and run for office too. There are other specific clubs in Mccombs like specialized groups (University Finance Association, University Investor’s Association, groups for specific majors beyond that) where freshmen can get very involved and run for office. You can also look outside the business school where clubs like University Democrats or College Republicans allow young members to run for things at the end of their first semester. Just explore -that is the key! And, you can always found an organization if you don’t find what you are looking for.</p>
<p>@openedskittles: Finishing ECO 304k/l and M 408 k/l or c/d series is a requirement for transfering into BHP. Also, make sure that you don’t take more than 1 normal business course except BA101 and MIS301 which we encourge you to take in your freshman year because we want you to take honors courses with your cohort. This means, don’t take more than one of the following commonly taken courses: ACC 311, ACC 312, STA 309, B A 324.</p>
<p>@redhotsrock: You are mostly right. BHP only looks at what happened after college, so college GPA takes the place of HS GPA and SAT scores. But you are right, every year, we get more 4.0 applicants than the total spots we have, so we look for involvement in organizations, good professor recs and importantly, a good statement of intent and interview which help show how you plan on using your BHP degree after graduation to help achieve your aspirations.</p>
<p>@pierrechn: BHP is an MBA style curriculum which gives a unique classroom experience with some of the best teachers who WANT to teach undergraduate BHP specifically. More than that, BHP is a program with great students to befriend, helpful alumni, resources with its own office, peer advisors, peer mentors, its own organization in Honors Business Association, other opportunities to develop, and a lift up in recruiting as well. I have loved it so far and it has been really valuable to my education and social life.</p>
<p>And FINALLY @cruxisfalcon: the application is competitive. We get over 100 applicants and admit between 30 and 40, so the admission rate is less than 30%. However, if you take the advice given by others in the thread by taking fulfillling courses and doing well in them, getting involved, and giving your statement of intent a lot of thought in regards to why you want to be in BHP and how it will help you, you have a good shot! Good luck!</p>
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<p>Will they look down on taking easier courses?
I’m signed up for M408K, CMS306M, UGS 303, T D301.
But looking to either add PSY301 or drop theater for GOV312L, which I hear is pretty hard</p>
<p>When I was looking at BHP’s degree plan, <a href=“http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/major/degreeplans/0608/Honors.pdf[/url]”>http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/major/degreeplans/0608/Honors.pdf</a>, I noticed theres not much of a specialization or a specific major involved. So when you graduate, in what area are you looking to get job offers from? Accounting firms? I believe those will go to MPA grads. Finance…?</p>
<p>^ You don’t. You just learn “business”.</p>
<p>Many BHP people double major with another business degree (finance, accounting, etc).</p>
<p>@Elasticity: they encourage you to take a full course load without “fluff” classes. While I cannot say whether they would look down at your schedule, I will say that perhaps adding gov 312L will help you in the long run. It will show BHP that you learned to tackle 16 full hours and that you can handle a rigorous load.</p>
<p>@DenuMz: BHP allows you to take the normal “business core” plus a few courses that are not in the core with a smaller cohort and in a MBA-style strategy-based environment. As such, your courses are more based on cases and real world applications and provide for what we call a “general management” degree. You can think of it as learning the basics of all aspects of business which can lead to careers in business analysis, strategy, entrepreneurship, or management-type jobs. About 80% of BHP students pick up another major whether it be inside or outside the business school. This can be a double major within the b-school like BHP/Finance or BHP/Marketing; outside the business school like BHP/Economics, BHP/Biochemistry; with a graduate program as well like the 5 year integrated BHP/MPA program. Some students pick up more than two majors: e.g. I am BHP, Plan II, Finance.</p>
<p>@Why Two Kay: Essentially, yes. You learn “general management” which does lead to job opportunities in business, but it is wise to pick up a second major if you are very keen on going into a specialized industry like finance, accounting, MIS, or marketing.</p>
<p>Wisehorse, how difficult is it to maintain a high GPA in BHP? In normal McCombs, say IB BBA? How about in Plan II? Which is more difficult, and how time consuming are they usually each?</p>
<p>@bob64, in my opinion, Plan II is the hardest to maintain a higher GPA in, but that is also because business comes more naturally to me. typically students find BHP challenging but the types of students that are admitted are very capable of earning good grades. Also, because you are in honors classes, BHP typically has a higher A rate than normal BBA. that said, in my opinion, the difficulty of both is very similar because it is easier to be in the top x% of a BBA class. Remember, outside the BHP core vs BBA core, all the class are the same, so IB (I am assuming International Business) would be the same difficulty no matter what.</p>
<p>I thought you couldn’t double major within Mccombs. Doesn’t one of them have to be a minor?</p>
<p>if you want to get into BHP, the most important thing is to get involved and get leadership positions in clubs you are in. You don’t need to have a 4.0, a 3.7 is good enough provided you demonstrate strong leadership skills.</p>
<p>"I thought you couldn’t double major within Mccombs. Doesn’t one of them have to be a minor? "
You can if you’re a BHP student.</p>