<p>SAT I: 1910 (First time)
CR (680) M (640) W (590)
****I am still waiting on my second SAT results, however I think I only improved in writing.
AP: I have taken all the ones that my school offers which aren't many, but I have taken community college classes while in high school. In fact I have about 43 hours.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Debate Club (President) - 3 years
Class President - 3 years
NASA BP Physics Challenge - 1
NASA INSPIRE - 1 year
Founded a Poetry Society at my high school- 2 years
NHS - 3 years</p>
<p>Community Service:
200+ in tutoring and being a teacher's assistant</p>
<p>Work:
An electronics store for 3 years. (18 hours a week)</p>
<p>Awards:
-Various school awards
-Practically every debate award awarded by Houston Urban Debate League including City Champion, Best Speaker, and various others.
-3rd place at BP Physics Challenge
-AP Scholar
-I am on the Dean's List at my community college</p>
<p>You have access to UT-McCombs which is a pretty strong program overall. UT is really strong and Texas, particularly Austin, is one of the best places to be right now economically. But if you can get your score up to a 2000+ I think Notre Dame or Emory could be within reach.</p>
<p>If you can get your SAT up to above 2150 or higher, you might look at UVA; McIntire is consistently ranked within the top 5. You need to understand, though, that should you get in to UVA, you must then apply to McIntire your second year, and competition can be fierce. At most b-schools, you know when you start college that you’re already in the program. </p>
<p>I don’t know what your financial situation is, but if you can foot the bill, NYU Stern has a great undergraduate business school which could be possible for you. (Again, your SAT will need to come up some.) USC, Notre Dame, UMichigan, and BC all have fabulous business schools, and would be plausible with a higher SAT.</p>
<p>I will say, though, as a resident of Texas that I agree with what others have said…dollar for dollar, your best bet is UT. McCombs is a great business school, and the connections you’ll make will carry you far in Texas and throughout the south. Furthermore, it’s a tremendous value unlike some of the others mentioned above. The fact that you’re in the top 8% means an automatic acceptance too. I would apply to the business honors program and simply see what happens. SMU Cox is also a fabulous ug business school. SMU is very generous with merit $, so you should research it as well. It could be that with scholarship $, it would be comparable in price to UT. </p>
<p>jc40: UVa is a great school but not true if you are implying it is in a league outside of UT. You say, ‘UVa is a top 5 school’ but according to USNWR? You realize that UT is ranked 6th on USNWR? Why would he pay 36+k tuition at UVa when there is a price tag of 10k at UT? Not just dollar for dollar, but USC, ND, UM, BC, UVa aren’t substantially different in academic quality from UT. In many cases, UT has a slight edge. McCombs doesn’t just have ‘regional appeal’, as you are implying. It’s a nationally distinctive program in its own right.</p>