<p>Hello. This is my first post here, i am unsure that this is the correct part of the forum.</p>
<p>Comming from overseas, i applied to 4 schools as part of the exchange program for 1 semester. In order i chose
1. Wharton
2. Stern
3. Emory
4. McCombs</p>
<p>My school goes by grades and set amount of reserved spaces for each college.</p>
<p>Naturally, i had my hopes on wharton, building this mostly on college rankings and different posts around this board.</p>
<p>Forgetting for a moment, how lucky i am just getting into one of the above, i recieved a letter today that i've been "ranked" to go to McCombs. Naturally i get a feeling of disapointment.</p>
<p>For those of us dreaming of joining either Bain, BCG or McKinsey, how much of a set back is McCombs compared to the 3 above?</p>
<p>Seriously, the exchange program you attend won’t matter much in terms of recruiting.</p>
<p>Just see it as a time to come and enjoy all the <3 America has to offer. </p>
<p>Don’t be disappointed. I went to McCombs and trust me, you won’t be let down. The academic experience is OK and I imagine you might find some of your classes a bit easy or pointless. But hey, study abroad is about having fun, and you ain’t supposed to be studying all the time ;0</p>
<p>Austin is a terrific college town and UT’s football and basketball teams are top notch (which can’t be said about any of the other schools). Plus, we Texans are the chillest people on this planet, another reason to come :).</p>
<p>USA-wise, i must admit im glad i’m not going to “west philly” or atlanta.</p>
<p>New York would have been fun to see, but comming from a country where everything is small and cold, I’m looking forward to seeing if “everything is bigger in texas” holds true, oh and i hear its warm there.</p>
<p>Elaborating on the academics. I’m defently interested in a challenge, and will be taking up as many hardcore courses i can find as this is the main weight of the graduate program I’m hoping to enroll into.</p>
<p>What are you majoring in? Where are you coming from? </p>
<p>Regarding academics. Accounting classes at McCombs are extremely challenging (#1 accounting program, after all). The Finance classes are moderately hard. Everything else is fairly easy. </p>
<p>The work at McCombs doesn’t require you to hole up in the library by yourself for hours. Instead, you will be required in many classes to complete “group projects”. It really helps you to learn how to work successfully in teams and I’m sure you will benefit from it greatly. Most exchange students find this aspect a surprise.</p>
<p>I’m not sure we divide into majors as you do in the US. It’s a general undergrad economic level. A bit of everything really. I’m comming in from northern europe.</p>
<p>Thats pretty great about the accounting, it was sadly never really me. Any idea how hard the management part is, as this is probably more me and more focused on consulting?</p>