<p>Agreed! I did not refer to cost because you had a 36 on ACT Math and never mentioned that as an issue. So, my best guess was you were from Highland Park HS, or Hocakaday, or some other private Dallas school (based on stats and class rank).</p>
<p>If cost was an issue, as it is, I’m surprised you were seriously wanting to look at Notre Dame?</p>
<p>Anyway, good luck. I think you’ll do great, as you have a great head on your shoulders in terms of maturity.</p>
<p>My D will also be at McCombs and as a matter of fact (we had not visited UT, mostly only EC schools due to her class rank) we will be at McCombs this Friday evening for a couple of hours and do the dorm tours on Sat. D is from a public school in the DFW area, so maybe in due course you may cross paths, or work together on a team for a business case project.</p>
<p>With your super math skills, just go easy on her OK?</p>
<p>Luckily my parents can send me to ND since sibs have good scholarships but still three in college!! Is one school THAT much better than the other? We’re not talking about one school at the top and one way at the bottom. I would like to study abroad one year and do other things that would be possible with extra money. I applied to ND because without a class rank there was no way to know if I would get into McCombs. I do like that UT includes an internship, ND does not. Any ideas on other TX schools like SMU and TAMU?</p>
<p>I would pass on A&M and SMU. UT and ND are way better, in my opinion. A&M Business Faculty to me is below par.</p>
<p>SMU just does not have the same national recognition, particularly if you want to go into consulting. It’s difficult to have a robust consulting practice with a limited geographical scope.</p>
<p>BTW now you are vacillating back and forth with confusion. You’ve got to simplify what you want, bring clarity to your thoughts and think strategically long-term.</p>
<p>UT BHP hands down, especially if you want to work in TX. I have had maybe 20 BHP kids work for me over last 10 years. These kids could easily, and probably did, get into Vandy, Chicago, Duke, NU, WashU, and maybe some even the Ivies, Stanford, …</p>
<p>My kid is accepted to McCombs, waiting to hear on BHP. Just McCombs is another story. 50% of the BHP kids I would hire, maybe 20% of overall McCombs</p>
<p>Well, I can’t make BHP take me this year, so I may apply again next year if I go to UT. Otherwise, I’ll just have to work really hard to be one of the 20% that you WOULD hire. That’s up to me, like you said there are 50% of the BHP you wouldn’t hire, so I just have to do really well in school! Getting in is just part of it, I have to accomplish something when I get there.</p>
<p>Odds are BHP kids will do better. SAT on CR + Math averages around 1450ish. That means they are in the ~98th or 99th percentile. Average class rank is top 2%. All to say, it’s not surprising they do so well. Even if not in BHP, kids with those stats are likley to do well regardless.</p>
<p>I won’t be there to hire you if my kid doesn’t get into BHP. No more donations either and I’m in the Littlefield Society (top donors).</p>
<p>I don’t have those connections with UT, so I’m on my own. I have a 35 on ACT (99.7 percentile) and 4.12 GPA (school doesn’t rank), so maybe I will do OK without BHP, but I would sure like to be in the program. I thought I would at least get an interview.</p>
<p>I don’t have connections either, as it should be. And I would never try to leverage my recruiting and donor status for my kid. This is afterall a public school. I think you have a great shot. Good luck. And for the record, I have hired a lot of great non BHP kids too.</p>
<p>I didn’t have connections either and I got in. And your stats are better than mine. Point is, you didn’t get in but that in no way hinders your opportunity for success. Wherever you go just get involved and work hard and things will fall in place.</p>
<p>New businessweek rankings out, Ross moved up 2 slots from 8 to 6 (now averages 5th between USNews and BW), McCombs dropped from 10 to 17 (now averages 12th).</p>
<p>Very, very true, Gunner. They are subjective and can change alot from year to year. It’s not like any of us plan to transfer next year if the rankings change, either. Also, an overall college ranking does not tell you anything about how a particular program is perceived, meaning that a school with a great engineering program may or may not have a good business program.</p>