What are my chances for McCombs?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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Hello,

I am a Junior this year and just wanted to get an idea of how I will fare with McCombs.

  • Ethnicity: INDIAN (How much will this affect me?)
  • Household Income: 200000
  • Texas resident, top 4.2% of my class (23/548)
  • Highest SAT I: (2nd time) 2050 (640 CR) (720 Writing) (690 Math)
  • ACT: 33 Composite (31 English) (35 Math) (33 Reading) (33 Science) 23 ON ESSAY (I did horrible, no idea what happened at all)
  • SAT II: Haven't taken any, do I need to?
  • 3.9 Unweighted GPA
  • Taken 10 AP Classes
  • Taken 5 PAP Classes
  • Varsity Tennis (captain next year)
  • NHS, NTHS, STUCO
  • BPA (advanced to state for video production)
  • DECA (advanced to state for Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan, hoping to go to nationals)
  • An Independent study class where I'm under the mentorship of a business professional (He went to UT BHP so I know he can write a good rec letter)
  • Part of a marketing team for a local exterior painting company
  • Over 150 volunteer hours

Can someone please tell me how much my ACT essay score will hurt me? I’m really depressed about it…

Thanks again

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I dont think your ACT essay will hurt too much its your overall composite that they look at the most, You have the stats of a typical mccombs student but I think you should focus more on your essays. Asian male might hurt getting into mccombs but you have lots of business related ecs so dont worry.

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Actually no, UT does not look at the overall composite. UT calculates your Academic Index based on your class rank, math score and writing score if SAT and class rank, math score and E/W score if ACT. UT will use whichever score, SAT or ACT that gives you the highest AI. You can find the AI formula and calculate which is better. Since you did so well on the ACT math you might consider retaking the ACT to improve your E/W score.

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@niharm I also got a 33 composite. I got a 22 on the essay. I wouldn’t worry about it. Just saying, a 22 is not even that bad, it’s about a 7.5 on the old scale, which isn’t bad, and on my ACT Score report it said 22 is 80th percentile nationally.

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I think you have a good chance. Your stat (both academic and EC) is almost the same as my daughter that got accepted in McCombs this year. If possible, keep your ranking under 4%. Ranking is crucial in UT.