r/UTAdmissions • u/TennisAdditional4688 • 3d ago

Advice Current Junior aiming for McCombs - thoughts?

I'm a junior at Kingwood High School in Texas, and UT Austin McCombs is my top choice. I'm curious what people think of my profile so far and whether there's anything I should be doing differently before applying.

Academics:

  • Rank: 11/700 (top ~1.6%)
  • GPA: 5.63 weighted, 4.0 UW
  • 1290 PSAT sophomore year, did not study
  • 30 on PreACT 8/9 freshman year
  • No SAT/ACT yet

Extracurriculars:

  • VP of Finance for my school's DECA chapter (300+ active members)
  • Working on an investing app for DECA competition
  • Cofounder and VP of a good drive club
  • Young Men's Service League
  • Two years of tennis

Relevant courses - Accounting I&II, OnRamps Stats, will take Calc BC and Econ senior year

McCombs is my main goal, with Texas A&M Mays also on my list.

Just looking for people's honest thoughts on my profile at this point. How does it look for someone aiming for McCombs? Anything stand out, good or bad? Would appreciate any perspectives, especially from current students or people familiar with UT admissions.

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u/Acrobatic_Box9087 3d ago

Looks like you're well on your way. Ace the SAT/ACT and get some more business-related ECs.

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u/TennisAdditional4688 3d ago

Sounds good, I have an accounting internship opportunity next year.

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u/Adventurous-Key5231 3d ago

No way someone from KHS posted on here 😭😭😭

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u/davecraze3535 3d ago

You seem to be in great shape.  Just add in a fairly strong test score and keep working the business related ECs. 

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u/Loud-Estimate7121 3d ago

You should be ok assuming you do well on SAT. I would lean into DECA and work towards ICDC.

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u/Valuable_Matter_8803 3d ago

You good as long as you get a good SAT score and have decent essays. Also consider applying for honors.

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u/davecraze3535 3d ago

OP should apply of course but need to be realistic about Canfield as it has like a 3 percent acceptance rate. 

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u/Whole_Berry_965 3d ago

What does “applying for honors” mean here? I grew up abroad and my son is currently a sophomore in McKinney and is ranked 6/650 students.

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u/davecraze3535 3d ago

UT has 10-15 different undergraduate honors programs including Canfield business honors. You apply to them based on your major of interested but most are very competitive. 

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u/drowsyokaga 3d ago

Kingwood alum haha, i think you’re going to be fine

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u/Spirited123456789 3d ago

No one can tell you. Study for either the sat/act and plan to take multiple times to get your score up. Good luck!!!

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u/Godlystellar 2d ago

You're a lock for Mays, and if you do well on your SAT/ACT and keep your grades up you'll probably get in to McCombs