Help me decide? UT Econ vs Tulane Finance
I am looking to break into IB after college
Which school would set me up for success?
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UT Econ for sure. You can always transfer into McCombs, and Ut has better resources. Take a look at some of UT’s finance/IB clubs. Tulane is a complete non-target for investment banking.
Econ doesn’t have same OCR access to McCombs and internally transferring to McCombs is incredibly difficult. 3.8+, campus involvement, and relevant experience are basically a minimum for any competitive applicant.
However, economics kids can join business frats and probably other relevant groups.
I know for a fact that transferring into McCombs is difficult and gets harder every year. Is it worth taking the chance in your opinion?
Current McCombs student here… I have seen many friends internally transfer to McCombs their sophomore year. Even from liberal arts or other majors that were ridiculously far away from finance. They all kept a GPA of 3.9+ though. It’s certainly possible, as long as you put in the work. Only downside is that you will be set back from joining said IB clubs and SA recruiting in the spring of your sophomore year. IBA only allows you to apply in fall of your sophomore year or before I believe and you probably won’t get into McCombs until the end of your sophomore year. I’ve heard of people getting in earlier but it’s unlikely.
I’m an external to McCombs. Will I be set back from joining clubs as well? Especially IBA? What specifically would hold me back? If it helps, I do have some classes from my previous school transferring over, like MIS 301 and ACC 311.
To my knowledge, IBA is the only IB club on campus. The only thing that will set you back is your age. I’m quite certain that they only recruit for IBA during the fall and they will not consider anyone who is not a freshman or a sophomore for admission or let alone an interview. Meaning that if you transferred into mccombs at the end of your sophomore year and try to apply the fall of your junior year, you won’t get in. Because at that point you should already have you SA offer locked in unless you find a super late off cycle opportunity. That being said, i’m not entirely sure that you HAVE to be a McCombs student to apply, but probably. Other organizations such as UFA or other business related associations don’t have these parameters and allow you to join at any point. While IBA is super helpful to land an offer in IB, it is not necessary at all.
I am a sophomore transfer, so I should be able to apply, thank God. I thought you may have been implying that a lack of McCombs coursework would bar me from admission to the org at all. Hook 'em
For reference, I am in McCombs and plan to study finance. I came from Redacted.
You made the right choice. Best of luck to you my man,
Hook em
Do you have any advice when it comes to which orgs I should join and how to use McCombs to the most of my advantage? How can I be competitive for applications in these orgs? I appreciate any feedback
Aside from IBA, I was in UFA and HBSA (Hispanic business student association) since I am hispanic. Organizations such as those don’t require much muscle in terms of getting in. It’s not required you stay active in them but I would recommend doing so, as participating in them are certainly valuable. Make sure to explore other organizations which you may be interested in, there’s tons! For IBA I would recommend having your resume in order as if you were applying for a job. Try to network and make a friend within the org, it will dramatically increase your chances. Obviously GPA is important for admission and if it were me I would leave out the fact that you transferred from A&M (If asked don’t lie about it). Once you’ve spoken to someone in IBA, they could help you out and point you in the right direction to properly prepare for those interviews. Overall just take advantage of all of the resources McCombs and it’s career services has to offer, and you should be alright.
Could have gone UT econ (CAP program) but I decided to go out of state to a complete non-target to study accounting and finance (and not have to transfer after a year).
Always wonder if this was the right choice at the end of the day. Incoming TAS (FDD) at a large PA firm. Things would have been different I imagine.
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