Transfer to McCombs (University of Texas at Austin) from Mays (Texas A&M University)?
Currently at Mays and I am wondering if it would be truly worth it to transfer to McCombs. Looking to go into IB in the future.
At Mays, I am involved in some business orgs and I am planning to apply for Business Honors. Also will apply for Horizons and Aggies on Wall Street when given the chance if I stay.
I am considering McCombs because I'm not the biggest fan of A&M. I grew up a Longhorn and being here just feels a little wrong. Aside from that, McCombs has stronger placement, a better location (Austin vs. College Station), and an environment that I feel I would like more.
Transfer wise, I'll have 4.0 at the end of my first semester and will have the credits needed for transfer at McCombs.
Just wondering if I could get some feedback on my position right now, any help/advice is greatly appreciated!
jeremy_is_broke, bummer your thread hasn't had a response yet. Sometimes bots are smarter than humans anyways:
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Getting into McCombs your junior year is pretty unheard of. If you want to recruit for Houston IB Mays shouldn’t hold you back at all. SMU and Rice have better overall learning environments because they’re more privileged and have more funding per student but they don’t necessarily place any better than McCombs. I think if you really dislike TAMU, it’s definitively worth applying and seeing if you can get in. I’m sure you’re qualified enough to but admissions can be fucky especially for transfers.
I wish I saw this sooner. I made the switch between my freshman and sophomore years. My advice won't be able to help you, as applications were due nearly three months ago and decisions are just weeks away, but I'll comment for future reference.
Getting a 4.0 is a must in all honesty. It's basically the standard to be competitive for admissions, although it is not necessary. In my transfer year, some people reported high 3.7s and low 3.8s and got in as external transfers. Outside of that, I would recommend just getting involved in different business organizations and other social organizations (I did The Big Event as well as business groups). Really helps if you are able to land some experience/internship in a relevant field. Finding something at a search fund is really easy and the work isn't that bad. Helps the resume a lot.
Switching over has been great. I like Austin much more than College Station. Placement is much better. Even if you're not in IBA/WSFM you can still land offers, especially in Houston, since many banks come for OCR. I will say, students are much more noticeably sweaty at UT than A&M. Obviously the quality of student will be typically a little bit better, although I always felt that A&M is underrated. I had my fair share of 2am interview study sessions and I would see dozens of fellow students doing the same things.
I can't speak to the quality of AOWS or Horizons but their placements seem to be pretty good. Mostly Houston, but a growing NY presence. UT does really well with NY placements and it's a cakewalk to get an interview at a Houston bank because of the alumni and OCR. If you're in WSFM, NY is very feasible. Off the top of my head, for 2024 SA recruiting, the most popular banks for kids in WSFM were Evercore, Rothschild, Morgan Stanley, and Moelis (at least 3 hires at all of these) with more placement at places like Lazard, GS, BofA, etc.
I've had a way better time at UT and I would strongly recommend transferring if you either really care about placement or aren't too happy with the social scene/location/university in and of itself. A&M is a great school but it is not everyone's cup of tea.
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