Is a$24k Scholarship at Bauer worth considering over UT Austin's McCombs?
I have stats that would for sure get me the Academic Excellence Scholarship at U of H (max of $6k/year, max $24k total), but I'm wondering if Bauer is worth considering over McComb's #5 ranking of business undergrad (US News) and profound employer recruitment from major financial institutions, internships, alumni network, and name recognition. I'm planning to concentrate in Finance, with an interest towards IB.
Thanks in advance!
No. Don’t be stupid. You sound like you don’t even have either open right now so don’t jump the gun with hypotheticals. But if you do have the option in the future. Go to McCombs. This is a dumb question. But I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt of you being a 17 year old.
You sound either you made a mistake or you’re mad
You ok buddy? I’ll buy u a cookie if ur mad :c
He’s literally just giving advice. You sound like you need some milk and cookies to calm down.
Yes, you are correct. Admissions decisions have not come out yet. By, "No. Don't be stupid," do you mean that I would be remiss to give up an offer to McCombs if I were accepted?
Yes. I don't even know what Bauer is. On the other hand, I have had several colleagues from McCombs. Top BB/HF. So for $6k/year. Do yourself a favor and go to a place that can actually put you in a position to make $1mm by 30.
It would definitely be worth going to McCombs over u of h for only 6k. You get way more opportunities
It could be a maximum of $24k total. Would you say that the scholarship at U of H would be worth it, considering that the median salary of a fresh graduate of McCombs is around $70k?
UT over Bauer any day if money isn't an issue as a current Bauer student. If you commute and get a scholarship, your total bill over 4 years could be less than 20k. Your effort is the biggest factor when it comes to you succeeding at Bauer. At least 10-20 people each year get really good high finance roles (IB, Corp Dev, REPE, PE, Private Credit) in Houston and NYC. I would urge you to join certain finance clubs (IBSC and BCG) early to get yourself ready for the recruiting cycle. If you want to do consulting, don't even look at Bauer. I haven't seen a single person place at MBB during my time at Bauer, and UT is worth going into debt if you want MBB. I heard from a couple of friends at UT that you really need to be in BHP to have a good shot at consulting. Bauer can also lead to great finance roles outside of high finance like Super Major and Tech FLDPs.
Thank you for your advice! My parents' household income is - and could be around - in the coming year, and my parents are frugal and don't make unnecessary purchases. Do you think that UT would be hard on my parents' financials, given that the annual tuition cost per year is ~$14k (excluding housing costs)? I plan to work part-time for my personal miscellaneous expenses.
I don't know if my parents' salary range would be interpreted as a 'money issue' or not. I CAN commute to U of H and live at home, but I want the best opportunity I can have as far as going to the best business college I can. Since I'm a TX resident, it just makes sense to have a desire to attend UT-Austin, given its top nationwide ranking for business undergrad, and have the best opportunity during as well as upon graduating university, and further, even if I have a few thousand in debt. Within the 3-4 recent years at UT Austin, the percentage of bachelor graduate's with debt is around 40%, with the average debt of a bachelor's graduate being $24k. The McCombs graduate median salary is ~$70k. Given all of this, I would like to hear how you feel about it. Please feel free to leave all thoughts you may have.
Thanks so much.
So UT and other Texas public schools have 50% off for tuition if your parents make less than 120k but more than 60k (not too sure, check some other source). If you are okay with getting into debt, go to UT. Also, UT has a much better traditional campus life. UH is still a commuter school, and everyone lives in a different part of town. Your social life is very different from UT, but Houston's diversity makes campus and the city a fun place. I only got into the UT (not McCombs), so I went with UH, but I got a great full-time offer in NYC/SF/LA at a big RE fund.
McCombs all day kid
Go to UT Austin, if you get into texasuit you will be able to place wherever you want.
Oh my gosh!!! U of H has officially been mentioned on WSO lol. I am a senior at UH and will be joining an EB after graduation.
I have loved UH, but I am only here because I am on a full-ride (tier-one/Bauer excellence scholarship). If you get one of those, come. If not, I’d take the UT side of that coin.
Go coogs!!!
sorry for the late reply, but that's awesome!
I'd love to talk more about UH with you. Is there a way I could reach out?
I made it into McCombs!! I hope ur still at ur EB??
If you have any interest in finance or strategy consulting please go to McCombs assuming you got in. You’re extremely fortunate to have access to a school of its caliber at the instate price point. UT sends 50+ kids a year to IB/MBB and I can count the total number of non-diversity hires there from UH on one hand.
I’m from Houston and have many friends at both schools for reference.
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