McCombs (UT Austin) 2013 Calling All Applicants

I don't really know, but I'd guess all rounds of WLers are on equal footing. The waitlist is basically used to round out the class, so if they see someone who fits what they are looking for I think they'd offer them the spot regardless of which round they applied in. The only advantage I could see a rd 1 waitlister having is more time to improve his/her candidacy and demonstrate that they want to come to McCombs (assuming McCombs accepts waitlist updates).

Best of luck to all waitlisted. It looks like rd 3 was particularly sparse on acceptances, so take it as a sign that they like you. That's what I'm trying to tell myself after being WLed at 4 schools in a row. Hope a few spots open up for you guys.

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Wow that's crazy. Well since you haven't been dinged or waitlisted so far, hopefully it means your chances are pretty good. Kinda frustrating that they're pushing the decision date back on you though.

I'm assuming it's a de facto Waitlist for me while they take a quick peak at the domestic round 4 applicants. In any case, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.


I guess it sort of makes sense that the people on here that have gotten a final decision (whether WL, Ding, or Admit) have all been either international or from the North. It allows them to make arrangements to get down to Austin for preview weekend. As a Dallas resident, I can be down there on very short notice. So, maybe they really are behind and just prioritized based on proximity.

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Dallas resident here, already got my waitlist email. So not sure what to make of your situation, it seems pretty odd.

Odd that so many of you Dallas residents are getting WLed as well? I got waitlisted a few weeks ago in the Consortium round, just sent in my updates + video by the 4/1 deadline. Though I am in San Francisco, so who knows.

Fingers crossed for everyone.

I am a round 3 applicant and didn't hear anything last Friday (no ding, waitlist or interview invite). Its seems pretty odd.

Can you share what questions were asked in the video? I'm going to do mine later this evening

Thanks Brosnan. I thought the video questions are all equal. Seems like they still have a sets of questions.
Really useful information and hope all WL candidates bringing out the best performance!

About what I expected - just got waitlisted. Well, at least it's not a "no."

We should start a waitlist thread based on Rounds, that way we know who is getting admitted, something to keep hopes up..if that interests you guys

yeah... might be good... Isn't is about 25% get accepted off WL? I wonder how that percentage tracks round to round.

So I applied in Round 4. I quickly received an invitation to interview. I'm headed down there to in a few weeks. I'm trying to temper my expectations. I would definitely go to UT if admitted. Given I'm in round 4 and have gotten an interview does anyone want to help me handicap my odds of admission?

White Male, Cornell Undergrad: 3.01 GPA, Consulting, 700 GMAT.

Real hard to say... I recall reading that 50% get interview invites and 50% of those who get invited ultimately get offered a spot. So, at a basic level, you can consider it a coin flip. However, you have some positives and negatives going for you. On the plus side, you're from the northeast, attended an Ivy, and are in a target industry. On the negative, your GPA is well below the median, you're a caucasian male, and are applying R4. I'd venture a guess of about 40% based on all that, but that's knowing nothing about who you work for, your promotion history, management experience, extra currics, essay quality, rec quality, and post-MBA goals (which you could argue are all nearly as important as the things you stated).

As context, I applied R3, have decent EC's, got the equivalent of a 700 on the GRE, had a 3.5, and work for a target company in a target industry... and I got no love. Unfortunately, it all comes down to how their class is shaking out. They try to fill up certain buckets. If they have white male consultant from the NE bucket filled, then you might be out of luck... so, just hope that a lot of Indians, Europeans, and Financial Analysts apply, I guess!

Well the biggest difference is that he went to ivy. UT love kids from ivys and usually willing to overlook other parts of their applications. I know someone who got in with a 3.2, much lower gmat and little work experience. All that person had going for him was that he went to Princeton.

Let's see. Additional details. I'm a change management consultant working in restructuring, I've been doing that for four years, and was a varisty rower during my undergraduate years. I've got good/great recommendations, and I'm on the board of a politically active local group here in NYC. I hope my essays were well written considering 50% of my job is writing for others . Hopefully the white kid from the Northeast bucket is a little emptier than usual. I'll repost on how it all shakes out.

Sounds like you might have an interesting story to tell. Do well on your interview, and I think you have a real good shot.

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