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Inquire for a free profile evaluation and guarantee statement for possible admits and scholarships!
11Karan
Current Student
Joined: 16 Oct 2021
Last visit: 13 Sep 2025
Posts: 74
Schools: Darden '25 (A) Kellogg '25 (M)
GMAT 1: 710 Q50 V37
GMAT 2: 760 Q50 V42
GPA: 4
WE:Engineering (Computer Hardware)
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Welcome 2023-2024 McCombs Applicants
Welcome, all McCombs Class of 2026 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post.
View the full McCombs Class Profile - https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/graduate/mba/full-time-mba/admissions/class-profile/
View the full McCombs Employment Report - https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/graduate/mba/full-time-mba/career/
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Welcome, all McCombs Class of 2026 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post.
| McCombs MBA Deadlines 2023-24 | ||
| Round | Application Due | Decisions Released |
| Round 1 | Oct 10, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 |
| Round 2 | Jan 5, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Round 3 | Mar 26, 2024 | May 2, 2024 |
| Round 4 | May 9, 2024 | Jun 6, 2024 |
| McCombs MBA Essays 2023-24 | |
Essay 1 | The application cover letter is a critical means of assessing an applicant's motivation for attending the McCombs School of Business, their background and goals, and their communication and writing skills. Strong applications convey careful research on Texas McCombs and enthusiasm for the program. Please complete the required cover letter prompt below and upload it to your application prior to submission. Please write an application cover letter summarizing your aspirations, qualifications, and personal and professional experiences that make you a strong candidate for the Texas Full-Time MBA program. LIMIT: 500 words |
| Essay 2 (Video) | Texas McCombs has always been at the forefront of innovation and continuous improvement, consistently seeking new ways to enhance the application process for prospective MBA candidates. In line with our school mission and values, we introduced a dynamic video assessment component as part of the 2022-23 admission cycle, offering an alternative approach to a more traditional essay and interview format. Given all applicants will complete the video assessment, MBA candidates will have increased access to the application process and the opportunity to share their stories with us in their own voice. Through the video assessment, the admissions committee will have a chance to experience the “real” you, beyond a resume, test scores, and transcripts. Lastly, the video assessment will enable Texas McCombs to reduce bias in the admissions process by providing all applicants with a structured and consistent assessment experience. All applicants will be required to complete the Video Assessment shortly after submitting their application and paying the fee. Applicants have 7 days to complete the assessment upon receiving access to the video submission platform. There will be 4 question prompts and applicants will have 90 seconds to answer each prompt. |
| McCombs Application Stats Class of '24 | |||||
| Applicants | 1866 | ||||
| Accepted | 637 | ||||
| Acceptance Rate | 34% | ||||
| Enrolled | 220 | ||||
| Yield Rate | 35% | ||||
| McCombs Class Profile Class of '24 | |||||||||||||||
| Avg. GPA | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. WE | 68 | ||||||||||||||
| Average GMAT | 706 | ||||||||||||||
| Median GMAT | 710 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GMAT Domestic | 704 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GMAT International | 710 | ||||||||||||||
| % GRE | 40% | ||||||||||||||
| Avg GRE Quant | 159 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GRE Verbal | 160 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. Total GRE | 319 | ||||||||||||||
| McCombs Employment Data Class of '22 | |||||||||
| Employed at Graduation | 86% | ||||||||
| Employed 3 Months | 93% | ||||||||
| Average Salary | $144,564 | ||||||||
| Average Bonus | $31,178 | ||||||||
| Salary and Bonus | $171,762 | ||||||||
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Hi Everyone! Thanks for joining. We will be having a McCombs Chat session with a recent McCombs admits in about an hour (right after the AdCOm Zoom Session Ends). You can learn about what worked to get into the program, about the profile of the admitted applicant, and of course ask your questions. Feel free to post a few if you have them already 👍
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Are there funding opportunities?
Hi hi! It’s clear that the consulting trek at McCombs is very structured from the moment of admit. Post-MBA, a large percentage of grads go into tech. I’m curious to know if the tech trek is as structured as consulting for incoming MBA candidates?
daniellivsey
Joined: 13 Feb 2022
Last visit: 19 Jul 2023
Posts: 9
Location: United States (CO)
GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34
GMAT 2: 710 Q48 V40
Good morning all, my name is Daniel. I’m a fall 2023 admit to McCombs and look forward to answering as many questions as I can. I’m new to this process as well, so if I cannot answer your questions, please reach out to the McCombs team—they’re terrific at answering all questions.
daniellivsey
Welcome Daniel! Thank you so much for doing this session! Really appreciate you taking the time! Quick question for you - what are your post-MBA Goals? to get this started
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daniellivsey
Joined: 13 Feb 2022
Last visit: 19 Jul 2023
Posts: 9
Location: United States (CO)
GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34
GMAT 2: 710 Q48 V40
Some background on myself, I graduated from USC in 2012 with a Chemical Engineering degree, and have worked in energy for the last 11 years. I was a re-applicant to McCombs this past fall R1 and was accepted. My plan, as of now, is to pursue a consulting track post-MBA and am currently attending some pre-MBA programs in the industry
ankushban
Joined: 30 May 2020
Last visit: 18 Nov 2025
Posts: 81
Location: India
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
GPA: 4
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
Posts: 81
Hello everyone, I am Ankush and I’m a 2023 admit to Mccombs. I’ll be happy to help you out if you have any questions.
daniellivsey, wow, you are on the more experienced side of things. I was a bit immature and young when I did my MBA. I think you will get a lot more value than I did!
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Hi Ankush, could you please give a brief of your profile
ankushban
Joined: 30 May 2020
Last visit: 18 Nov 2025
Posts: 81
Location: India
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
GPA: 4
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
Posts: 81
I graduated in 2018 from IIT(BHU) as an electrical engineer, post which I joined Oracle as a software developer and after about 33 months, i shifted to Microsoft in a similar role.
My post-MBA goal is to get into Product management in tech and later start my own company
and yes, I am joining from Bengaluru, India.
My post-MBA goal is to get into Product management in tech and later start my own company
and yes, I am joining from Bengaluru, India.
daniellivsey
Joined: 13 Feb 2022
Last visit: 19 Jul 2023
Posts: 9
Location: United States (CO)
GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34
GMAT 2: 710 Q48 V40
bb
Ha! I toyed with the idea of going back to school in 2015, but was hard to tear myself away from income. After gaining more exposure to multi-department projects, I realized that an MBA would be a vital asset as I hope to further my career growth, as well as provide me with many more future opportunities across different industries
What did you guys feel the strongest about in your application and what perhaps you were the most concerned about? Obviously now you are in and all good, what were your insecurities during the application process?
I will start with this as an icebreaker
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I will start with this as an icebreaker
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lakshyabakshi9
Joined: 25 Aug 2019
Last visit: 26 Feb 2026
Posts: 20
Location: India
Schools: McCombs '27 (A$$) McDonough '27 (A$$) Goizueta '27 (A$$) Foster '27 (A$$) Fuqua '27 (D) Tepper '27 (WL) Johnson '27 (WL) Simon '27 (A$$) Kenan-Flagler '27 (A$$)
GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V39
GPA: 3.34
Schools: McCombs '27 (A$$) McDonough '27 (A$$) Goizueta '27 (A$$) Foster '27 (A$$) Fuqua '27 (D) Tepper '27 (WL) Johnson '27 (WL) Simon '27 (A$$) Kenan-Flagler '27 (A$$)
GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V39
Posts: 20
Less years of work experience. (2yrs10months) at the time of matriculation is something I’m concerned about.
And above average GMAT score, international exposure during my graduation would be the strong points.
And above average GMAT score, international exposure during my graduation would be the strong points.
ankushban
Joined: 30 May 2020
Last visit: 18 Nov 2025
Posts: 81
Location: India
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
GPA: 4
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
Posts: 81
For me, the biggest concern was that I belonged to an Overrepresented pool.
daniellivsey
Joined: 13 Feb 2022
Last visit: 19 Jul 2023
Posts: 9
Location: United States (CO)
GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34
GMAT 2: 710 Q48 V40
bb
Great question. I was definitely most concerned about my undergraduate GPA. It was lower than I would have liked and a bit below the McCombs class profile. While that isn’t everything, you constantly focus on the weakest parts, and unfortunately that was not an aspect I could fix. McCombs has an optional statement you can write (<250 words), and that is the best place to address your weakest aspect.
I felt my work and project experience was strong, and really tried to highlight those things in my resume. Also, I spent a good amount of time talking to current and former McCombs MBA’s to really understand on-campus life, and really answer the question "Why McCombs?" This made it much easier to fill out the application and really show the AdCom why they should accept me
ankushban
Joined: 30 May 2020
Last visit: 18 Nov 2025
Posts: 81
Location: India
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
GPA: 4
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
Posts: 81
and the biggest strength was that despite being in the overrepresented pool, I had hit highs in those categories.
plus having big brand names on my resume certainly helped to stand out
plus having big brand names on my resume certainly helped to stand out
lakshyabakshi9
That is on the lower side... it really depends on your goals and how you position your story but that’s on low side. If you are a really hot rising star, then it is fine. However, I joined on the younger side and it was not as impactful...
SO you have to think about the reasons why you are looking to pursue an MBA at this point in your career.
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ankushban
Joined: 30 May 2020
Last visit: 18 Nov 2025
Posts: 81
Location: India
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
GPA: 4
Schools: Darden '25 (WL) Fuqua '25 (A) Tuck '25 (D) Wharton '25 (A) Anderson '25 (A$$) Booth '25 (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q51 V40
Posts: 81
Agreed with bb. At the end, if you’re able to articulate your story effectively, the adcom will be happy to admit you.
lakshyabakshi9
GMAT score should be taken into account with respect to your applicant pool. For example, avg gmat score for Indians in Mccombs would definitely be higher than the class average.
daniellivsey
Joined: 13 Feb 2022
Last visit: 19 Jul 2023
Posts: 9
Location: United States (CO)
GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V34
GMAT 2: 710 Q48 V40
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