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September 12, 2025 9:54am ET
Applying: UT Austin / McCombs
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Navy Surface Warfare Officer (CEO-Track/LDP General Management)
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Venture Capital Companies: Accenture , Bain , BCG , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , McKinsey , Microsoft , Accell Partners , Andressen Horowitz , Battery Ventures , Charles River , Draper Fisher , First Round Capital , Kleiner Perkins , NEA , Sequoia Capital , Venrock
GRE: 316
GPA: 2.37
Years of Work Experience: 8
Location: Georgetown, Texas (near Austin)
Post MBA Location: Texas
Notes:

Hi!

I’m wondering what my rough est. percentage chance of getting into UT McCombs is with a 316 GRE score (162V 154Q AWA: 4.5) and my overall applicant profile. My ultimate goal is to land a strategy consulting or Venture Capital role focused on providing innovative solutions and strategies for businesses; and to develop my own entrepreneurial skills. I want to work in Texas but I'm flexible.

My background:

Demographics: Black, Male, 30 y/o

MBA Applications: Class of 2026. UT McCombs, UMichigan Ross, CMU Tepper, and others

Undergrad: Naval Academy, 2.37 GPA due to being an immature D1 athlete

Major: Political Science (American Politics and Government), with a Minor in Japanese

Job experience: 8 years of military experience as an Officer doing general management, project management, team leadership, liaising, teaching, training, policy management, policy creation, and program management.

Extras: Podcast Host/Media Entrepreneur (multi-platform. 2 episodes so far. plans to expand and grow). D1 college athlete, volunteered for underserved community service in a poor project. In the planning-phase for a cafe non-profit startup project.