| Application deadline | February 1, 2027 (2027 cycle) | January 5, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Catalog terms: Free attendance; check separate expenses; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | $3,700 (2027 cycle) |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Need-based scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Need-based tuition assistance is requested after admission; amount and covered expenses are not guaranteed. (2027 cycle) |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Catalog terms: On-campus boarding: $0. Funders cover boarding in the latest published cycle; room type, deposit, damage, linen, accessibility, and early-arrival terms await the next cycle.; Program food: $0. Funders cover food; exact meal plan, snacks, travel-day meals, allergies, and dietary accommodations are not published for 2027.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | 2027 application fee: $75–$85. $75, increasing by $10 after December 21 for Europe/UK or December 28 elsewhere; fee-waiver route available. No yearless increase day is stored as a new exact cutoff.; Need-based scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Need-based tuition assistance is requested after admission; amount and covered expenses are not guaranteed. (2027 cycle) |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Residency: Current Texas high-school student; Requirement: Be a current high-school sophomore or junior during the application cycle; Requirement: Demonstrate interest in business, accounting, and/or leadership development; Requirement: Present a strong academic record and personal achievement in context; no universal GPA cutoff is published; Requirement: Complete the official online application, transcript, activities and leadership section, essay or essays, and recommendation by the announced deadline; Requirement: Be available for the entire six-day residential program, family orientation, dorm stay, classes, team work, case competition, networking, and closing activities; Requirement: Be prepared to work respectfully with students of varied backgrounds and follow UT, McCombs, housing, minor, conduct, safety, privacy, and academic-integrity rules; Exclusion: Students who are not current high-school sophomores or juniors under the next cycle's classification rule; Exclusion: Missing or late required transcript, essay, recommendation, activity, leadership, consent, or verification materials; Exclusion: Inability to attend the full residential session without an approved accommodation; Exclusion: Assuming first-generation status, hardship, identity, Texas residence, strong grades, early application, or accounting experience guarantees selection; Exclusion: Treating the encouragement of first-generation and hardship-affected applicants as an exclusion of other backgrounds; Exclusion: Using unverified third-party 2027 dates or deadline as official; Exclusion: Assuming participation confers UT or McCombs admission, academic credit, scholarship, internship, or employment | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Starts June 13, 2027; Ends July 2, 2027; 3 weeks (2027 cycle) |
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| Format | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Austin, Texas, University of Texas at Austin campus and scheduled Austin or corporate program sites | Putney, Vermont, Residential Yellow Barn campus and performance venues, Live auditions in selected U.S., Canadian, European, and UK cities; video alternative available |
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| Selection and application | Selection: McCombs describes desired qualities but publishes no current applicant count, cohort size, acceptance rate, fixed GPA cutoff, identity quota, geographic quota, scoring rubric, interview process, or waitlist policy. Historical cohort figures must not be treated as a future guarantee. Application materials: One or more essays following the current prompts and word limits; One letter of recommendation from an eligible recommender under current instructions | Selection: Admission is audition- and portfolio-based and intended for outstanding musicians ages 13-20. Yellow Barn publishes no current applicant total, cohort size, instrument quota, or acceptance rate on the official page. Application materials: Live auditions are preferred; video auditions are permitted under the route-specific rules. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-10Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-10-09Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22 |
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