<p>I have been considering applying to Ross at the end of my Freshmen (next) year. I am currently taking part in the RC next year, and plan to minor in French. I'll go ahead and start to condense this post. I know all admissions info and what the board looks at is all speculation, but thought since I have so much time I could get ahead of the game.</p>
<p>1.) How big of a role will EC's play in acceptance? I am signed up for UROP and plan on doing others depending on what interests me at Festifall. </p>
<p>2.) Is it expected to go beyond Math 115 or Econ 101? I plan on doing well in both but was wondering if it was considered "bare minimum" to only complete the requirements while exploring other academic interests.</p>
<p>3.) With the RC requiring so much of my time (8 credit french courses) would it be feasible to even be able to pass proficiency while completing my pre recs/ UROP/ EC's?</p>
<p>4.) Because I am so unsure of time management next year, should I drop the RC and just take some LSA French classes instead? With wanting a French minor this isn't ideal, but as the BBA is what I'm really after I could get over it. </p>
<p>Here is a sample schedule I've thought of if I do the RC.</p>
<p>1st Sem
French
Freshmen Writing / RC Seminar
Math 115</p>
<p>2nd Sem
French
Econ
Astronomy or another similar class</p>
<p>And without the RC
1st
French
Freshmen Writing / RC Seminar
Math 115
Astronomy</p>
<p>2nd
Econ
French
Religion related class
Psych or Soc class</p>
<p>any holes you see, or suggestions as to what would make me stand out or be the better applicant? Thanks!</p>
<p>I also have a very similiar question. I’m doing a double major in Poly Sci/BBA and I wanted to know what would be the optimal schedule as well. I’m doing Econ/Calc/American Gov’t/French first semester and Econ 2/French/Writing/300 level Poly Sci course second semester. </p>
<p>Why would you need 8 credits per semester in French for a minor? I was under the impression that the requirements for a minor are relatively minimal.</p>
<p>I would need to dedicate 8 credits (or 10 for japanese) to french if I stayed in the Residential College. I was going to take econ 2. hmm…</p>
<p>Bro, here’s my biggest piece of advice:</p>
<p>Stay focused. I can not stress how important this is. Don’t get caught up in welcome week…for the whole year. I know kids who could’ve easily gotten into Ross but ended up getting drunk every night and getting Bs and Cs on all their classes. Granted, it is possible to party now and then and still do well, but it’s also easy to lose focus.</p>
<p>Sorry I couldn’t help answer your other questions.</p>
<p>There is no need to go beyond the bare minimum. It will provide you no real advantage either to get into the bschool or in your bschool classes. The only classmates of mine that have taken more than the bare minimum are doing minors or dual majors or need them for their other majors/minors. </p>
<p>Do what you want to do. If you want to take 8 credits of French then stay in the RC. It is much easier to leave the RC then to get back into it. The bschool know the requirements of the RC and will factor it into their decision. That said you will have a lot of time to question your decisions between now and when school starts in September, give the RC a chance. It will be a nice community to have to help you transition to college.</p>
<p>The classes you take are not really important to getting into the bschool, its more about how well you do. They want you to explore your options and discover new interests, it makes the class more diverse. The key to the application is your essay and showing what you can offer and bring to the bschool.</p>
<p>Bc2015 and KyleTwentyEleven, your course selections seem fine. If you are interested in pursuing minors you may want to tie that in when preparing your Ross application. I don’t think you need math beyond 115 for Ross. There is econ in Ross which will pick up the Econ 102 material but you will probably be better prepared for that if you take Econ 102.</p>