<p>I plan to apply to Ross after my freshman year what classes should I take besides the reqs I was thinking</p>
<p>Calc III/Stats 250
Econ 101
Freshman English
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<p>I'm in Calc BC and AP Stats right now and expect 4s/5s on both exams. Is Calc III necessary if i want to do Ross or just recommended?</p>
<p>Calc III is neither required nor recommended. Calc I is all that is required. There is a stats class that is required as part of the Ross curriculum so taking Stats 250 would be duplicative of the Ross stats class. I would hold off on Stats. I would consider taking the Calc III because you will get additional credits for the AP class if you do so. I also don’t know if Ross takes AP credit for Calc.</p>
<p>They used to have tests that would allow you to place out of core class requirements but I think they still do.</p>
<p>You should fill up the balance of your schedule with classes that you are interested in. There are distribution requirements for Ross so social studies, natural science, humanities or foreign language classes will help satisfy requirements. You may also think of taking classes that prepare for an alternative course of study in case you do not end up going the Ross route.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure if you take Stats 250 you can test out of OMS 300 (the class required by Ross). I know they have a test date on December 4th, 2011 for people looking to place out of it, and I’ve heard OMS is a waste of time/lots of busy work. I can’t confirm this though, you can check on the Ross website.</p>
<p>also, I would recommend not taking Econ and Calc during the same semester, I would check out myedu.com and ratemyprofessor.com, and I would pick interesting/challenging courses, but ones where getting an A is easy.</p>
<p>Are there any minors or a dual major you would consider getting in addition to a BBA, or do you want only a BBA?</p>
<p>Basically this is what advice I’ve heard be given about course selection for Ross applicants:</p>
<p>If you take Ross requirements you freshman year (like ACC271 and Econ102) they won’t be counted in your Ross GPA. Since these may have a low average it might be a good idea to try to get those out of the way. </p>
<p>Ross likes students who take full (18 credit) schedules and hard classes.</p>
<p>So would you recommend I take possibly Econ 101 + other classes first semester and then Calc III second semester?</p>
<p>and yeah well I was looking at getting a double major with something from LSA but i’m not sure what yet aha</p>
<p>I’ve heard Calc III is not a particularly difficult class(at least compared to Calc II), so I don’t understand why you can’t take it with Econ.</p>
<p>I’m kind of drunk so excuse any errors, but I’ll do my best to answer all the questions/give my advice for future applicants.</p>
<p>As per getting a dual degree, I’ll most likely be getting a degree in English or something similar because I have a ****load of AP credits (35+) and it just makes sense since I love reading, I love writing, and communication is a key aspect of business.</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend against taking any Ross classes as a freshmen who ISN’T a pre-admit. The curve in Ross is funky as hell, and I just wouldn’t recommend it. As far as I know, Econ 102 wouldn’t be counted towards your Ross gpa anyway, but I could be totally mistaken about this. And I wouldn’t worry about having a low average in Ross because of one class. ACC 271 is a hard class because of the curve, but everyone else is having a hard time because of the curve anyway, so as long as you’re not part of the bottom 10% of the class, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>And the part about Ross liking a full schedule is wrong because 18 credits is MORE than a full schedule. I’m pretty sure a full schedule to Ross would be 4 classes, or about 15 or 16 credits MAX. Anything over that and you’re just hurting yourself with extra coursework. The extra time you would save by taking 15 instead of 18 credits would be better devoted toward an extracurricular you’re particularly passionate about.</p>
<p>From my own personal experience, if you’re taking Calc I or II, I would recommend taking that first semester, and then taking Econ 101 second semester. My reasoning is this: It’s hard as **** to pick classes during orientation because I don’t think AP credits are considered when registering for classes, so a lot of your classes fill up pretty quickly. You’re going to get a GSI for Calc I or II, and it’s impossible to pick a good one because the GSIs don’t come up on Ratemyprofessor.com so the chances of getting a good/bad one are the same. However, with Econ 101 there are 4 professors, and it is clear which one is the best/easiest (at least in my eyes). So if you’re picking classes for second semester, and you have a lot of AP credits, you’ll register before a majority of your friends/peers and be able to pick a good professor. I took Econ 101 with Hogan (who is an awesome professor, cares a ton about his students and if you go to office hours you’ll learn what you need to, but his lectures kind of suck and his exams are hard) and got a B+ whereas my friends who are so much dumber than me (not to sound condescending, but they really are haha) took Econ 101 with some other professor (don’t remember the name) and ended up with a B+ or an A-/A with little to no effort just because of the way the class was structured. They asked me for help with their practice exams/homework and I answered everything they needed. I’m not sure if this is clear enough because I’ve been drinking but if it isn’t, just shoot me a PM and I’ll do my best to answer the question as coherently as possible when I’m sober lol. (tl;dr – take calc 1 or 2 first semester, econ 101 second semester).</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend a double major if you have enough credits and it’s something you’re legitimately interested in. I wouldn’t do it because you think it’ll set you apart (which is undoubtedly will, but still) because you’ll, in the end, just make yourself miserable.</p>
<p>And my advice about Calc III. It’s certainly easier than Calc II (from personal experience) but by no means easy at Michigan. The curve for all math classes at Michigan is a B- or C+ in some cases (the Michigan Daily ranked the math department as the most difficult on campus), and the same holds true for Calc III. I took Calc III and IV in highschool and got As in both of them both semesters, came to Michigan thinking I would breeze through Calc III, and ended up dropping it first semester because my cocky attitude got the best of me. I didn’t do the homework (20% of my grade), tanked the first exam (based on my standards, I tanked it, but I still did better than 60% of the kids) and I was just being a stupid freshman. You definitely can take Econ and Calc together if you want to, it’s not UNBELIEVABLY difficult so much so that you’ll get a C in both classes, but I would just recommend against it. I took them together second semester and it certainly wasn’t the easiest thing and I ended up with an A in Calc and a B+ in econ while I’m sure, had I taken them separately I would’ve ended up with an A in both.</p>
<p>wall of text - my b. If you have any specific questions, shoot me a PM and I’ll try and answer them. I didn’t have to go through the application process (thank god for that one haha) but I know roughly what it takes and from talking with people, hopefully I can offer stuff up.</p>