CoE to Ross

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<p>Long time lurker, first time poster. </p>

<p>I'll be a freshman Engineering student this fall and I've been looking at Michigan's Ross BBA program for the past few weeks. I didn't apply as a pre-admit, but have recently become more interested in finance - specifically trading (sales not so much), and IB to a lesser extent. </p>

<p>Specifically I've been wondering :</p>

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<li><p>Is it difficult to get into ross from engineering ( as opposed to lsa ), GPA/Courses/EC's wise</p></li>
<li><p>Keeping in mind freshman reqs, are there certain course arrangements that would maximize my chances (I'll be coming in with 5's on BC / Stats / Physics B ) i.e. retaking Calc 2 for an easy A, hold off on taking Physics 140/141 until sophomore year.</p></li>
<li><p>Finally, is a first year writing class still a requirement for CoE kids. This is something I've been wondering about the most b/c I know Engineering 100 is a freshman req and I didn't know if I could take that in lieu of English 195 / First Year Writing. I would say that I'm ok'ish at writing papers, but I don't really like the idea that my semi-delicate engineering gpa could suffer from 195 if I ended up staying in Engineering - along with dedicating a chunk of time on papers for a class that most engineering students don't take. Any input on this; could i take 195 pass/fail etc. </p></li>
<li><p>really, anything else that comes to mind</p></li>
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<p>Responses would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p>

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<p>It is not that difficult to get into Ross from engr – Ross will take into account that you were in Engr for the first year, so you have more leeway compared to LSA kids in terms of GPA.</p>

<p>I recommend just taking calc 3 or 4 instead of retaking calc 2. The basic calc 3,4 classes (math 215 & 216) are really not that hard here. </p>

<p>Engr 100 does not satisfy the first year writing requirement for Ross.</p>

<p>I hope that helped. Let me know if you have any other questions.</p>

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<p>Hmm, I’m also thinking about Ross, also CoE - debating between EE/IOE and the Business School - would it be ok to take 195 Pass / Fail; would Ross accept that/ how’d it look for grad school / how manageable & time consuming is it / is it the best first year writing course to take.</p>

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<p>If your into engineering, you might as well get your engineering degree. With an engineering degree, you can always work for a few years and then get an MBA later if you want to move towards the business side of things. If you do Ross as an undergrad, you won’t ever have the chance to be an engineer though.</p>

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<p>Another alternative is to go for the EGL (Engineering Global Leadership) – [Michigan</a> Engineering | EGL Home](<a href=“http://www.engin.umich.edu/egl/index.html]Michigan”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/egl/index.html). It’s not the same as Ross, but it opens up more interesting doors than your traditional engineering.</p>