Emailing admissions counselors?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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I have specific questions about the dual degree program as well some other topics, would these questions be okay to ask the admissions counselor? They mainly regard Preferred Admission as well as transferring into the program. They consist of things i could not find on the websites, (i.e. what percetage of BBA/BSE grads go on to get either an MBA or a PhD in BME, what is the accessibility of a student enrolled in the college of engineering transferring into the BBA program, if I know I want to do BME, but am unsure about BBA/BSE, should I still make Ross my main school as the PA application indicates). Will these questions be okay to ask or will they be trivial and seem like I am wasting the counselors time due to triviality of questions? I couldn’t find the answers, and I wanted to hear from U-M what their thoughts were on the dual degree program and Preferred Admissions.

I have lots of questions, so should I limit the first email to just a few, or can I ask all my questions?

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The adcom would not have the info for your question about MBA/PhD. Even if they give you a number, it does not really matter for you. It is mostly up to personal choices. For the second question, there is a dual degree BSE/BBA option since several years ago on the application. If you are not accepted into that dual degree program, you may still be considered for CoE. You may ask them if it is still the case. You don’t apply to BME directly but declare major after fulfilling certain requirement.

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A typical MBA student has 3-5 years of work experience. Should you elect the engineering route, a Michigan undergrad degree with a good GPA and research experience should open up most of the better Ph.D. programs. Michigan also has a 5 year BSE/MSE program which has an excellent return (about $30K/yr salary premium for 1 extra year of school) as another option.