<p>I am going to be a sophomore next year and I am going to Ross. I have to take the 3 ross required courses, but I want to take other courses too. If I take 3 extra courses, econ 401, math 217, and a language (german I think), would that be too much? That would technically be 6 courses, but one of the Ross ones (BIT 200) is more like half a course. Any thoughts/ personal experience?</p>
<p>I would like to know about this also.</p>
<p>I’m a senior at Ross, so take this for what it’s worth.</p>
<p>Generally, don’t do that. It’s academic suicide. The only thing that matters most when applying for jobs is GPA. Trust me on this. Now, to get that high GPA, I know a lot of kids that took easy courses in addition to the 3 core classes. With Econ 401 and Math 217, you will be putting yourself at a huge risk. I might be wrong and you could be one of those gifted students that gets an A or A+ in those classes, but I would suggest you avoid that and take easier courses that will boost your GPA. You will really need that to land interviews, especially if you’re looking into Banking or Consulting. </p>
<p>Now, in my experience, the first semester at Ross was the easiest. But that’s because I had taken intro level accounting previously, and BIT 200 is a joke. BE was okay. I took Econ 401 the semester before I got into Ross and thought I would ace BE since I had already taken a difficult intermediate economics course. I was wrong, and quite a few others found the exams challenging. </p>
<p>So its up to you to decide. If you really like Econ and Math, think you can do well, take those courses. You will get a good feel of what such a courseload is like with the Ross classes. You can always decide to take fewer classes Winter semester if you feel that’s too much. Hope that helped.</p>
<p>I agree mostly with Nick. The only part with which I disagree is the “GPA is most important” comment. It may be true for banking, but if you want to do something like quantitative trading, firms will be more impressed with a bit of a lower GPA coupled with math skills than a higher GPA and only a business degree. That said, I do advise that you make sure you can easily do well in Ross before you start piling on difficult LSA classes.</p>
<p>^ agreed with the above. For something like that good extra-curriculars and a demonstrated aptitude in math courses would look impressive. But for most jobs - even accounting and marketing, a high gpa will really help you to land an interview.</p>