LSA vs MSU BROAD

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<p>I am an incoming freshman and will be attending Michigan State University this year majoring in Finance.
I got deferred, waitlisted, then eventually rejected by U of M when I applied last year.</p>

<p>my high school stats when I applied were:
3.66 (3.6 after senior year)
1930 SAT
7 Ap's, 2 honors classes
2 Varsity sports, All state in track
400+ hours of community service
In state</p>

<p>I will definitely apply to Ross, but I am not sure how much of a negative impact my high school grades will have. Also, less than 1% of transfers got into ross last year so it does not seem very likely. Their website said most transfers take a semester or two in LSA before getting admitted into Ross, and end up graduating in 5 years.</p>

<p>So should I maintain my course at MSU and get a business degree at the BROAD school of business, or should I go to Umich-LSA and major in economics?...assuming I can transfer into lsa.
Obviously I would have a higher class ranking at MSU than at U of M, so how much of a role would that play, or is it all about the degree/school?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>First get accepted to LSA and then worry about whether to transfer or not.</p>

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<p>How happy are you at MSU? Are you happy with your overall life at MSU? Are you being challenged? I think these questions should be considered too. I know U of M is a much higher ranked school than MSU, but if you’re happy at MSU, then you might not want to transfer anyways.</p>

<p>BTW, I’m surprised you didn’t get accepted in the first place, especially with your 7 APs…</p>

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<p>While Broad isn’t as good as Ross, it’s still pretty decent. According to BW, it got the 6th best recruiter survery rank, ahead of UM. If you want to leave Michigan after you graduate you may want to go to UM.</p>

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<p>Does Ross have significantly more OOS recruiting than Broad?</p>

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<p>jrt, the BW recruiter survey rank does not measure how aggressively companies recruit on a campus or how in-demand a program’s students are, but rather, how much the campus caters to recruiters. Wharton’s recruiter’s rank was #13, which says a lot.</p>

<p>Overall, Ross is significantly better than Broad. That is not to say that Broad isn’t good, because it is. Broad is one of the top 50 BBA programs in the nation, but Ross is one of the top 4 or 5 undergrade programs in Business.</p>

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<p>Ahhh. I’m an idiot.</p>

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<p>“Does Ross have significantly more OOS recruiting than Broad?”</p>

<p>I am not sure because Broad does not publish exactfigures, but over 55% of Ross students leave the Midwest for their first job.</p>

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<p>And that’s outside the Midwest, not merely outside the state. Many Ross students end up working in Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Minneapolis, all of which are out-of-state. I would estimate that only 25% of Ross students remain in the Midwest after graduation.</p>

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<p>So lets say I don’t get into Ross…</p>

<p>Should I stick with Broad, and get a finance degree…or go to Umich LSA and major in something like economics?</p>

<p>I will end up doing an MBA at some point a few years later</p>

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<p>What people in this forum have said in other threads is that there’s not much point in getting a BBA and then an MBA. So if you’re sure you want to get an MBA, it would be better to major in something else undergrad (perhaps economics like you said).</p>

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<p>Economics, I actually think taking economics in LSA would be even better than attending Ross, plus you still have the option of buisness graduate school etc…</p>

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<p>thanks guys for your posts</p>