Hi, I’ve recently been admitted off of the waitlist at Notre Dame. I am now deciding between Notre Dame and Michigan. I am into LSA for both but want to internal transfer into a business school. Would there be a difference in the process or chances for Ross or Mendoza? This business aspect has a huge impact on my decision as the schools or rather similar otherwise except size.
@wonderingwolf7 The internal transfer application process is competitive, both at Ross and at Mendoza. As “business aspect has a huge impact on my decision”, have you been directly admitted into another undergraduate business program, if this is what you would like to study? Both Michigan and Notre Dame might or might not provide you this path.
Thank you for your response! I have been admitted to other business programs like Fisher, Cox, and Wisconsin school of business. However, I feel my best fit would be at Notre Dame or Michigan so business doesn’t totally rule my decision I guess. What I am wondering is if there is any differences between the two for Michigan and Notre Dame business path?
If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you’ll see that during the last Ross transfer cycle, there were 241 applicants and 124 admissions. So, a 51% acceptance rate.
https://michiganross.umich.edu/undergraduate/bba/admissions/UM-applicants
@wonderingwolf7 You are welcome. This is the respective information for Mendoza, no absolute numbers as for Ross, yet the wording speaks for itself and the process is equally competitive:
“A small number of students who were not preapproved to major in business will be selected to matriculate into Mendoza through a transfer application process. This number will include both first-year students currently enrolled at Notre Dame and some students applying to Notre Dame as transfer applicants from other universities. The number of openings will be managed to ensure the University achieves the desired enrollment goal per class for Mendoza.”
https://admissions.nd.edu/mendoza/
If you are certain you would like to study business as pre-professional undergraduate and have been directly admitted at one of the programs you mention - frankly, this is where you should be going. If you are more ambivalent in regards to your plan of studies, which would be different to your original post above, both Notre Dame and Michigan will be fine choices with possible, yet by far not certain, internal transfer options. Best of luck and success!
This is the third post you have with the same question. It is against the terms of service of CC to have duplicate posts.
“If you are certain you would like to study business as pre-professional undergraduate and have been directly admitted at one of the programs you mention - frankly, this is where you should be going”
I disagree. Many graduates enter the business world without degrees from business schools. Most elite universities don’t even offer business degrees. The more prestigious the school, the better odds of landing that all important first job.
I agree with @rjkofnovi . Lots of kids enter the business world without a business degree. I graduated from LSA at Michigan and then three years later went and got an MBA.
Cost being equal, pick Michigan. Great experience and terrific academics.
If you to Michigan or Notre Dame and don’t get into the business school, what’s the worst case scenario? That you major in economics and pick up some business classes on the side? That is probably equally good training as business school for many business careers. And probably won’t affect you in the slightest if you decide to pursue graduate studies like an MBA. And if you are looking to work in finance or anything quantitative then an econ degree is probably better training. On the other hand, if you want something specific like accounting or marketing then you had better make that your major.
I would also guess that the alumni networks from Michigan and Notre Dame are better than for any of the other schools you mentioned.