<p>I repeatedly see people on this forum and other high school seniors stressing out excessively about getting into Ross, whether it be through the preadmit program or not. Just look on this forum at how many people are prebusiness. I just wanted to say that I really don't think you should confine yourself that much before even getting to college. What is one of the biggest advantages of going to a large school like UM? It is the diversity of course offerings and opportunities available. In HS, you were limited to just a few subjects, Math, Physics, English, Chemistry, Biology, History, and maybe a few more. But now, you'll have courses in Anthropology, Zoology, Sports Management, Sociology, Musicology(I don't even know what that means), crazy Native American languages, Detroit History, History of the Maghreb and so much more.<br>
So, why confine yourself into this "I must get into the Bschool mindset"? Take your freshman year to explore some of these diverse offerings, and you might find something you really like. I came here wanting to be a biochem major. Well, that changed after the third week of Orgo. Then, I kinda wanted to be a biomedical engineer, but Diffeq took care of that. While reading The Aeneid in GreatBooks II, I wanted to be a Latin Literature major; that is until I started reading poetry by Sappho and damn nearly shot myself. Then, I had this desire to be an anthro major, and I still kinda want to. But, for now, I've settled on Cellular, Molecular, Biology and Business. Just in the course of one year, my interests have changed that many times.<br>
I would recommend all of you to not confine yourself. Use your freshman year to take diverse course offerings and really decide whether or not you want to be a business major or not. </p>
<p>Just some food for thought (I'm probably gonna get torn apart shortly).</p>
<p>I think you make some good points (and I'm not even interested in business).</p>
<p>One of the nice things about the b-school is that you can be any major for undergrad and get an MBA later. Find something you love and do that, getting a BBA alone doesn't make you successful -- the people that are good enough to get BBAs would do well in life if they chose another track too.</p>
<p>I think this is a really good post. There's definitely a fine line between focus and tunnel vision.</p>
<p>However, keep in mind that Ross pre-admit isn't binding (I think there was one that decided it wasn't for him). It's nice that you can take a few Ross classes freshman year and then make a decision about whether or not to enroll.</p>
<p>The was one person in my pre-admit class who left at semester... the rumor was "grades." Even assuming the person left by choice, I'm not aware of any other person who wanted to change majors in my class... at least before second semester grades came out... and we've been gone since then. Most of the pre-admits are pre-admits because they have demonstrated a highly focused passion for business. So, your pre-admit class is a bit of a different breed.</p>
<p>Also, remember that only 45 hours must be in business... and at least 54 hours MUST be non-business. I, too, have found that I have other interests and am pursuing them. This is one of the reasons I chose Ross to major in business. I plan to take more than half my hours outside of business... and to study overseas in the summer. You can have your cake and eat it too. I fully intend to leave UM with a broad liberal arts background.</p>
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<p>If any student drops out of the pre-admit due to LHC and BIT, that person really needs a mental makeover. Those 2 classes are a joke. Seriously, when has del.ici.ous helped ANY business? In addition, many of our assignment in LHC save few formal weekly assignments at the beginning of the term were immature and useless. They are nothing an average high schooler cannot perform. </p>
<p>Simply put, those two classes should not play ANY role in a person's decision to leave the business program.</p>
<p>"However, keep in mind that Ross pre-admit isn't binding"</p>
<p>i will be a preadmit who's not going to enter Ross second year. Changed my mind decided to go engineering then MBA. funny that ross was the only reason i turned down wharton for michigan....but oh well.. i guess my dad had a point about how much a waste of college years a BBA is</p>
<p>maguo1, I must say that I disagree with you to a certain extent. I don't see the problem with approaching college from a preprofessional perspective. The students who are accepted as Preadmits are students UM feels would be best suited for a career in business. No one forced them to apply through this system and no one forced them to accept the invitation. Of course Preadmit is not for everyone, I definately realize that, but for those students who wish to pursue a higher education in business, the Preadmit offers them the structure and focus they want.</p>
<p>I've heard nothing but good things about the pre-admit program for kids who want to do business. However, if you find out it isn't for you, you can always just stay in LSA, or move to engineering or whatever you like. That's the advantage of Michigan, as maguo noted.</p>
<p>I don't think I really made myself clear. I mentioned preadmits, cuz that's what most people on this forum want to be. I'm talking about the mindset that "I must be in the B-School, therefore I need to take these classes in order to get a 3.8 GPA". Look at the freshmen schedules of most "prebusiness students": Soc 100, Psych 111, Math 115, English 125, Polysci 101, Econ 101.</p>
<p>So, are you trying to say that Preadmits/BBA applicants water down their freshman course load and/or take a narrow spectrum of subjects, so as to guarentee a higher GPA. In that case I'd say, "Welcome to the real world." If you desire an intense preprofessional cirriculum, you need to make choices. If you want to make time in your schedule for Anthropology and History, fine, but be prepared to sacrafice other apects of your life (time for example).</p>
<p>I disagree with the concept that pre-admits water down their freshman course load. The majority of the students take advantage of the fact that their freshman GPA will get canceled. Hence, they take hard requirement courses such as the 400 level econs to prepare for their sophomore year. Of course, this is not universal. Those other students who do not take hard courses take humorously easy courses.</p>
<p>Overall, however, the polarization of course difficulty tilts towards the hard side.</p>
<p>As for the regular BBA applicants, I would estimate that your theory might be correct. After all, a low GPA will affect you more than a high GPA. Why not take easier classes and spend the extra time on your essays and EC's?</p>
<p>Ya, getting a BBA is limiting. Have some fun in college academically. Explore opportunities that you weren't given in HS, rather than just deciding the rest of your life at 18</p>
<p>I agree with the original post as to 95% of entering freshmen... he just happened to pick a group that knows what they want to major in early on and don't change their minds after entering the pre-admit program. I happen to be one of the small minority and so are nearly all of my pre-admit peers.</p>
<p>My advice to the original poster is to recognize that some people are different... and he is assuming pre-admits are like most freshmen... we're not and don't really need his advice.</p>
<p>I think the majority of people that apply for pre-admit want to major in Business, and the only way you stand a good chance of getting in the pre-admit program is if you prove that Business is the right major for you.</p>