<p>I just found about this forum, so please bear with me. My son, who now is a rising sophomore, did not receive admissions to Ross due to grades he has received in the core classes. He has received a D in Calc 115 and a D+ in Econ 101 (due to missed time). BBA Admissions need at least a C or above in these two classes. </p>
<p>What are his options? He was looking into taking Econ 101 over again this summer and taking Calc 116 to override his Calc 115 grade according to "Any course in Calculus I, II, or III." I'm not entirely sure these two plans will work.</p>
<p>Any other options, recommendations would be great!</p>
<p>You can apply for admission to Ross after sophomore year. I have heard of cases where someone who was denied admission after freshman year reapplied after sophomore year and was admitted. It puts you on the five year plan.</p>
<p>I don’t know what you mean by “due to missed time” or what it would take for your son to receive a different result if he applied a second time. The fact that you are posting this thread rather than he makes me question whether he wants to go to Ross or has what it takes to get or admitted or whether it is you who wants him to go to Ross. A D in Math 115 and a D+ in Econ 101 has to leave one wondering.</p>
<p>Perhaps he should puruse a program that is less rigorous.</p>
<p>It’s possible but would be hard, have a couple of friends that got in as sophomores but they maintained great gpa (was suprised that they didn’t get in as freshman). Your son would probably need to get A in every class from now on to make a strong case.</p>
<p>If he got a D in Calc and a D+ in Econ 101 (even with “missed time” or however you put it), he might want to consider other options rather than pay an extra year of tuition in an effort to pursue something that may be way over his head.</p>
<p>It all depends on what your son is trying to do after college. If he is trying to do finance or consulting, then I’d say Ross is his best bet. Engineering is very viable option to pursue these fields also, but with D’s and C’s in entry level calc and econ, that might be a much more difficult path for him.</p>
<p>If he can maintain good grades, stellar EC’s, and write good essays his sophomore year, he might have a chance. In my opinion, once you make it into Ross, it isn’t as hard compared to actually getting accepted into the program.</p>
<p>He got a D+ in econ 101 and a D in calc 1 and he wants to go to Ross? I’m starting to think YOU want him to go to Ross. I’m not sure what “missed time” means, but I skipped about 12 classes and self studied on my own for econ 101 and missed an A by 0.01%, so unless he was in the hospital … after major surgery… I don’t understand what “missed time” has got to do with anything for an intro course. </p>
<p>“He was looking into taking Econ 101 over again this summer and taking Calc 116 to override his Calc 115 grade according to “Any course in Calculus I, II, or III.” I’m not entirely sure these two plans will work.”</p>
<p>So you don’t think he can do better than a D+ in econ 101? Well… the option is to stop thinking Ross then. And if you don’t think he can do better than D in calc I again… then as someone also said… don’t think about engineering either. </p>
<p>The only recommendation I have is to sit down with him and ask him what he wants to do in his life and ask him honestly why he struggled in his first semester. If he said he was being a lazy idiot and was partying all the time… that’s good news as long as he can fix that; if he thinks those two courses are actually that hard… then maybe he should transfer … to a community college not just MSU.</p>
<p>Your son doesn’t have what it takes to get into Ross. Did he barely get into Michigan as a URM? Those are pretty harsh final grades for rather easy courses. Should have withdrawn if there were real medical issues.</p>
<p>I did not want to say this out in the public, but his mother, my wife, passed away tragically. He is still a boy in my eyes, cut him some slack will you.</p>
<p>Sorry for your loss. Did he talk to professors or the school about his options during the semester? It seems incomplete grades would have been in play. If he knew he was doing that distracted, it seems like maybe he should have withdrawn. That’s certainly one of the most valid reasons, should it ever come up down the line. Were these poor grades both in the fall and winter? When did the loss occur?</p>
<p>I would tell your son try again with those courses since there a good foundation do the best he can and reapply to Ross with stronger grades, invest in a tutor and seek out help from his advising office. Ross may give him a second chance with the extenuating circumstance since there is an essay for that. I would also recommend checking out the Ross minor down line if he is not admitted or possibly transferring to less competitive University if your son’s mind is set on business.</p>
<p>These are unfortunate circumstances and it’s not something we can help with. You need to talk to him and see where his mind is. Is he mentally in the state of mind to be in school? Can he compete? You say he still wants to do finance so figure out if he’s still in a strong enough mental state to compete.</p>
<p>Taking a W would’ve been a much better option than the D. Given the fact that the D will now also factor into your GPA, you have to explain not only the D but also hope whoever looks at the GPA in the future can mentally do the calculations for the actual GPA not including the Ds. It helps no one and it’s much easier to explain the W, then explain the D.</p>