Ross or Honors College?

<p>Provided that I get into Michigan, I want to apply to either the Honors College or the Ross School of Business, what are my chances with each and what one would I be better off with?</p>

<p>GPA-3.6 (I'll explain later)
ACT- First Time 27, Second Time 31</p>

<p>EC-
Football for my school for 4 years, 2 years of which were Varsity (Junior and Senior)
Student Council Senator for 3 years in a row (Elected Member)
Soon to be Eagle Scout
DECA International Member/Qualifier Since Junior Year
Varsity Club Since Junior Year
NHS Since Junior Year
Ethnicity-White
Political Campaign Work
Won 3rd Place (Cash Prize $500) and Top Finalist for a film festival 2 years in a row
Confirmed Catholic (I don't care how religious the college is/isn't)
Tutor a 7th grade honors student in Math
Been to a bunch of leadership conferences</p>

<p>I go to the 2nd best public school in Michigan and we send about 50-60 kids a year to the University of Michigan.</p>

<p>My GPA is low because of my freshman year, but if you were to take out freshman year, my GPA would be much higher (not to mention I have an ungodly big upward trend with my GPA), my school is also very rigorous on GPA and often times colleges realize that. Because my school is so competitive, we don't do class ranks because the administrators feel that would make students look bad to colleges because our top 25% is better than most schools top 10%. I'm White as can be and my parents are divorced, I don't know if that changes anything. I didn't take any SAT's and I don't plan on it.</p>

<p>Thanks In Advance!</p>

<p>If you apply to early to honors college, you’ll probably get in. If you apply as a Ross pre-admit, it’s a far reach. You can do both at the same time.</p>

<p>Btw, honors college is probably the worst thing to have ever existed next to Hitler. It’s also a complete waste of time.</p>

<p>^lol im sure find people have find the honors college to be better than that.</p>

<p>No man, HC is only semi-decent because it “guarantees” central housing. But, I still got placed on north campus, aka Canada. Some MFing administration dbag should have be fired for that tragedy of apocalyptic proportions. :)</p>

<p>its funny u see, some kids think they’re special cuz they’re in the honors college lol.</p>

<p>what school do you go to?
i got to a top 5 public school too
Ross would be pretty hard for you to get into, but Honor shouldn’t be that much of a reach</p>

<p>Why is it a waste of time or not good at all?</p>

<p>Well I think your question was to that other guy
but I have no experience (yet) with it but from what i’ve heard it’s pretty pointless like the only “benefit” is first choice dorms which I hear doesn’t always work out anyway so yeah you really receive no benefit just a dumb title</p>

<p>What extra stuff do you have to do for Honors? Do I take the same classes? I want to go into Political Science.</p>

<p>I know that you have to write a special essay once youve already been admitted to LSA
not sure about classes sorry</p>

<p>What happens if I get into Ross and then want to go back to Political Science, is that possible? Will it hurt my credits or make me take another year? Do I pay the full amount for Ross even if I am a Pre-Admit?</p>

<p>you dont begin ross courses until 2nd yr, so you have plenty of time to switch to polisci if you want.</p>

<p>Don’t ask WolverineWhiz questions – he is yet to take a class at UMich. His answers are evidence of that.</p>

<p>Square,</p>

<p>If I don’t begin Ross classes until the second year (isn’t the 3rd year), what is the benefit of the Ross Pre-Admit program?</p>

<p>you’re guaranteed to get in.</p>

<p>yeah u just take some prereqs during your first year, and by your 2nd year you already have your spot in ross guaranteed, provided that you maintain the required GPA.</p>

<p>What public school do you go to?
I’m unimpressed at the gpa/class rank thing; it’s not difficult to get a 3.8+ in high school.</p>

<p>If I do become a Ross Pre-Admit, do I have to pay the full cost of the Ross Progam, isn’t it like $40,000 a year?</p>

<p>It’s the cost of whatever LSA is.</p>