Ross PA and Ross RD Help

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I used to work with Admissions at Ross. Feel free to post questions below or message me.

There are many Ross rumors floating around this forum. Stick with the facts.

PSA: Ross PA admissions rate: 11%. If you do not get in PA, do not be discouraged. Most students get in via RD during freshman year at Michigan.

Good luck everyone!

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I have helped hundreds of students get admitted to Ross during freshman year. I know exactly what they’re looking for in an applicant.

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For PR admission, is it true Ross only looks at other things, not GPA or test scores, because you are already admitted to the university?

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@JH8888 No, that’s not true. Ross Admissions Officers conduct their own, independent, holistic review of an application. All parts of the application are crucial - GPA, curriculum, test scores, essays, activities, etc.

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Is it crucial to have business-related extracurriculars or some experience with business like starting your own small business?

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@GoPack87 Not necessarily. Plenty of students get in without having business-related extracurriculars. So many students feel the need to start a small business to differentiate themselves, but that is not necessarily a constructive decision (Director of Ross Undergrad Admissions addressed this very question last year in a post).

Admissions is really all about marketing yourself.

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@collegeappcoach How can I show that I’d very likely matriculate if I’d get accepted? I’ll apply RD and am an OOS applicant…

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Hello @leonardo2020 Are you already a freshman at Michigan? Feel free to send me a private message to discuss

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I assume you mean that most students who are in Ross were admitted via the Ross RD process during freshman year.

What IS the Ross RD acceptance rate, anyway?

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@brantly That is correct. All of the information in this thread relates to Ross PA and Ross RD - not Umich Admission as a whole. Last year’s Ross BBA acceptance rate was 37% for those applying via RD during freshman year.

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I know it’s about Ross. I just thought the wording could be misconstrued to mean that MOST students get in. But most don’t—just 37% do.

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@brantly Great point, I wasn’t clear in my original post. Just posted a new thread to clarify!

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The 37% is heavily dependent on your Freshman GPA.

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@TooOld4School GPA is important, but each year Ross turns down Michigan freshman applicants who have 4.0 GPAs. The entire application is extremely important.

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So, what else is important? I assume courses taken is one thing.

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@brantly Yes, courses taken, essays, short answer responses, involvement on campus, to name a few

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Does gender make a difference at all? Seeing as there are usually more males than females pursuing business, would they give an edge to a female over a male with similar stats to try and even out the ratio?

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@GoPack87 It does not make a huge difference. Ross is looking for students who will succeed at the school, regardless of gender. They aren’t trying to fill a quota and hence won’t accept students who are significantly less qualified just because they’re female. Ross uses holistic admissions and they stick to it.

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I know the option to minor in Business is relatively new. Are you familiar with the process for applying to this program? I am curious if the process to apply for a minor in Business at Ross is the same as applying to major in Business at Ross? Is it as competitive? How many are admitted and acceptance rate %?

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Thanks for posting this thread. My OOS son (Illinois) was accepted to UM yesterday via EA and is very excited about the possibility of becoming a Wolverine and studying at Ross.

  1. Will anyone at Ross be contacting my son for interviews?;

  2. What is the time frame in terms of when we should expect to hear back from Ross?;

  3. Is there anything that my son needs to be doing between now and when decisions are made? For example, sending in 7th semester grades, providing supplements, reaching out to someone at UM to “show additional interest,” etc.

  4. You stated that only 11% of Ross PA applicants are admitted? Do you have any idea what percentage of Ross PA applicants are even accepted to UM? Or are you saying that only 11% of accepted UM students who applied to Ross PA are accepted? If I read your numbers correctly, are you saying that approximately 1,100 students apply each year for Ross PA? It is my understanding that UM only takes on 100 PA freshman each year. Correct?