<p>Hey,</p>
<p>So I'm a LSA freshman trying to transfer into Ross.</p>
<p>I took 15 credits Fall semester, and I plan to rush this winter, so I was thinking of taking just 14 credits.</p>
<p>I know that you need at least 27 credits to transfer into Ross. However, is taking less than 30 credits less than optimal if I'm trying to transfer into Ross? If I can keep a good GPA, will it hinder my chances of getting in?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Would also like to add that 2 of the 14 credits I intend to take are minicourses.</p>
<p>honestly, you’re always best off doing the bare requirements to get into Ross. </p>
<p>My friend thought he’d be a better applicant by taking Honors Calc III, Calc 4, Linear Algebra, Econ 401 EECS 280, an English course that involved intensive literary analyses due every week, when he should’ve just used his AP Calc credit and done English 125(easiest 1st year writing class). He ended up with a 3.3 GPA or something which is on the lower end of the applicant pool. 34 credits. His essay was pretty good and was peer reviewed several upperclassmen who are currently in Ross. He did not get in. They chose kids who got straight A’s in Psych, Comm, Soc, and Women’s studies over him. So yeah, the closer to 27 credits, the better. Do not go above and beyond the requirements.</p>
<p>^Terrible advice and not my experience with Ross kids. For the most part, people in the bschool took fairly challenging classes freshman year and got 3.6+ GPA’s. Not necessarily all advanced math and engineering classes, but definitely a step above psych and soc classes. I think being in the vicinity of 30 credits freshman year is fine for Ross, although more wouldn’t hurt if you can do well in the classes.</p>
<p>Well, if you’re going to be on an extreme. Much MUCH more safer to go with the easier route. Most of the kids I know from the Ross club I’m in didn’t take any calc at all during freshman year because they used their AP credit. And those who did never went father than Calc I.</p>
<p>Can you use your high school AP Calc credit for the Ross Calc prerequisite?..
I was told you have to take a higher Calc level course if you use the HS AP credit.</p>
<p>yes
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<p>and I’d probably recommend it since Michigan calculus is a step up from High School Calc</p>
<p>maizeandblue21, which courses are better to take that are more advanced? Do you suggest honors courses?</p>
<p>Yeah I’d recommend taking honors courses. They’re usually actually graded on a more generous curve than regular courses because in theory the students are higher performing than average, and they look good to admissions. I think taking Econ 102 winter semester freshman year is a good call as well. Shows initiative on getting through the Ross curriculum and somewhat differentiates you from kids who didn’t take it. Intro stats is a good one to take as well.</p>
<p>Great, thank you for your help. So is it worth doing the LSA Honors program? Next year I will be a freshman. I will probably pass out of calc, so I plan to take Econ 101 and Stats. Would you say that my other two first semester courses should then be honors courses? Will the Ross admissions committee value honors courses in English, History etc., or do they mores like Honors Calc and honors quantitative courses? Sorry that was a loaded question but I appreciate any help!</p>