<p>What classes should a freshmen take to improve their chances for admission to Ross in the Sophmore year (besides the Calc1, Econ and Writing)??</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/admissions/UndergraduatePrograms/admissions/csRequirements.htm”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/admissions/UndergraduatePrograms/admissions/csRequirements.htm</a></p>
<p>Econ 102, Stats, and any other quantitative course courses you can get into will help.</p>
<p>From the FAQ</p>
<p>Q. What courses look good to the Admissions Committee?</p>
<p>For current U-M Ann Arbor students, we want to see how well you perform at U-M Ann Arbor, especially in quantitative courses. We strongly recommend you:</p>
<pre><code>Take a full load each term (usually 14-16 credits).
Take courses that are both interesting and challenging to you. We appreciate all fields of study, as long as you challenge yourself.
Fulfill the requirements for admission at U-M Ann Arbor, rather than transfer credits from another college.
Take at least two rigorous quantitative courses, including Econ 101 and Calculus I, II, or III if you don’t already have college credit for these.
Generally speaking, don’t forfeit AP or other advanced credit in Calculus by repeating the same course in college. Instead, follow it with appropriately challenging quantitative work at U-M Ann Arbor. You could do this by taking either a higher Calculus course or a course in some other challenging quantitative or analytical field.
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<p>Would appreciate if some could post the schedules they took as freshman with ross as a goal.</p>
<p>Right - appreciate the posters providing info from the website, which which we have read many times. I was hoping to see some real world examples from folks that were actually admitted to Ross for their sophmore year.</p>
<p>Appreciate any info (my son is at UM orientation right now!).</p>
<p>He should ask the adviser at the orientation on the second Day.</p>
<p>We have been attending the parent orientation while my son has been at the freshmen orientation. We had a session with an LSA advisor this morning and feel more confident now that they will provide the right guidance. Our experience with his high school advisors (useless) had us worried. </p>
<p>Yeah. Some HS GC are really clueless even for high school related matters.
My D is very happy with her Engineering adviser too.</p>
<p>For all you annoying parents wanting to know how to get into ross…here you go</p>
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<li>Grades aren’t everything, as you can see the average gpa of people admitted is only 3.6 so even if you end up with a 3.3, 3.4 you’re still in the game as long as you have great essays and great extra curriculars </li>
<li>Classes to take: don’t be one of those p*ssies who take calc one semester and then econ 101 the other- it shows that you aren’t challenging yourself… for example i took english 125 econ 101 calc 3 and anthro 101 first semester and then econ 102 stats 250 physics 135 and psych 120 second semester</li>
<li>Essays are definitely the most important part of the application, you need to be able to articulate very clearly why you want to be in Ross, don’t talk about how great they are (they already know that), also you need to show that you passionate about something and how it shaped you as an individual </li>
<li>Try to join some good extracurriculars (greek life, nexecon/bond, pct/akpsi, really anything that you’re passionate about and can explain why and maybe try to get a leadership position in)</li>
<li>Stay positive and don’t procrastinate: By having Ross as your main goal freshman year, you need to stay grinding because there’s 1000 other people with the same goal. Even if you get a couple of bad grades, it’s not the end of the world…learn from your mistakes and move on</li>
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<p>You’re Welcome.</p>
<p>@Juliexoxo because it’s a quantitative class and I’m pretty good at physics and Ross likes to see a variety in the course schedule, and being done with econ 102 freshman year is on course to finish an econ major. You should take 14 or 15 credits…12 or 13 is too few, try to find a freshman seminar if you haven’t already–they’re usually 3 credits and are very interesting/fun/easy</p>
<p>@juliexoxo ya if you get a project with a b-school professor or an econ professor that’s good plus its literally the easiest A you can get on campus</p>
<p>Hi. I was just admitted to Ross. First off, I disagree with what was said above “2. Classes to take: don’t be one of those p*ssies who take calc one semester and then econ 101 the other- it shows that you aren’t challenging yourself… for example i took english 125 econ 101 calc 3 and anthro 101 first semester and then econ 102 stats 250 physics 135 and psych 120 second semester”. </p>
<p>Ross has recommended people take these two classes separately. </p>
<p>I took calc 1 during one semester and econ during another. I also took an intro anthro class, a intro psych class, upper level spanish, philosophy, etc. The hardest classes were calc and econ. My extracurriculars supported my future goals. You have to write an essay about why you want a BBA, and if your extracurriculars support the reasons you write about, it looks good. Leadership roles are great, but not necessary. Kill the essays and make everything fit together. Your classes, extracurriculars, and essays should all make it evident what your future goal is. </p>
<p>Also, no one knows how to get into Ross. Those of us who got in should be considered lucky. There were a ton of people just as qualified that weren’t admitted. Do what you want to do, hopefully those classes/ECs leave you with a complete application, and hopefully Ross will look on it fondly.</p>
<p>A good GPA definitely is important. I got a 3.91 with not many outstanding EC’s. I was also in Michigan Research Community (basically UROP but you get to live in MoJo) with a project with a Ross professor. Easy A, and it was something to write about in my essay.</p>
<p>Here was my Freshman schedule, if you’re interested:</p>
<p>Fall:
Econ 101
Eng 125
Psych 112
UROP class (one credit)
Research (3 credits)</p>
<p>Winter:
CogSci 200
Econ 102
Stats 250
Research</p>
<p>You definitely want to take Econ 102 as a freshman. Though it is harder than 101, it looks good and if you get into Ross you won’t have to worry about taking it later. I highly recommend Psych 112 (As a Natural Science) as unlike Psych 111, it is listed as a Quantitative course which Ross likes. It’s also an easy A.</p>
<p>If you’ve received AP credit for calc, I wouldn’t recommend taking Calc 3/4 unless you know you can do well.
Take Stats 250. It’s not hard, especially if you’re familiar at all with stats. Stay away from stats 125 and 150.</p>
<p>I’m applying to the b school as a freshman this year, could someone give some feedback on my schedule?</p>
<p>Math 115 (Already taken calcs 1 and 2 at a university but umich wouldn’t give credit 
)
Polsci 160 (Intro to World Politics, my adviser said it’s a good class)
Chem 120 (Business of Chem and Bio, is a seminar)
Physics 140+141 (QR class, decent understanding of physics, and is a pre req for the engineering school which is my backup if I don’t get into the b school)</p>
<p>Umich takes my college credit for an English 125 so I do not have to take a first year writing. Second semester I’m definitely taking Econ 101+108 and Math 116 and possibly Psych 112</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I am a recently admitted BBA to Ross, I would highly recommend taking the classes that suit your personality and what you would potentially want to major in (As a student in LSA). First Semester, I had trouble with econ 101 and got a B-, I thought my Ross chances were over, but I continued to work hard and got involved with the school (2 big extra curriculars, one that was 20+ hours / week (athletics) and another that was 3 hours / week but directly related to my career goals). One bad grade wont kill your chances at Ross, so don’t be discouraged.</p>
<p>I took Calc 2 and Calc 3, which I would not recommend you taking unless you are not only good at Math, but like it as well. This can make the difference between getting a B+ and getting that much needed A. Essays are one of the biggest parts of the application, (you have to have a GPA somewhere in the ballpark of 3.6 to be considered but 3.3 still has its chances). I had my varsity buddy read my essays over and he told me I would get in with the essays, which was a confidence boost (He recently graduated and will be attending MIT for an Aerospace Engineering PHD). If you have any questions for me just pm me, depending on my schedule next year I may be willing to help advise or even tutor on essays. </p>
<p>I guess winter is subject to change, but right now I’m plotting exactly 27 credits for fall/winter. Is that a bad idea?</p>
<p>Well, I would advise that you take more than 27 credits, that sounds a little low, however, it does depend on what classes you are taking. There are circumstances where that would not be a terrible thing also, like having a full time job in order to pay off student loans, but that would be something you could write about on the essay for extra curriculars. I would try to stick to around 15 to 16 credits per semester if you aren’t working, but I have known people who do campus jobs (like cafeteria) and still take full course loads, it is doable. </p>
<p>Will a B+ in Econ 101 hurt my chances of being admitted to Ross?</p>