<p>Honestly, how hard is it to get into Ross undergrad business? I heard from a friend that the new acceptance rate is 20%?! Is this true? I also heard that your freshmen GPA is very important to being accepted. What classes can I take that'll make me look good without crushing my GPA? </p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>Freshman year gpa is extremely important. Other than the required classes, I’d recommend taking stats 250. Average gpa to get in is around a 3.65. Also, try to get involved in an extracurricular or 2.</p>
<p>Buuummmppppp</p>
<p>GregC123 basically nailed it, need an all-around strong application. Doesn’t mean you have to dedicate every hour of frosh year to your Ross app, but it definitely isn’t something that you can take lightly.</p>
<p>Hopeful7, the 20% figure is for preadmits. Once at Michigan, Freshmen are admitted into Ross at a rate closer to 35%. Students with 3.6+ GPAs and good ECs stand a very good chance of getting in. There are no real statistics that we can share with you that are not published in the Ross website.</p>
<p>Ross is admitting 80 more in the new class for this fall. That is nearly 20% more. Assuming applications are not up 20%, that will ease the acceptance rate some.</p>
<p>wayneandgarth, where’d you get that info?</p>
<p>What are some ECs that ross likes to see? i’m thinking about joining a business/social fraternity and some type of club. How does one obtain leadership positions as a freshman?</p>
<p>SamIAm - in the Ross Alumni Magazine ‘dividend’: Other interesting notes in the article around a Ross Minor; allowing a semester abroad. Here is the article:</p>
<p>BBA program
Expands numbers,
Enhances curriculum
Innovation in the BBA Program is a top
priority for Dean alison Davis-blake, supported
by a recent Carnegie Foundation report citing
business as one of the most popular undergraduate majors, at 21 percent nationally.
Potential curriculum changes include an
introductory course to open the core, with
an intensive capstone at the conclusion. The
BBA Faculty Committee also is considering
ways to allow students to study abroad
for a semester. In addition, the committee
designed a minor for non-Michigan Ross
students that could begin in 2013.
“Our goal is to ensure a transformational
experience for our BBA students,” says lynn
Perry Wooten, associate dean of undergraduate programs and clinical associate
professor of strategy and management and
organizations. Her team includes Paul Kirsch,
managing director of the BBA Program, and
William Pierce, director of BBA admissions.
Admission to the three-year program is
extremely competitive. This fall, the incoming
class will grow by an additional 80 students,
for a total class of 500. Preferred admission,
where students apply directly from high
school and begin the program as sophomores,
remains highly selective. The 2010 preferred
admission process saw 1,283 applicants for 110
spots, with an average high school GPA of
3.9. Ninety-nine of those students entered the
BBA Program the following fall, and their
U-M GPA was 3.6. Last year, regular admission
applicants totaled 1,053 for 322 spots. Their
average freshman GPA at U-M was 3.6.
“We’re confident we can increase the
size of the BBA Program and maintain our
current level of quality,” says Wooten</p>