Hello All,
I am planning to apply to the Ross business school as a rising senior at highschool but I am pretty confused.
It says theres 2 options, apply to the university and then transfer in the sophmore year or just apply from highschool. Im quite lost, I would rather apply straight to it, can I do it via the common app? Is it even michigan ann harbour?
Thanka
Ross is a 3-year program. It starts in your sophomore year. Most Ross students start out in LSA and submit an application to Ross during second semester freshman year. However, you also have the option of applying now to be “pre admitted” to Ross. You still are enrolled in LSA freshman year (or engineering or whatever other school you want) and start Ross sophomore year. If you are hell-bent on an undergraduate business education, I would not recommend going to University of Michigan unless you are are admitted to Ross.
Read the website. It has all the info you need.
Hey, thanks for the answer. Yes I was on the website but was confused and thats why I posted here.
Whats LSA? Is it ann arbour? For the pre admitted program where I get straight into Ross, do I select ann arbour on the common app and on the essay asking why I chose a specific school/program I talk about the Ross school?
Thanks
http://michiganross.umich.edu/programs/bba/application-requirements
Everything you need to know about preadmission to Ross is in the link above. You have to be admitted to UM first in order to be considered for preadmission to Ross.
Is UM ann harbour though? So I just apply to ann harbour via the common app and on the essay asking why I want a particular school I say I want to be pre admitted to Ross and then talk about why the ross school would fit me well?
First of all, make sure you don’t spell Ann Arbor* wrong in your app!
Ann Arbor (not arbour or harbour) is the name of the city where the University of Michigan is located.
LSA is the name of one of the schools within the University of Michigan. It stands for Literature, Science and the Arts. That is where the majority of the traditional departments are housed; Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, English, Geology, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and all the Foreign Languages.
The other schools within the university include Ross (Business), the College of Engineering, the School of Nursing, the School of Music, the School of Architecture, the School of Information, the School of Public Affairs etc…
When you fill in the Common Application Michigan supplement, you will be asked to choose a school or college that you wish to apply to. You cannot apply directly to Ross. You may apply to the school of LSA or to the College of Engineering. From there, you are expected to complete one year before applying to Ross. You are expected to take three classes before applying to Ross, including Calculus, Econ 101 and Writing. Applicants are given the option to be considered for pre-admission into Ross. If admitted, you still must enroll in the school or college you applied to (LSA or Engineering), but you do not have to apply to Ross at the end of your first year. As long as your GPA remains over 3.3, you re guaranteed a spot in Ross.
Thanks!!! You cleared it up! Thanks a lot, very helpful, They have so many names and acronyms that I was lsost. Thanks again
Keep in mind that the pre-admit acceptance rate is 15%, with a mean ACT/SAT of 33 out of 36 and 1480 out of 1600.
It is easier to get in as a cross-campus transfer, although that is also very competitive (35%-40% admit rate with a mean University GPA of 3.7).
But it also means that you may not get in – a high GPA at Michigan is no easy feat. If you don’t have a solid backup plan for a major you want to pursue besides business, don’t go to Michigan if you are not a Ross pre-admit.
Actually none of you guys know this but Ross is switching up the admissions. For the Class of 2021, they will be accepting 500 direct admits, and roughly 100 cross campus transfer. I only know the predicted class size data though, I’m not sure if the renaming of the admissions round type would indicate if they are looking into making it a 4 year program or keeping it at a 3 year program.
Have not heard of that ^ yet but they would still have to make it a 3 year program because 1/6 of the class would be starting after a year
Thanks for the update Carlsandburgsr. I think moving to an admissions model that admits most students directly from high school makes a lot of sense. It will remove a lot of the uncertainty.
Where did you hear this from?
Ross Human Resources Page on iMpact. Need a Staff account in order to access it though, My friend who is a research assistant sent the graph to me.
Perhaps Michigan will soon be using ED admissions applications now too. It might be time…
The Michigan admissions office does not necessarily object to adopting the ED approach, but it is concerned by the fact that non of its public peers use it. Cal, UVa, UCLA, UNC, W&M, Texas-Austin, Wisconsin-Madison, UIUC, Georgia Tech etc…none of them use ED.
@Alexandre Why does that matter? To me it seems like there is very little downside
I agree, but for some reason, it bothers the Michigan admissions office that no other public peer currently uses ED. Personally, I actually do not approve of ED. I think it is a low handed gimmick. However, for Michigan to move to ED, they have to be able to guarantee to meet the financial needs of all applicants, regardless of state of residence. Until they do that, I don not see how Michigan can move to ED.
@Alexandre What about a policy similar to Notre Dame’s Restrictive Early Action?