<p>I'm an incoming freshman & I plan to apply to Ross by the end of this coming academic year. I've read the information from the UM website for students from LSA trying to get into Ross, but I'm looking to see some of the students/parents advice.</p>
<p>Well there have been quite a few threads in the past months explaining this, but basically I say you maintain good grades, be involved in leadership activities, and write great essays.</p>
<p>I would aim for a 3.7+ GPA (average is around 3.63 or so). Also, don’t just take the easiest classes possible, but not the hardest ones either (unless you know you can handle it). Work hard on your essay, and get involved in a couple extracurriculars. That’s all you can really do.</p>
<p>They say they put 1/3 of a weight on transcript, 1/3 on essays, 1/3 on leadership activities. I would say don’t stress too much about having a “perfect” GPA but rather on doing your best in your classes while developing leadership activities outside of the classroom. When you take Econ and Calc, work hard in those classes because a lot of emphasis is placed on your grades in those classes. I personally feel like essays are what make you go a long way; one is about how an extracurricular reflects your personal values, so join an organization that really does matter to you (quality > quantity, but I’d highly recommend being involved in more than one activity). Try not to be overdramatic in your essays by saying that you’ve wanted to be in business since you were in diapers or something like that; all Ross cares about when you apply as a freshman is what you’ve done after high school graduation.</p>
<p>Also, is it a problem if I’m planning on taking econ 101 second semester? My advisor didn’t say anything was wrong with it, but I don’t know if people who took it first semester would be looked at more favorably</p>
<p>Nah. I took both Calc and Econ second semester. If you wanted to take Econ 102 to have that on your transcript, you’d want to take Econ 101 first, but it’s not something that will really affect you all that much.</p>