Transferring into Ross

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<p>I'm currently a freshman at NYU Stern interested in transferring into Ross at Michigan. I originally picked NYU for the finance program, but as I've done more and more research, I've swayed away from finance. Ross offers equally strong programs in business majors outside of Finance, and the "college experience" at Michigan seems much more appealing after the culture shock I felt being in NYC.</p>

<p>To give some background info, I was accepted into LSA last year but stupidly did not apply for pre-admit to Ross. From doing some research on CC, it seems that the more college coursework you have, the less your HS record matters. However, would they take into consideration that I was accepted right out of HS? My HS GPA was good, and my SAT I/II scores were pretty strong as well. </p>

<p>I've also read that it's relatively easier to get into Ross if I transfer into LSA before my freshman year is over. I don't know how realistic that would be because my parents would definitely want the security of admittance to the b-program (which is why they pushed me towards Stern initially). Does anybody have any experience or information about this? Just how difficult is it to get accepted as a transfer into Ross? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Anybody? :x</p>

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<p>dude what the hell are you thinking? You are at Stern, a equally good business school, located in the best city of the world, and you want to transfer to the midwest for the overrated “college experience”? Time for you to mature and stop the grass is greener on the other side mentality … Make the best out of where you are.</p>

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<p>“dude what the hell are you thinking?”</p>

<p>He is thinking straight actually. </p>

<p>“You are at Stern, a equally good business school,”</p>

<p>I don’t think Stern is not as good as Ross. For Finance, Stern is slightly stronger than Ross academically but in terms of undergraduate professional placement. But in all other Business fields, Ross is better than Stern. Overall, Ross is slightly better than Stern.</p>

<p>“…located in the best city of the world,”</p>

<p>NYC is overrated. London and Paris blow it out of the water.</p>

<p>"…and you want to transfer to the midwest for the overrated “college experience”?</p>

<p>I see nothing wrong with that. There is nothing “overated” about the “college experience”. Many people insist on having that experience and those who do not make the most of it when they are given the chance often regret it later on. I chose Michigan over Chicago, Columbia and Penn precisely for that reason, and I thank my lucky stars for having had the clarity of mind to make that decision.</p>

<p>That said, the OP should stick to Stern and make the best of his experience there. Transfering into Ross is next to impossible for non-Michigan students. He loses nothing by trying, but the odds are not good.</p>

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<p>Ehhh. I respectfully disagree. Especially about London.</p>

<p>Back on topic, I see nothing wrong with the OPs motives. He wants to get a truer college experience in combination with a world renowned business school. What’s wrong with that?</p>

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<p>Alexandre, I have lived in london for a few years and also been to paris many times, neither “blow NYC out of the water”. London is like a crappier version of NYC that tax you more, oh and add a lot of insufferable brits on top of that (same thing with the french)…</p>

<p>“There is nothing “overated” about the “college experience””
I guess we will have to agree to disagree because in my opinion it is completely overrated, and definitely not worth living in the midwest for.</p>

<p>"He loses nothing by trying, but the odds are not good. "
Yes he does. Unless OP is doing poorly at Stern, it is not in OP’s best interest to transfer to a school of similar reputation. If you think of it from an investment perspective (which education is), you are taking on additional risk (risk of adjusting to a new environment, doing well, making friends, building relationships with people who can be your reference in the future etc, getting good grades with your old way of studying) for no apparent absolute gain… your sharpe ratio (return over risk) is going to decrease.</p>

<p>and if the OP is really thinking about transfering to LSA to have a shot at Ross (even though Ross admission is a gimme for a reasonably competent student to be honest), that’s even dumber</p>

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<p>I disagree with most of your post bearcats, although I agree that Brits are insufferable! hehe!</p>

<p>I also agree that transferring is seldom if ever worth it.</p>

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<p>at least we agreed on the most important things (referring to the brits)</p>

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<p>Giant cities are overrated. Mid-sized and Small cities blow them out of the water.</p>

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<p>^^^Agree with above. Love to visit them, would NEVER want to live in one.</p>

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<p>Which is why I love Paris. Although it has a population of 10 million, most neighborhoods (other than the very crowded 1st, 2nd and 8th) feel like self-contained little villages.</p>

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<p>^ that’s why you live in Greenwich, CT or scarsdale in westchester. amongst all the other NYC “suburbs”</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t transfer to LSA, I know the risk wouldn’t be worth it . I am, however, interested in finding a truer college experience at a school of the same caliber.</p>

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<p>check out UVa imo</p>

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<p>You have been at NYU less than three weeks. You might give it some more time before considering transferring.</p>

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<p>“that’s why you live in Greenwich, CT or scarsdale in westchester. amongst all the other NYC “suburbs”…”</p>

<p>bearcats, are you comparing Greenwich or Scarsdale to those “self-contained” villages that make up downtown Paris. Below are just a sampling of what lies within walking distance of those quiet neighbourhoods in Paris:</p>

<p>1) 10 *** and 25 ** Michelin restaurants, many of which are within walking distance of those little neighbourhoods and of each other. More than a third of those restaurants are better than any restaurant in the US and the other two thirds are as good as any restaurant in the US. </p>

<p>2) Hundreds, if not thousands of quaint little streets filled with thousands of bookstores, cafes, restaurants and shops. </p>

<p>3) Dozens of museums, churches, historic monuments and parks such as the Louvre, Musee D’Orsey, Notre Dame, Tour Effeil, Trocadero, Arc de Triomphe, Sacree Coeur, La Conciergerie, Sainte Chapelle, L’Opera, le Pantheon, Les Invalides, Pere Lachaise, Jardin de Luxembourg, Tuileries and a dozen other mind-boggling places. </p>

<p>4) Incredible shopping at Rue Saint Honore, Champs Elysees, Galleries Lafayette, Printemps and literally hundreds of other venues.</p>

<p>etc…</p>

<p>All that within walking distance of those tiny, self-contained villages I was referring to.</p>

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<p>^ I was actually referring to novi’s statement that he’d visit but not live in a big city… You dont have to live in NYC to “live in” NYC.</p>

<p>Alexandre, I think you forgot the fact that Paris is IRRELEVANT in the global business scene. In terms of finance, it’s not even a top 10 city. I think one of the biggest determining factor a good city is career opportunities, which NYC and London blow Paris out of the water. Maybe I’ll live in paris when I want to commit career suicide and become a 35 hour workweek lazy government sponsored bum… by then I’ll also join the protest for having to work 2 extra hours a week.</p>

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<p>Really bearcats? Paris is irrelevant in the business scene? What do you know about business? According to the 2009 Fortune 500, Paris was home 27 Global 500 companies headquarters with combined revenues of $1.4 trillion. Only Tokyo had more. NYC was home to 18 (with combined revenues of $860 billion) and London home to 15 (with combined revenues of $1 trillion).</p>

<p>[Global</a> 500 2009: Cities - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com](<a href=“http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/cities/]Global”>Global 500 2009: Cities - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com)</p>

<p>Paris is also home the the largest tourist industry on Earth. </p>

<p>I have no idea how you can honestly say that Paris is irrelevant. It is one of the four great cities on Earth.</p>

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<p>If I were going to NYU I certainly wouldn’t be living in the 'burbs. The OP is living in NYC. Living in NY is not something I would enjoy as a student or a permanent resident.</p>

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<p>Could you describe in aspects Michigan college experience is better than the others’?</p>