Some undergraduate programs don’t even have business schools, Northwestern, Vanderbilt to name two, so to say you can’t get anywhere w/o a “business degree” is outright false. There are definitely ways to get what you want out of LSA without a Ross BBA, except maybe an Accounting degree. I am sure there are extra benefits of being in the Ross School of Business that others may not have, but like @“AKK@uofm” said internships are available for all!
Hi!
Anyone know when more Ross results will come in?
My son applied EA got deffered & heard he got into LSA in feb. Still waiting for Ross.
The kids who heard from Ross , was anyone deffered or all of them EA .
My son is freaking out by now.
I was accepted EA in December to LSA, and I heard from Ross at the beginning of February.
@ac832 My son applied EA and was accepted to LSA Dec 20. Still not heard from Ross. We are freaking out too. Expecting another wave this Friday and if nothing, I fear its a bad sign, especially after reading the comment before mine. It’s annoying because he has other decisions regarding other schools that he can’t make until he knows about Ross and some of them are time sensitive so its like a gamble. I’m sure you have a similar situation. Good luck to
both sons!!
Ross added April dates for Campus Day, 3/30 was originally the last day but they added 2 in April, so they may admit through the whole month of March. Wondering also if they have a wait list??
@holdingouthope Same for me, but Ive also been getting lots of mail (both physical and emails) from the LSA talking about their great academics and such. I may be crazy but Im starting to think its a subtle hint that I might not be getting my pre admission
@Jagomezpr I don’t think anything you are receiving from LSA has anything to do with Ross. It isn’t a subtle hint that you aren’t getting in. Michigan is a great school and you and my son both should be proud to be accepted regardless of the Ross outcome. An Economics degree from Michigan is a great start for anyone attempting to enter the business world. BUT it would be nice to get the final decision from Ross because at least in my son’s case, it isn’t the only business program he’s applied to, and he needs to weigh out the options. On another note, one thing to consider if you are in the same situation is that it appears it may be very difficult, or not even possible to transfer to Ross as a current Michigan freshman. The Ross website says transfers are possible for students who have not previously expressed an interest in business, which translates to not having applied and been rejected from Ross. We have not called to clarify that, but it seems pretty clear.
Despite all of this, it is only March 7. In the next two weeks, both of you may be able to celebrate your acceptance to Ross, so lets stay positive for now. Good Luck. But whatever happens is for the best!
Hello everyone! I am new to this group. My DS was deferred in Dec, and accepted to LSA last Friday. We are anxiously waiting for Ross decision. Just wondering if Ross will notify us that they have all the materials for reviewing.
@PatiencePls The Ross application was a separate application portal from the common application and you should have received an email confirmation indicated that they received the application.
When the ross portfolio was submitted, there was a “checkbox” where the student acknowledged he/she understood that a senior hs application to ross means you CANNOT reapply as a freshman at UM if denied. This is different than 2 years ago, hence, the required acknowledgement. Thus it is my understanding that there are about 20% of positions left unfilled- ONLY for transfer students to um and kids at um who never applied to Ross. So you can’t reapply but at least the student knows in advance. Previously, about 2/3 of freshman were denied in June of their freshman year and there was LOTS of disappointed kids!!
Just a gut feel on this, but why would they accept in EA (in December) a student to LSA who is applying to the business school without thinking they were also an excellent candidate for the business school? I know it is a separate review process but it just seems like it would be strange to be rejected in the other, especially because they accept so few as a percentage right in December.
@FoxRulz Because the LSA admissions office has nothing to do with Ross admissions. the LSA people have no idea if the student is or is not an excellent candidate for the business school, and I don’t think the Ross admissions office would want the LSA people to pass judgment on a student’s suitability for Ross.
@brantly LSA is the gateway to even be considered for Ross so with that LSA by default has an input into who gets considered for Ross. Not the final decision though for sure, but they must know what Ross is looking for as a “baseline” being the gateway and one would think they would be mindful of those who indicated “Ross” and who did not as LSA is looking to admit a balanced class with balanced areas of interests and backgrounds.
@brantly @FoxRulz I think you both may be correct. LSA admits that indicate Ross pre-admit form the pool of potential Ross students. LSA admissions are admitting students they think would succeed both in LSA and/or in Ross. I have a feeling they admit more Ross pre-admit LSA students than non-Ross LSA (Econ?) students to account for a probable lower yield on the Ross pre-admits that do not get into Ross. It would be interesting to know how many are Ross or nothing…
@brantly I was admitted LSA EA and applied to Ross. I’m guessing that LSA looks at LSA=>Ross applications more stringently compared to just LSA applications. At our school, we had ~110 applications for Michigan and among the people (~15 people) that applied to Ross under LSA, I was the only one who was accepted to LSA. There are other people who applied to LSA=>Ross that are way more qualified and were deferred, than those who just were accepted to “LSA” at our school, so I’m guessing that LSA => Ross is harder to get into. Protecting Yield could also make sense.
I got into LSA without even mentioning LSA in my essay; it was all about Ross. I’m wondering why… speculation at this point
@leezektzer I did the same, the question said I could mention preferred-admissions programs so I just went with that. I just hope that the Ross committee reads it (I know they do) and take it into account because I personally thought it was really good
Essay too talked about Ross and even clubs associated with Ross, but also mentioned desire to duel major. So hoping for eventual good news!
No. There are 85 majors in LSA. Very, very few of applicants have ever even given a fleeting thought about Ross. They are applying to the University of Michigan to major in English or Biology or Anthropology or Japanese or Political Science, History, or Philosophy. Applicants to Ross are a teeny-tiny percentage of all applicants to LSA. Ross students/applicants tend to be very Ross-centric, when in fact Ross is a very small percentage of U-M. For most students, Ross never comes across their radar.
You would guess wrong. As I said above, Ross-centric people think everything revolves around Ross at U-M. Not true. LSA admits you into the University of Michigan. You can study any of 85 majors in LSA. Their admission decision has NOTHING to do with Ross. Ross wants its students to be widely versed in the liberal arts as well as business. Did you know that a Ross degree requires only 58 business credits and requires at least 54 liberal arts credits? That’s why you have to get into LSA first.
IOW, it’s not harder to get into LSA if you’ve also applied to Ross.
Older son is a junior at UMich. He applied pre admit to Ross and did not get in. Applied again at end of freshman year (you could still do that then) and did not get in. He is in LSA and has had internships every summer and has a great internship with a consulting firm this summer. Middle son applied to UMich and Ross and has been admitted to both. Older son’s stats were higher. Middle son is very involved in DECA in high school. To me that was the factor Ross was looking for.
Bingo. You do not need to be in Ross to get “business” internships or to have a business career. Plus, you will have a solid education that will endure for a lifetime. More than half of what Ross students learn will be irrelevant in 15 years or maybe sooner. And I say this as a parent of a Ross student.