<p>So i'm applying to university of michigan for undergrad and i'm interested in the BBA program as well as the RC. I believe I have a good chance of getting in preferred admit based on my 4.4 GPA, 2380 SATs, triple legacy, job experience, leadership positions (EiC/president) in school newspaper, dance, and clubs, and parent working at Ross. I'm applying out of state so blegh. If i'm doing all this worrying for nothing, just let me know!</p>
<p>But assuming I do get in, I was told by a rep that it would be difficult to complete both programs given the requirements for each. I have a bunch of AP credit and I'm wondering if this just places me in higher classes for Michigan or if it would serve to fulfill some of those requirements? I have 4s and 5s so far on US History, US Gov, Comparative Politics, Bio, and Calc AB. This year I'm taking Psych, Micro/macro Econ, Euro, Calc BC, Physics B, Spanish Lang, and English Lit and hopefully will get good scores on those save maybe Physics since I didn't take honors and am having trouble with the concepts.</p>
<p>I did not go to the RC but several close friends (and a relative) have, and I listened to their experiences with interest. When you go to the RC you are kind of “all in,” it has its own bank of majors, special requirements, and of course nontraditional assessments. Mixing RC with a BBA seems to me like a really strange mix, perhaps the two most polar opposites that the U of M offers. What is it that you want from the RC, and what is it that you want from a BBA program? Perhaps there is something in the LSA that could meet you halfway. Or maybe a different school.</p>
<p>The RC only has a few required classes but I don’t need to major or minor in what it offers (although I might want to use it as a minor). In any case, its heavy emphasis on language and written communication would help me out for international business and marketing. It has a lot of resources for study abroad programs, and also has art studios. You live on East Quad which is not only a palace cause it just got renovated but it specializes in vegetarian and vegan food (I’m vegan!) It has smaller and more advanced classes, which I would enjoy and can handle, and because you’re living and taking classes with the same people, it would allow me to have a community inside a gigantic school. I’m looking at the BBA program more as my legitimate career path, because I want to get into business and it’s the number 2 undergrad business program in the country. I’m leaning toward marketing but it has a bunch of options within Ross that I could explore and succeed in. The RC would serve more as a community/resource for hobbies and enrich skills that would help me toward the BBA degree that I’m ultimately looking for. Thanks for the answers, hope this explains why I’m applying for both</p>