<p>I was in Ann Arbor for a couple of days last week and I got to visit the Ross school for the first time. I have no idae what the critics on this forum are on about. The school is INCREDIBLE. It pretty much matches what my architect and design firneds have been saying all along. The building is AWESOME! It almost looks unreal...like a computer generated or enhanced picture. And the interior is also incredible. The new building should help Ross solidify its spot among the nation's elite MBA programs.</p>
<p>Agreed. I LOVE the new building and am so excited that all of my classes will be there this year. I just love sitting in the winter quad in between classes, grabbing something from the siegle cafe, and studying at night when its quiet (and looks especially beautiful). I don’t like any other building!</p>
<p>"The new building should help Ross solidify its spot among the nation’s elite MBA programs. "</p>
<p>I think more so for BBA than MBA. When people talk about elite MBA programs… the programs that come to mind are either H/S/W or M7.</p>
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Alex, I guess the psychedlic carpet and black vinyl couches gave it that surreal, acid trip lounge effect, right? ;)</p>
<p>When I was there last time I almost tripped on the carpet. Does that count? What is Michigan ranked at the MBA level? I think it’s like number 11. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is in the top ten soon. Not that it isn’t elite already.</p>
<p>^ Elite MBA is top 3 (i.e. Harvard, 'furd and Wharton)…I think that’s already been established elsewhere on this board.</p>
<p>This is good news. I may try to take an elective in the new building before I finish my program.</p>
<p>U-M Ross is also adding a weekend program to its part-time MBA options:</p>
<p>[Ross</a> School adds weekend format to Part-time MBA Program](<a href=“http://www.ur.umich.edu/0809/Jul27_09/27.php]Ross”>http://www.ur.umich.edu/0809/Jul27_09/27.php)</p>
<p>The new Ross Building reminds me of a rich swanky hotel. The lobby is just like a hotel lobby. At first, I thought that the building was very out of place (the law quad is right across the street), but it’s really grown on me. It’s probably the nicest building on campus by far right now (the most modern for sure). </p>
<p>One of my problems with it is that they have wood on the stairs, and the stairs have already had chips in them and all that. The wear and tear on the building is already starting to show. The building itself really is a gem, I just wish we can keep the condition of it.</p>
<p>“I think more so for BBA than MBA. When people talk about elite MBA programs… the programs that come to mind are either H/S/W or M7.”</p>
<p>Not really Bearcats. The concept of the M7 is purely a College Confidential/young students (undergrads and 20 something) phenomena. In thgat, the M7 is much like the Ivy League. Yes, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth and Penn are awesome, but are they close to being as good as HYP? Not really. Same with the M7. Harvard, Wharton, Kellogg and Stanford are indeed excellent. Chicago is next. But after those five programs, you will not see much of a difference between #6 and #12. Columbia, Haas, Ross, Sloan and Tuck are all roughly equal. The M7 is no more a clear cut than the Ivy League in that they do not represent the clear top 7 MBA programs any more than the Ivy League represent the clear top 8 universties in the nation.</p>
<p>that’s not true. Being a Ross MBA alum, my uncle, a partner (soon to be director) at McK said this himself at a dinner table, and noted that this is a common notion amongst his peers.</p>
<p>This only applies to an honest person</p>
<p>If someone tells you he goes to a top MBA program, he went to Harvard or Stanford.
If someone tells you he goes to a top 3 MBA program, he goes to Wharton.
If someone tells you he goes to a top 5 MBA program, he goes to Kellogg or Chicago.
If someone tells you he goes to a top 6 MBA program, he goes to Sloan.
If someone tells you he goes to a top 7 MBA program, he goes to Columbia.
If someone tells you he goes to a top 10 MBA program, he either goes to Tuck, Haas, Fuqua, Stern or Ross or any other borderline program that they come up with these days.</p>
<p>My dad, an ex-MD at MS agrees.</p>
<p>Your uncle and father are entitled to there opinion. The majority of professionals would not differentiate between Columbia, Haas, Ross, Sloan and Tuck. But that is what I love about Ross. Its students and alums are down to earth. Can you imagine a Columbia or Tuck alum saying that Ross or Haas are peer institutions, let along that Ross is better? Most Columbia and Tuck alums I have met will try to tell you that Tuck is second to HBS and CLEARLY superior to Ross and Haas!</p>
<p>By the way, tell you uncle that McKinsey listed their top 6 hunting grounds (not limited just to MBA programs). Michigan was one of those 6…the other five were HYPSM.</p>
<p>“Tuck alums I have met will try to tell you that Tuck is second to HBS!”</p>
<p>lol… that actually sounds like the typical Tuck alum</p>
<p>I’ll agree with you that the difference between Columbia and the rest of the borderline top 10 MBA programs is marginal. But the significant advantage that HSW Kellogg, Chicago and to some extent Sloan has is not even debatable.</p>
<p>^^^It seems from that statement you and Alexandre are in agreement about the top MBA schools, with the exception of Sloan.</p>
<p>Yes, bearcats and I are pretty much on the same page. Sloan is a niche program, so it is hard to compare it to the likes of Columbia or Ross. At any rate, we are mostly in agreement. I certainly agree with HBS, Stanford and Wharton followed by Kellogg and Chicago.</p>