Ross 2012 - Calling All Applicants

Hi Av, mreevit,rpratt620

I have a question regarding campus visit. Would it be "wise" to visit the Ross campus when called for an interview? or should i plan and visit the campus before i submit my application. I have talked to a few alums and current students but haven't contacted the adcom. I have met members of the adcom at different MBA events in the area. I read somewhere that you have to atleast contact the adcom if you are not visiting the campus before submitting the application? Is this true? Does it affect my chances of getting an interview?
I really want to get into and don't want anything to affect my admission. I just though that if I get called for an interview, I will schedule for an on campus interview and visit the school as well.. Please advise


Thanks

Nice to see this level of interest so early in the season. I'm a 2011 Ross Grad, currently bumming around, but starting at a consulting firm in the fall. I'll be happy to answer any questions regarding Ross and/or MC. All the best!

Hello KingKreep can you please give me some advise on my last post about campus visit.

Thanks

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Nope - neither visiting Ross nor talking to the Adcom is required. It certainly does not affect your chances of getting an interview. People visit Ross to get a better feel for the culture there. As far as talking to the Adcom goes, they meet hundreds of applicants every year, and I find it hard to believe that they take note of every awesome applicant they meet. Or for that matter, who reached out to them and who didn't. My guess is they let the application speak for itself.

Bottom line: visit Ross if you feel that you need to get to know it better. Reach out to the Adcom only if you have a specific question about the application/process that you absolutely cannot get answered anywhere else.

There's one right here. If anyone wishes to learn more about Ann Arbor in general (culture, housing etc.) feel free to pm me. I've lived here for 4+ years and have gotten to know the place rather well, if I may say so

With your background, I think you should consider retaking GMAT if you think you can lift it by another 50 points or so. Having seen how the Ross admit process works, I wont buy into the notion of "650 is fine if you have stellar this... and stell ar that...".

KK, You seem vaguely familiar

How, and where, are you these days?

One of the things that we can't get from "stats" is the quality behind them. Aalriy only said he has 4 years of job experience. Those 4 years could be extraordinary. We don't really know without details. Will a higher GMAT make his application more competitive? Yes. We can all agree on that. But I get uncomfortable when we say someone's ECs and/or WE are average simply because of the length of time. Quality is what matters, not quantity.

It's really a judgement call. If you close by it wouldn't hurt to just see Ross and meet the people get to know more about the classes and events. But you can also learn a lot by reaching out to students or reading about the schools. You won't get the feel but at least you will understand the school. If you don't visit or reach out to students, then you will be a little more limited during the interview on explain why michigan besides the brochure selling points.

The student here are a mixed in terms of what they did. Some visited before, some during interviews, and others didn't see the campus until GBR or orientation. I did not contact adcom prior to applying.

I'm doing well ncp and am currently sitting in a backpacker hostel in Thailand

For those who have not seen yet - a fantastic (But short-lived) offer from the Rossians:

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Hello, all,

I am applying to Ross through the Consortium this year. I plan to visit the second week of October for one of the VIP visit days. Any tips/advice on where to stay, what to see, good places to eat, and anything else is more than welcomed. I am from Los Angeles and will be staying there 3 days. Thanks!

-Karen

Hi everyone,
I will be applying to Ross in R1 and thinking about attending either VIP (visit in person) or Ross Preview Day. Which one do you think is more informative and/or useful? I understand that sitting in the class is not one of the activities during Ross Preview Day, am I correct? Thanks.

Do you know about the UpClose event from Sept. 29-Oct. 1?

There are several hotels near Briarwood Mall that would be alright. You will be able to take a taxi (if you don't have a car). Ann Arbor is fairly convenient since it's not too big. As for food and things to see, Main Street has more of the bigger restaurants and bars while south University near the bschool has a lot of the B-school hangouts. Kerrytown is nice with a food co-op, farmer's market, and Zingermann's (great deli).

You can probably meet some Ross Students then ask where people are going that night. Everything in Ann Arbor is walkable. Go So-Cal!

Current/Ex-students,
could you please comment on the internship & job opportunities in general management? From the latest employment report I see that as many guys went into GM as (almost) into IB:
https://www.bus.umich.edu/EmploymentData/ByFunction.htm
what's the reason - there is no interest from students? no offers in GM? or the offers are not sexy?

thanks!

I would not necessarily break it down that way since "General Management" is very broad and is also contained in other areas. These are students self Identified. Example: product manager at P&G or Apple can be marketing or general management.

Product Manager at Ford Global Product Strategy can be marketing, operations/engineering, or general management.

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