Ross (Michigan) 2013 - Calling All Applicants

Interesting where does it say that on the website? Can you post the link? But yes unfortunately, unless the students on the panel we're mistaken, I am quite positive that the new class size is 440.

They know what the class size is going to be months before decisions are made. They wouldn't invite the same number of people for a 502 class if they only plan on the number being 440.

Hopefully you're right about that. I wonder though if it will affect the portion of acceptances that they extend to those of us who said we want to do consulting after we graduate.

Do you have to take anything to the Ross interview? I dont seem to see anything else, other than having to upload the resume on the scheduling website.

Do you have to take anything to the Ross interview? I dont seem to see anything else, other than having to upload the resume on the scheduling website.

Seems like they would already have a good idea of how many people they want to admit from each career background as well. If they really wanted to weed out future consultants, they probably would just interview fewer.

This is an online form so they provide comments on each with examples of why they think this person has a good rationale for an MBA. We request the evaluation within 24 hours of the interview, and last year we didn’t have to hunt anybody down. We tell interviewers that ‘you could be the reason we delay a decision on a candidate and they’re pushed to the next round. Please don’t be that reason.’

After the regional experts look at it in concert with the interview, they make a recommendation. Then, the senior AD gets it and looks at the overall pool. He might say, ‘We have too many people who are consultants.’ He takes first pass and then I take the second pass. There’s a lot of shifting about. We’ll waitlist some, un-waitlist other people, until we get to a number based on our historical admission rates. After I look at it, I send it on to Valerie (Suslow) who looks at the whole thing and once she blesses it we start communicating with the candidates.

Interviweing Feb 22? well, hit me. I will be in AA Friday, then i will party the night at Umichigan, then heading back to Chicago (home). I have a friend, crushing at his place.

Best of luck overcoming your alcoholism.

In all seriousness, I had no idea that Ross was cutting down the class size. I fear that my chances are low in that case.

I think it would contribute to everybody's stress level. 12% less spots

atleast its only 23 more days.

You won't know until you ask. Most won't though. They have their own internal deadlines to adhere to, which help them determine waitlist decisions among other things. You don't really have any leverage either. What will you say? Yeah, I don't want to give you money because you're not my first choice. Would you mind if I made you my backup plan but didn't pay you?

What's in it for them?