Calling all Michigan (Ross) Fall 2009 Applicants! : MBA Archive

Yahsek · 2008-07-17T03:38:50-07:00

I looked around and was a bit surprised that no one had made a Michigan thread for 2009 yet. So without further ado, here it is. Who else is considering the Maize and Blue for 2009? Count me in for Round 1! Here are a few Michigan (Ross) related links. Feel free to post any other links that you'd like to see added and I'll try my best to update in a timely manner. Official Website GMAT Club Wiki Page B-School Ambassador Thread B-School Review Thread 2008 Michigan Thread GO BLUE! Application Statistics THE R1 TEAM - THE BLUE TEAM Interview Invites: 29 (60%) Total Applicants 48 Admitted: 19 Admitted after WL: 2 Total Admitted: 21 (43.8%) Matriculating: 9 Waitlisted: 13 Dinged: 5 Dinged after WL: 4 Total Dinged: 9 Unknown: 9 ----------------------------------- Decemberblues - Waitlisted 1/15 | Accepted - 3/11 with scholarship $ | matriculating dharmabum | Accepted - 1/12/09 | matriculating dghazer | Accepted - 1/13/09 | matriculating matty0212 | Accepted - 1/13/2009 | matriculating nomsg7111 | Accepted - 1/12/09 | matriculating * RahlowJenkins | Accepted - 1/13/09 with full ride $$$ | matriculating ryguy904 | Accepted - 1/13/09 | matriculating YihWei | Accepted - 1/13/09 | matriculating zmfatla | Accepted - 1/13/09 | matriculating * asd1225 | Accepted - 1/12/09 with scholarship $$$ * ej | Accepted - 1/12/09 with scholarship $$$ * fwl200 | Accepted - 1/13/09 * Lion1981 | Accepted - 1/12/09 with scholarship $$$ Minimal81 - Waitlisted - 1/15/09 | Accepted sam77sam7 | Accepted - 1/12/09 blake5790 | Accepted - 1/12/09 | not matriculating chitchat | Accepted - 1/12/09 | not matriculating cpgmba | Accepted - 1/13/09 | not matriculating * jcl246 | Accepted w/ $$ - 1/12/09 | not matriculating manbilla | Accepted - 1/13/09 | not matriculating saltdawg218 | Accepted - 1/14/09 | not matriculating atlmba2009 - Waitlisted * dv450 - Waitlisted getmeouttahere - Waitlisted | Withdrew glettian - Waitlisted * omnizone - Waitlisted w/o interview prospect - Waitlisted refurb - Waitlisted sentiment - Waitlisted wooster123 - Waitlisted aakashganga - Waitlisted | Dinged R2 *azngaucho - Waitlisted | Dinged R2 madz - waitlisted | Dinged R2 Markkm - Waitlisted | Dinged R2 balki1867 - Dinged chaospersonified - Dinged Leverandon (MBA/JD) | Dinged w/interview rgajare14 | Dinged w/interview terp26 - Dinged AlbertNTN | Submitted boOmasta | Submitted 10/10 | Interview with alumni 12/6-7 connecticket | Submitted 10/10 goldfishee27 | Submitted | Invited for interview mba07 spideyeclipse27 | Submitted 10/6 ttwang56 URSB710 zhl226 (* = Wasn't on original list) THE R2 TEAM - THE OTHER BLUE TEAM (SINCE MAIZE DOESN'T SHOW UP VERY WELL) Interview Invites: 13 (54.2%) Total Applicants 24 Admitted: 6 (25%) Matriculating: 3 Waitlist: 4 Dings: 5 unknown: 9 ----------------------------------- armycamel - Accepted ($$$) | matriculating lsuguy7 - Accepted (full ride) | matriculating peaceyall - Accepted ($$$) | matriculating ib2150 - Accepted ($$$) JMerry - Accepted llest - Accepted ($$$) | not matriculating fatb - waitlisted w/o interview tomnjerry - waitlisted w/o interview shayne - waitslisted w/interview u0388768 - waitlisted w/o interview apurohit - dinged w/interview brp81 - dinged w/interview fall09 - dinged gobruins - dinged w/interview formerlehmanite1- dinged w/interview cavin79 - Interviewed fugo | Submitted 1/2 intrinsicreality | Submitted 1/2 | Interview invite 1/27 niro | Submitted ozieozzie | Submitted | Interview invite 2/9 preeyah | Submitted RJ | Submitted rscricket | Submitted 1/2 taurnmalik | Submitted 1/2 yellowjacket | Submitted 1/2

Yahsek

Current Student

Joined: 17 Jan 2008

Last visit: 13 Feb 2014

Posts: 533

Own Kudos:

410

Given Kudos: 34

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Concentration: Sustainable Development

Schools:Ross '12 (MBA/MS)

Q49 V45

Posts: 533

Kudos: 410

21 Jan 2009, 11:24

Kudos

Bookmarks

ib2150

I wish I could! I already reserved my flight for Monday. But I wonder where they go for the happy hour... Is it the infamous Ashley's?

Scorekeepers on Maynard. 5 bucks all you can drink!

ib2150

Joined: 03 Jul 2008

Last visit: 21 Mar 2009

Posts: 16

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Concentration: Consulting

Schools:Ross, Broad

Q45 V39

Posts: 16

Kudos: 0

21 Jan 2009, 11:51

Kudos

Bookmarks

Wow, living in Philly I'm not used to this - cheap parking, cheap housing, cheap drinks.

atlmba2009

Current Student

Joined: 24 Oct 2008

Last visit: 26 Oct 2009

Posts: 103

Own Kudos:

16

Given Kudos: 2

Q49 V42

Posts: 103

Kudos: 16

22 Jan 2009, 12:43

Kudos

Bookmarks

For anybody on the waitlist-

In the chat today, Doug of the adcom said that we should have received some confirmation of our request to stay on the waitlist. Did anybody receive that? I'm a little concerned because I didn't see anything...

refurb

Current Student

Joined: 28 Feb 2008

Last visit: 30 Oct 2013

Posts: 1,321

Own Kudos:

156

[1]

Given Kudos: 6

Schools:Tuck

Posts: 1,321

Kudos: 156

[1]

22 Jan 2009, 14:21

1

Kudos

Bookmarks

atlmba2009

For anybody on the waitlist-

In the chat today, Doug of the adcom said that we should have received some confirmation of our request to stay on the waitlist. Did anybody receive that? I'm a little concerned because I didn't see anything...

I got an email on Tuesday confirming my spot on the waitlist.

On another note, I thought this quote from a 2007 waitlist chat was interesting...

Quote:

SoojinKwonKohRoss (Mar 27, 2007 4:01:35 PM)
We will begin reviewing our waitlist in mid-May and continue through the summer.

Now Ross will start reviewing R1 waitlisters with the R2 set of apps. It will be interesting to see how many get off the waitlist compared to years past!

RF

svrider

Current Student

Joined: 30 Oct 2007

Last visit: 23 Sep 2010

Posts: 217

Own Kudos:

67

Given Kudos: 2

Location: Dallas

Concentration: Technology Management

Schools:Fuqua, Anderson, Johnson, Ross

Posts: 217

Kudos: 67

22 Jan 2009, 14:50

Kudos

Bookmarks

refurb

Quote:

SoojinKwonKohRoss (Mar 27, 2007 4:01:35 PM)
We will begin reviewing our waitlist in mid-May and continue through the summer.

Now Ross will start reviewing R1 waitlisters with the R2 set of apps. It will be interesting to see how many get off the waitlist compared to years past!
RF

Someone asked this question on the WL chat and Soojin's response was that the WL policy is no different from previous years. But at some point she also mentioned that they review the waitlist at the end of each round in the past too though very few were actually admitted until after R3. Another interesting comment was that the size of WL is larger this year.

sam77sam7

Current Student

Joined: 02 Jan 2008

Last visit: 06 Mar 2012

Posts: 597

Own Kudos:

30

Location: Detroit, MI

Concentration: Consulting

Q49 V42

Posts: 597

Kudos: 30

22 Jan 2009, 15:03

Kudos

Bookmarks

I think they probably added more to the WL this year because they were uncertain how R2/R3 apps would come in...

A larger pool of apps means possibly better applicants.

refurb

Current Student

Joined: 28 Feb 2008

Last visit: 30 Oct 2013

Posts: 1,321

Own Kudos:

156

Given Kudos: 6

Schools:Tuck

Posts: 1,321

Kudos: 156

22 Jan 2009, 15:51

Kudos

Bookmarks

svrider

Someone asked this question on the WL chat and Soojin's response was that the WL policy is no different from previous years. But at some point she also mentioned that they review the waitlist at the end of each round in the past too though very few were actually admitted until after R3. Another interesting comment was that the size of WL is larger this year.

Hmmm... very interesting, I'll have to read the chat when it gets posted. I also noticed this from the updated Waitlist FAQ on the Ross website:

Quote:

The majority of decisions on waitlisted applicants will occur in May and June.

Since I've got an R1 school to make a decision on in April, I don't hold out much hope for a response from Ross in time.

RF

rscricket

Joined: 15 Dec 2008

Last visit: 22 Jul 2009

Posts: 35

Concentration: General

Schools:Ross, Kellogg, Johnson

Q49 V41

Posts: 35

Kudos: 0

22 Jan 2009, 19:39

Kudos

Bookmarks

I am an R2 applicant. When would it be too late to get an interview invite?

GoBruin

Current Student

Joined: 05 Aug 2008

Last visit: 26 Jan 2017

Posts: 1,262

Own Kudos:

175

Given Kudos: 20

Concentration: Management Consulting

Schools: Ross 2012

Q50 V44

WE 1: 5 Years at Fortune 50 Company in Manufacturing

Posts: 1,262

Kudos: 175

22 Jan 2009, 22:31

Kudos

Bookmarks

rscricket

I am an R2 applicant. When would it be too late to get an interview invite?

Oh no, seems like there is a lot of people who haven't gotten interview invites. Ross spreads it over a month and a half.

nomsg7111

Current Student

Joined: 04 Oct 2008

Last visit: 19 Apr 2009

Posts: 169

Own Kudos:

2

Location: San Francisco, CA

Concentration: Healthcare and Operations

Schools:Michigan

Posts: 169

Kudos: 2

22 Jan 2009, 23:39

Kudos

Bookmarks

I got my interview fairly late...maybe 3 or 4 weeks after people started getting them.

tomnjerry

Joined: 26 Dec 2008

Last visit: 17 Mar 2009

Posts: 4

Concentration: Enterpreneurship

Schools:Wharton (WL), Kellogg, Ross, Columbia, Duke

Q50 V44

Posts: 4

Kudos: 0

26 Jan 2009, 14:51

Kudos

Bookmarks

Moderators,

Could you also add me to Ross R2 applicants' list? I posted a request earlier as well but guess it was missed out.

My profile:

Indian/Male/770/Engineer/3.4/4 Yrs Work ex in Mgmt Consulting/Intl - 1 Yr

Thanks!

RJ

Joined: 13 Aug 2008

Last visit: 20 Dec 2009

Posts: 42

Own Kudos:

1

Given Kudos: 1

Concentration: Healthcare Marketing

Schools:R1 - Kellogg, Tuck (W), Yale, Cornell, R2- Haas, Ross, R3 - Foster

Q46 V37

Posts: 42

Kudos: 1

26 Jan 2009, 17:52

Kudos

Bookmarks

Does Ross have any separate website to check application status? Apart from the automated response that my application has been submitted, I have not received any other mail from them on status or currently under review. Is it same for everyone?

Thanks!

ryguy904

Current Student

Joined: 27 Jul 2007

Last visit: 10 Sep 2013

Posts: 859

Own Kudos:

215

Given Kudos: 4

Location: Sunny So Cal

Concentration: Investment Management

Schools:CBS, Cornell, Duke, Ross, Darden

Posts: 859

Kudos: 215

26 Jan 2009, 18:55

Kudos

Bookmarks

RJ

Does Ross have any separate website to check application status?

No. Your "status" will not update on that site until decisions are released, so no need to keep checking it.

preeyah

Joined: 27 Jan 2009

Last visit: 10 Mar 2009

Posts: 7

Concentration: General

Schools:Kellogg, HBS, Stern, Ross

Q49 V41

Posts: 7

Kudos: 0

27 Jan 2009, 02:34

Kudos

Bookmarks

Adding myself to the R2 applicants this year. and yes, the wait is killing!

Cheers!

GoBruin

Current Student

Joined: 05 Aug 2008

Last visit: 26 Jan 2017

Posts: 1,262

Own Kudos:

175

Given Kudos: 20

Concentration: Management Consulting

Schools: Ross 2012

Q50 V44

WE 1: 5 Years at Fortune 50 Company in Manufacturing

Posts: 1,262

Kudos: 175

27 Jan 2009, 09:00

Kudos

Bookmarks

Whooo whooo I have an interview. Finally, the wait was killing me! :shock:

For those would don't know already, Ross' system does not update your interview status. You have to recieve a code VIA EMAIL to register for an interview. (Kinda strange I know, however I've read that they will call you if you don't respond within a certain time)

Here are you instructions.

You are invited to interview between January 27-February 13. In order to accept our invitation to interview, you must complete the following steps:

Step 1: Determine your interview option.
Option 1- Interview on campus in Ann Arbor. Any type of interview is completely acceptable, however, we prefer you come to campus if you are able.
Option 2- Interview with an alumnus in your area.

Step 2 (options 1 &2): Send an updated copy of your resume in Word format (file named “LastName_FirstName”) via email to gwenkf@umich.edu. Please make the subject line of your email “Accept Interview [Your Full Name]”

Step 3 Option 1: Please sign up for an available Full-Time MBA on-campus interview at: https://events.embark.com/interview/umich/mba/search.asp after you have submitted a copy of your resume.
Step 3 Option 2: Reply to this message changing the subject line to “Request Alumni Interview Information”. Please include the metro area where you would like to interview. You will receive contact information for an alumnus in that area. You do not need to use the scheduling site above.

Your Application ID number is 123456789. Please give this number to your interviewer at the beginning of your interview.

I'm soo excited!!! :-D