Last visit was: 22 Apr 2026, 18:26 It is currently 22 Apr 2026, 18:26
Home
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
avatar
banryoku
avatar
Joined: 20 Nov 2014
Last visit: 13 Dec 2019
Posts: 17
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 27
Location: Spain
Concentration: General Management, Finance
Schools: Simon '17 (M$)
GMAT 1: 690 Q44 V41
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Simon '17 (M$)
GMAT 1: 690 Q44 V41
Posts: 17
Kudos: 7
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 12 Feb 2015, 05:13
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Hey guys! Last monday I did my interview with an alumni in Frankfurt. More formal than UNC Kenan Flagler but still very satisfied.

What I want to let you know is that the night before a current MBA2 student contacted me (profile similar to me, european, international background, career switcher...) and offered himself to talk on Skype and share experiences. Is this some kind of second interview? Someone else has had this experience?

Thank you guys
avatar
EntMBA
avatar
Joined: 29 Aug 2014
Last visit: 12 Mar 2016
Posts: 113
Own Kudos:
19
 [1]
Given Kudos: 11
Schools: Sloan '17 (D) HBS '17 (D) Babson '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Ross '17 (A) Stanford '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q51 V38
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Sloan '17 (D) HBS '17 (D) Babson '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Ross '17 (A) Stanford '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q51 V38
Posts: 113
Kudos: 19
 [1]
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 12 Feb 2015, 06:04
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I think that they see you as a prospect candidate :)
I guess that relatively, Europeans are under-represented there as international students so they want to increase the odds of you joining them.
Plus, if you said you're into finance that's one more plus. I heard that they're looking for candidates who want to go to IB this year.
avatar
banryoku
avatar
Joined: 20 Nov 2014
Last visit: 13 Dec 2019
Posts: 17
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 27
Location: Spain
Concentration: General Management, Finance
Schools: Simon '17 (M$)
GMAT 1: 690 Q44 V41
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Simon '17 (M$)
GMAT 1: 690 Q44 V41
Posts: 17
Kudos: 7
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 12 Feb 2015, 06:58
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
fabiansc
I think that they see you as a prospect candidate :)
I guess that relatively, Europeans are under-represented there as international students so they want to increase the odds of you joining them.
Plus, if you said you're into finance that's one more plus. I heard that they're looking for candidates who want to go to IB this year.
Show more

oh I was taking it as a bad sign, that maybe just with one interview wasn't enough. Thanks for your words then :D

Btw how do you know that Ross is looking for more IB? (if you can share that info of course)
avatar
AM76N
avatar
Joined: 26 Aug 2014
Last visit: 19 Apr 2015
Posts: 49
Own Kudos:
12
Given Kudos: 15
Concentration: Marketing, General Management
Schools: Booth '17 (A) CBS '17 (D) Wharton '17 (D) Stern '17 (WD) Kellogg '17 (WL) Tuck '17 (WL) Ross '17 (A)
Schools: Booth '17 (A) CBS '17 (D) Wharton '17 (D) Stern '17 (WD) Kellogg '17 (WL) Tuck '17 (WL) Ross '17 (A)
Posts: 49
Kudos: 12
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 12 Feb 2015, 07:09
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
banryoku
fabiansc
I think that they see you as a prospect candidate :)
I guess that relatively, Europeans are under-represented there as international students so they want to increase the odds of you joining them.
Plus, if you said you're into finance that's one more plus. I heard that they're looking for candidates who want to go to IB this year.

oh I was taking it as a bad sign, that maybe just with one interview wasn't enough. Thanks for your words then :D

Btw how do you know that Ross is looking for more IB? (if you can share that info of course)
Show more

I did the on-campus intervew/team exercise on Feb 6th and flew in a day earlier to hang out with some current students/experience the school culture. In speaking with current students, they especially mentioned that Ross has made a concerted effort to bump up it's finance reputation. Due to a couple good years of recruiting, the big banks are coming back and increasing the number of offers they are giving to Ross students. One first year who had signed an internship offer with JPMorgan said they took 6 IB interns this year, having never taken more than 3. If you're into finance, Ross is becoming a hot spot!
avatar
EntMBA
avatar
Joined: 29 Aug 2014
Last visit: 12 Mar 2016
Posts: 113
Own Kudos:
19
Given Kudos: 11
Schools: Sloan '17 (D) HBS '17 (D) Babson '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Ross '17 (A) Stanford '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q51 V38
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Sloan '17 (D) HBS '17 (D) Babson '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Ross '17 (A) Stanford '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q51 V38
Posts: 113
Kudos: 19
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 12 Feb 2015, 07:12
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I know a student there that works in the admission office :)
It's true, not only did they show good results in the finance field, it's also a field that graduates earn a lot of benjamins :)
They want it in order to increase further their ranking.
avatar
halloanupam
avatar
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Last visit: 12 Feb 2015
Posts: 8
Own Kudos:
3
Given Kudos: 1
Posts: 8
Kudos: 3
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 12 Feb 2015, 07:38
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
EntMBA
I know a student there that works in the admission office :)
It's true, not only did they show good results in the finance field, it's also a field that graduates earn a lot of benjamins :)
They want it in order to increase further their ranking.
Show more
Hello, You said you know a student working in the admission office..Do you have any updates on whether there will be more interview invites to be sent to the second round applicants??
avatar
AM76N
avatar
Joined: 26 Aug 2014
Last visit: 19 Apr 2015
Posts: 49
Own Kudos:
12
Given Kudos: 15
Concentration: Marketing, General Management
Schools: Booth '17 (A) CBS '17 (D) Wharton '17 (D) Stern '17 (WD) Kellogg '17 (WL) Tuck '17 (WL) Ross '17 (A)
Schools: Booth '17 (A) CBS '17 (D) Wharton '17 (D) Stern '17 (WD) Kellogg '17 (WL) Tuck '17 (WL) Ross '17 (A)
Posts: 49
Kudos: 12
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 12 Feb 2015, 07:44
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
halloanupam
EntMBA
I know a student there that works in the admission office :)
It's true, not only did they show good results in the finance field, it's also a field that graduates earn a lot of benjamins :)
They want it in order to increase further their ranking.
Hello, You said you know a student working in the admission office..Do you have any updates on whether there will be more interview invites to be sent to the second round applicants??
Show more

In the briefing from adcom they mentioned that applications are up 30% yoy already between first two rounds and due to higher than expected yield in first round, there were less interview slots open for this round. Who knows if this was actually true or just a marketing type statement to make interviewers value Ross more highly but I believe round 2 invites are done.

Posted from my mobile device
avatar
halloanupam
avatar
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Last visit: 12 Feb 2015
Posts: 8
Own Kudos:
3
Given Kudos: 1
Posts: 8
Kudos: 3
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 12 Feb 2015, 07:55
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
AM76N
halloanupam
EntMBA
I know a student there that works in the admission office :)
It's true, not only did they show good results in the finance field, it's also a field that graduates earn a lot of benjamins :)
They want it in order to increase further their ranking.
Hello, You said you know a student working in the admission office..Do you have any updates on whether there will be more interview invites to be sent to the second round applicants??

In the briefing from adcom they mentioned that applications are up 30% yoy already between first two rounds and due to higher than expected yield in first round, there were less interview slots open for this round. Who knows if this was actually true or just a marketing type statement to make interviewers value Ross more highly but I believe round 2 invites are done.

Posted from my mobile device
Show more
Thanks for reply man..In that case, I am really disappointed because I was counting on Ross. Also, unfortunately there are no updates on my application portal. So this wait is really killing me!!:(
User avatar
warriorsquared
User avatar
Joined: 18 Dec 2013
Last visit: 23 Dec 2015
Posts: 36
Own Kudos:
19
Given Kudos: 19
Location: United States
Posts: 36
Kudos: 19
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 13 Feb 2015, 08:47
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
AM76N
halloanupam
EntMBA
I know a student there that works in the admission office :)
It's true, not only did they show good results in the finance field, it's also a field that graduates earn a lot of benjamins :)
They want it in order to increase further their ranking.
Hello, You said you know a student working in the admission office..Do you have any updates on whether there will be more interview invites to be sent to the second round applicants??

In the briefing from adcom they mentioned that applications are up 30% yoy already between first two rounds and due to higher than expected yield in first round, there were less interview slots open for this round. Who knows if this was actually true or just a marketing type statement to make interviewers value Ross more highly but I believe round 2 invites are done.

Posted from my mobile device
Show more

Thanks for that info. Would be good to know if this is going to translate to (a) the same number of R2 invites but more waitlists, or (b) less R2 invites by same number of accepts/waitlists. In other words, is the higher-than-expected yield from R1 going to keep interview % constant (as in (a)), or bring down interview % (as in (b))?
avatar
Cubsfan87
avatar
Joined: 17 Feb 2012
Last visit: 07 Jul 2016
Posts: 99
Own Kudos:
17
Given Kudos: 16
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
Posts: 99
Kudos: 17
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 13 Feb 2015, 08:52
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
R1 Deposit deadline isn't until April/May, so they probably won't have a great idea of the yield while going through R2 applications.
User avatar
warriorsquared
User avatar
Joined: 18 Dec 2013
Last visit: 23 Dec 2015
Posts: 36
Own Kudos:
19
Given Kudos: 19
Location: United States
Posts: 36
Kudos: 19
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 13 Feb 2015, 08:57
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Cubsfan87
R1 Deposit deadline isn't until April/May, so they probably won't have a great idea of the yield while going through R2 applications.
Show more

Thanks. So it sounds like, in fact, the higher-than-expected yield that someone saw at Ross is a case of having 100 matriculating students vs. 80 -- significant shift, but not enough to move the needle.
avatar
banryoku
avatar
Joined: 20 Nov 2014
Last visit: 13 Dec 2019
Posts: 17
Own Kudos:
7
 [1]
Given Kudos: 27
Location: Spain
Concentration: General Management, Finance
Schools: Simon '17 (M$)
GMAT 1: 690 Q44 V41
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Simon '17 (M$)
GMAT 1: 690 Q44 V41
Posts: 17
Kudos: 7
 [1]
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 13 Feb 2015, 09:33
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
just had an Skype with a current European MBA2, member of the European Business Club

One of the topics that we have discussed, is that Ross is shifting its attention from Latin America and Asia towards Europe. In the following years we should see an increase of Michigan's presence in the region, and as a result a higher rate of european students
avatar
EntMBA
avatar
Joined: 29 Aug 2014
Last visit: 12 Mar 2016
Posts: 113
Own Kudos:
19
Given Kudos: 11
Schools: Sloan '17 (D) HBS '17 (D) Babson '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Ross '17 (A) Stanford '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q51 V38
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: Sloan '17 (D) HBS '17 (D) Babson '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Ross '17 (A) Stanford '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 730 Q51 V38
Posts: 113
Kudos: 19
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 13 Feb 2015, 13:30
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I wonder how they decide on the international students percentage and on how many will be accepted from each country...
avatar
swagon1000
avatar
Joined: 17 Apr 2012
Last visit: 27 May 2017
Posts: 39
Own Kudos:
18
Given Kudos: 23
Concentration: Healthcare, Marketing
Schools: HBS '17 (D) Kellogg '17 (D) Duke '17 (WL) Cnsrtm-Ross '17 (M$) Cnsrtm-Johnson '17 (A$) Cnsrtm-Goizueta '17 (A$)
GPA: 3.4
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: HBS '17 (D) Kellogg '17 (D) Duke '17 (WL) Cnsrtm-Ross '17 (M$) Cnsrtm-Johnson '17 (A$) Cnsrtm-Goizueta '17 (A$)
Posts: 39
Kudos: 18
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 14 Feb 2015, 14:07
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Had my interview on-campus yesterday with an mba2, very chill with no curveball questions. The team exercise was ok, I think they were just looking for red flags.
User avatar
PTK
User avatar
Joined: 02 Jul 2009
Last visit: 06 Oct 2022
Posts: 1,135
Own Kudos:
2,218
Given Kudos: 622
Status:mission completed!
GPA: 3.77
Products:
My Reviews
Posts: 1,135
Kudos: 2,218
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 14 Feb 2015, 21:53
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
banryoku
just had an Skype with a current European MBA2, member of the European Business Club

One of the topics that we have discussed, is that Ross is shifting its attention from Latin America and Asia towards Europe. In the following years we should see an increase of Michigan's presence in the region, and as a result a higher rate of european students
Show more

hi,
please just take it with a grain of salt. I would not wonder if a member of the Asian Business Club tells to perspective Asian applicants that Ross "is shifting its attention" from Latin America and Europe to Asia.

:-D a waitlisted European.
avatar
adkoradia
avatar
Joined: 18 Dec 2014
Last visit: 21 Jun 2015
Posts: 13
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 3
Location: India
GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
GPA: 3.3
GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41
Posts: 13
Kudos: 7
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 18 Feb 2015, 00:51
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Its really disappointing to know that there is no hope for getting an interview call anymore...
I was really counting on Ross :(
avatar
helenrez
avatar
Joined: 06 Feb 2015
Last visit: 29 Jan 2018
Posts: 30
Own Kudos:
6
Given Kudos: 13
Schools: HBS '17 (M) CBS '17 (D) Sloan '17 (WL) Ross '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Haas '17 (D) Kellogg '17 (D) Georgetown PT"18 (A)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: HBS '17 (M) CBS '17 (D) Sloan '17 (WL) Ross '17 (A) Wharton '17 (D) Haas '17 (D) Kellogg '17 (D) Georgetown PT"18 (A)
Posts: 30
Kudos: 6
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 18 Feb 2015, 08:40
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
For those folks that have already had their on campus interviews, any advice for how to prepare? Does the interview have a big behavioral focus (i.e. "tell me about a time when...") or does it focus more on why MBA/why Michigan? Any tips or advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
User avatar
targetlady
User avatar
Joined: 27 Jan 2015
Last visit: 24 Jul 2015
Posts: 26
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 7
Location: United States
Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, General Management
Schools: Booth '17 (M) Ross '17 (A) Stanford '17 (D) HBS '17 (D) Insead Sept '16 (A) Haas '17 (D)
GPA: 3.6
Schools: Booth '17 (M) Ross '17 (A) Stanford '17 (D) HBS '17 (D) Insead Sept '16 (A) Haas '17 (D)
Posts: 26
Kudos: 7
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 18 Feb 2015, 11:33
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
helenrez
For those folks that have already had their on campus interviews, any advice for how to prepare? Does the interview have a big behavioral focus (i.e. "tell me about a time when...") or does it focus more on why MBA/why Michigan? Any tips or advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Show more

It was kind of a mix bag for me. One or two questions about how I manage teams, how I've responded to failure, etc. And then of course there were the standard why an MBA/why Ross questions. I don't think it was heavily weighted in one direction or the other. They were really strict about time though (only 30 minutes-no leeway to go over that), so I would suggest being conscious of not rambling too much or over-answering any particular question.

Group exercise was actually pretty chill and informal. I think as long as you don't come off as incredibly socially awkward or overbearing, you're fine.
User avatar
SleeplessInNY
User avatar
Joined: 02 Dec 2014
Last visit: 29 May 2015
Posts: 18
Own Kudos:
8
Given Kudos: 21
Location: United States
Schools: Goizueta '17 (A) Stern '17 (D) Kellogg '17 (D) CBS '17 (D) Kenan-Flagler '17 (A) Ross '17 (M) McCombs '17 (WL) Goizueta 1YR '16 (A)
GPA: 3.3
Schools: Goizueta '17 (A) Stern '17 (D) Kellogg '17 (D) CBS '17 (D) Kenan-Flagler '17 (A) Ross '17 (M) McCombs '17 (WL) Goizueta 1YR '16 (A)
Posts: 18
Kudos: 8
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 20 Feb 2015, 15:53
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Hey is anyone here interviewing tomorrow- Feb 21, on campus? I'm getting to Ann Arbor tonight and thought maybe someone would want to grab a beer. PM me if you're interested. Thanks!
avatar
emiller2030
avatar
Joined: 12 Apr 2014
Last visit: 30 Mar 2015
Posts: 26
Own Kudos:
9
Given Kudos: 11
Location: United States
Concentration: Strategy, International Business
Schools: Ross '17 (A) LBS '17 (D) Kenan-Flagler '17 (A)
WE:Consulting (Non-Profit and Government)
Schools: Ross '17 (A) LBS '17 (D) Kenan-Flagler '17 (A)
Posts: 26
Kudos: 9
Calling all ROSS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017 20 Feb 2015, 16:00
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I'm coming! But I won't get in until 10 because of flight delays so I'm going to grab some shut eye. See you tomorrow, though!
SleeplessInNY
Hey is anyone here interviewing tomorrow- Feb 21, on campus? I'm getting to Ann Arbor tonight and thought maybe someone would want to grab a beer. PM me if you're interested. Thanks!
Show more

Posted from my mobile device
   1  ...  36   37   38   39   40  ...  58   
Moderator:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
7391 posts