Michigan Ross MBA Deadlines Round Application Due Decisions Released Round 1 Sep 20, 2021 Dec 8, 2021 Round 2 Jan 10, 2022 Mar 18, 2022 Round 3 Apr 4, 2022 May 11, 2022 Essays Part 1: Short-answer questions. Select one prompt from each group of the two groups below. Respond to each selected prompt in 100 words or less. Group 1 I want people to know that I: I made a difference when I: I was aware that I was different when: Group 2 I am out of my comfort zone when: I was humbled when: I was challenged when: Part 2: Career Goal Essay What is your short-term career goal and why? (200 words)

Are we getting any rejection mails from AdCom? Or anyone who received a rejection mail?

I don’t think we will receive the rejection now , only on the decision date

You won’t get any rejection email before the decision date. There is a possibility they will waitlist you. This is what happened in R1 and I got waitlisted without the interview. I wish I knew this before. If Ross is the target school - then keep engaging with the school, keep sharing relevant updates, take GMAT if you feel your score needs improvement.

Thanks for the information. After getting waitlisted on the decision date, did you receive an interview invite then?

lol, still hopeful. They haven’t gotten back to the waitlisted candidates yet

Thanks brother! My crush also responded to me 😁😁😁😁

Now that the dust has settled, I think it might be useful to mention a few points. To those who got an invite, congratulations on getting through! But remember, this is just another step, you still need to do well in your interview. Remember that roughly half of interviewees are dinged! And even with a good interview, your whole app is re-evaluated when final decisions are made. So prepare, prepare, prepare! To those who didn't get an invite and are wondering what went wrong, here's what I can tell you from my own experience. On the matter of feedback, its pointless requesting individual feedback because no school would provide it. For Ross, over 2000 applicants are rejected a year, to provide feedback for each applicant would be an enormous ask, to provide feedback for you alone would be special treatment. The difficulty now is learning from the black box of rejection. There are many reasons why you might be rejected or waitlisted. You may have had a stellar profile, but adcoms don't see your 'profile', they see your execution and your narrative. Maybe something came up in an essay that drew concern. Maybe your recommenders weren't specific enough, maybe their recommendation threw up an issue, maybe they didn't mention enough of what Ross was looking for. Maybe your work experience wasn't very impactful, maybe you didn't do enough outside of work to show your well-roundedness. Or maybe it was simply that you had a good story, but there were too many applicants with great stories in your candidate pool. You can do everything to put yourself in the best light possible, but all it takes is someone who is a little bit better in each area and they get the invite and you don't. Low key it could also be that the adcom didn't see the school as a good fight for you - and honestly, they would be doing you a favour. My advice here is be humble, and learn from it. If you have other school applications in progress, focus on those and treasure any opportunity you get. Don't blame Ross, think that they made a mistake, and brazenly move on. Go through your application again, and see where you could have made improvements - better yet, seek advice from others. If you know anyone in the process as well, ask them to take a look at your app and let you know if they spot any red flags. This feeling sucks now, and I'm sorry you have to bear it. But better things are to come if you take the time to learn and introspect.

TWIC , this isn’t terrible advice. Bravo

Well said, TWIC. Also, Ross as a school encourages re-applicants, and you do not have to pay the application fee again. So if you do have the luxury of reapplying next cycle, please do so!