Calling All Michigan Ross MBA Applicants: 2020 Intake [Class of 2022] : Ross

Welcome all Ross class of 2022 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each-other, exchange ideas, discuss app strategies, and some profile discussions may be? Give a shout out!

Ross Application Deadlines, Essay Questions and Analysis

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In for R1.

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Ross Essay Questions and Analysis

• Part 1 -Short Answers: Select one prompt from each group of the three groups below. Respond to each selected prompt in 100 words or less (<100 words each; 300 words total). Every word counts here- the tight word count is intentional to force you to focus.
  
  GROUP 1
  
  • I want people to know that I:
    
  • I made a difference when I:
  GROUP 2
  
  • I was humbled when:
  • I am out of my comfort zone when:
  GROUP 3
  
  • I was aware that I am different when:
  • I was challenged when:
  “We encourage you to share personal examples in these short answers to allow us to learn more about who you are as a person.”- Soojin Kwon
  
• Part 2 Career Goals Essay: Michigan Ross is a place where people from all backgrounds with different career goals can thrive. Please share your short-term career goal. Why is this career goal the right choice for you? (300 words)
  
• Optional Statement: Is there something in your resume or application that could use some explanation? This is your chance to elaborate. You might want to discuss completion of supplemental coursework, employment gaps, academic issues, etc.

Ross Essay Analysis by: myEssayReview | Personal MBA Coach | Stacy Blackman | mbaMission | Accepted.com

I am excited to announce that variantguy will be the Ross moderator and leading the discussion.

You can learn a bit more about him from his spectacular GMAT debrief (spoiler, he got a 750). In brief, for the lazy ones, he is from India and will be applying for his second MBA at around 30. It is an uphill task but he got an amazing GMAT score (esp for his age) and hopefully souvik101990 will have his back too

Anyway, please join me in welcoming the new Ross Class of 2022 moderator!

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variantguy - congratulations! I hope to see you in Ann Arbor next year!

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Thank you for the warm welcome, bb!

Go Blue!

bb wrote:I am excited to announce that variantguy will be the Ross moderator and leading the discussion.

You can learn a bit more about him from his spectacular GMAT debrief (spoiler, he got a 750). In brief, for the lazy ones, he is from India and will be applying for his second MBA at around 30. It is an uphill task but he got an amazing GMAT score (esp for his age) and hopefully souvik101990 will have his back too

Anyway, please join me in welcoming the new Ross Class of 2022 moderator!

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Thanks souvik101990! I hope the same!

PS - Read your zero to five admit story and must say, it was quite a motivational boost! And thanks for the detailed review of Applicant Lab!

souvik101990 wrote:variantguy - congratulations! I hope to see you in Ann Arbor next year!

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Ross is known for a lot of good things, but what draws you to apply for a Ross MBA program? Who all are excited to apply and what's your motivation to pick Ross? Share you aspirations, which round you're going for, and how confident you feel about your Ross application. Looking forward to an insightful and inspiring exchange of ideas!!

Hi everyone, please feel free to "at" me with questions that come up. I feel like Ross is a bit of a specialty of mine.

I have two sets of Ross essays on my sample page here: https://mbaessaycoaching.com/sample-essays/

One of those clients received a $40K scholarship with a 650 GMAT but decided to head to Wharton-Lauder with a $30K scholarship.

Sharing the letter for your inspiration (and his generous approval) https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovptkxg6ohhgkth/Scholarship%20%2440%2C000.pdf?dl=0

Does anyone know when the full-time application goes live?

Hi bluecardinal

You can create your account and get started on your applications here: https://applyweb.collegenet.com/account ... mross%252F

All the best for your applications!

bluecardinal wrote:Does anyone know when the full-time application goes live?

Ross Webinar Schedule - Here's Your Chance to Know More About Ross

Hello, Ross 2020 aspirants!

Last week, Taya Sapp, Senior Associate Director of Admissions, hosted a webinar with Ross Alumni where they discussed their Ross experience and some differentiators that set Ross apart. If you missed it, Here's a link.

Also, there's an upcoming webinar for Round 1 applicants. The Ross AdCom will briefly highlight what differentiates Michigan Ross and provide an overview of how to navigate the Ross admissions process.

And here's where you can find a complete list of all the scheduled Ross webinars.

variantguy wrote:Welcome all Ross class of 2022 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each-other, exchange ideas, discuss app strategies, and some profile discussions may be? Give a shout out!

Ross Application Deadlines, Essay Questions and Analysis

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Attention Ross aspirants in India! Meet face-to-face with Ross AdCom members this week (multiple cities)!

Michigan Ross is participating in the QS World MBA Tour in India. Stop by the Michigan Ross table to meet with a Ross admissions committee member.

Schedule

• QS World MBA Tour - Delhi (July 29)
• QS World MBA Tour - Hyderabad (Aug 1)
• QS World MBA Tour - Bangalore (Aug 3)

Sign up for the events here.

Hi everyone, for those of you who could not attend the recent webinar on Getting Ready for Ross: Round 1, here's a link to the recording of the session. Some really helpful insights in there!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpuYYTDiHZQ

Yay, missed this and grateful you posted the replay.

variantguy wrote:Hi everyone, for those of you who could not attend the recent webinar on Getting Ready for Ross: Round 1, here's a link to the recording of the session. Some really helpful insights in there!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpuYYTDiHZQ

Sept 4: Ross Adcom on GMAT Club to Chat with Applicants

Yes, you heard it right. Meredith Hartmann, Associate Director of Admissions at Michigan Ross, will be visiting our chat room to chat with prospective Ross MBA applicants. We hope all applicants will join Ross adcom in this live chat session to get answers to their questions and tips and advice for preparing the best application.

Wednesday, Sept 4, 2019 10am ET (7am PDT / 3pm British time / 7:30pm IST)

Join Link: https://gmatclub.com/forum/mchat.php

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The chat sessions starts soon, in another 15 minutes! We hope you are able to join us and get your important questions for applications and R1 submissions answered!

https://gmatclub.com/forum/mchat.php?fl=menu

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Sept 4: Ross Adcom on GMAT Club to Chat with Applicants

Yes, you heard it right. Meredith Hartmann, Associate Director of Admissions at Michigan Ross, will be visiting our chat room to chat with prospective Ross MBA applicants. We hope all applicants will join Ross adcom in this live chat session to get answers to their questions and tips and advice for preparing the best application.

Wednesday, Sept 4, 2019 10am ET (7am PDT / 3pm British time / 7:30pm IST)

Join Link: https://gmatclub.com/forum/mchat.php

Signup to get email reminder of this chat.

Thanks everyone for participating in the latest Ross adcom chat. Special thanks to @GMATForam, MBA42020, Businessconquerer, seldon2019, Anshul0102, & ychcui for asking some great questions in the session.

Here are key takeaways from the chat. Full transcript is also available to download below.

• We only require one recommendation, so choose carefully! You want to choose a person who knows you well and can speak to your accomplishments and professional growth in a detailed way (which is often your direct supervisor). Choosing someone high up who can’t do this for you will actually hurt an application.
  
• App Evaluation Process: I and my team do an initial read to see who we want to interview, and we make a certain number of deny and WL decisions at the first read. After we have all the information, we do a second read and then get together to ensure we’re on the same page before scholarshipping and admissions (this is the teensy pocket sized explanation of a big important process btw)
  
• The team exercise is by invitation only - if you’re invited to interview, you will be invited to the TE. Team exercise is offered in all 3 rounds on campus, but for R1 & R2 we travel at select international destinations for international applicants
  
• R1 vs R2: My colleague recently ran the numbers and found no difference between rates of acceptance in r1 v r2. We scholarship equally between rounds as well.
  
• Role of IR & AWA Scores: We look primarily at the verbal and quant sections - we’ve found those are the best indicators of academic performance (especially the quant section) as our program is heavily quantitative
  
• We look at your application as a whole - you’re a whole person, after all. You want to ensure you can put forward the strongest application possible. But do remember that no application is perfect - no one area is going to tank your candidacy!

Full Chat Transcript

Last week a few friends and I did a webinar on summer internship success at Ross. If you didn’t get to watch it, happy to answer some recruiting questions with no filter.

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Hi all,

Has anyone been experiencing issues where they see their application document uploads (for example, resume) appear blurry in the preview tool?

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