Ross Minor with Engineering (IOE)?

Nsf1897
Mon, 26 May 2014 14:26:29 +0000

I’m interesting in engineering, especially IOE at UM, because it suits my interests - math, solving problems/puzzles, not so much technical sciencey stuff. I’m also interested in business/finance, though. I see myself working in i-banking/hedge funds down the road, but not sure about that. Penn’s M&T program: Home - Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology; and Princeton’s ORFE: http://orfe.princeton.edu/academics/undergraduate really interest me as they combine engineering and business and give students excellent job prospects but they are EXTREMELY selective, and I doubt I’ll get in to either. So I wanna do something like that at Michigan (excellent engineering and business) that combines my interests, is flexible, and could get me a good job on Wall St. but is still manageable that I can do in 4 years. I’m pretty confident that I could get into Ross as a pre-admit, but I’m not sure if I wanna give up the technical background from CoE/IOE for the Ross networking/job placement. I’ve read that doing the IOE/Ross dual degree is a pain and not really worth it. From what I’ve read on CC, it seems to me that a BSE will give you more opportunities and is more versatile than a BBA (I’m not 100% sure what I wanna do). I’ll probably get an MBA after UG, as it is very similar curriculum to BBA (right?). So, if I had to choose just one concentration, I’d do IOE for the technical background and versatility. Is this sound rationale? However, Ross just started offering a minor, which, from the website: http://www2.bus.umich.edu/MyiMpact/academics/businessminor , sounds like it allows students access to all the perks of Ross (recruitment, networking, etc.). Would tacking on the Ross minor to IOE make me more attractive to top IB firms/recruiters than Ross majors? Could anyone give me some advice?

I know that there have been threads like this in the past, but I feel that the Ross minor is a game-changer.

Thanks in advance.