Transferring from CoE to Ross after Freshman year

Colleges & Universities University of Michigan
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I’m starting school at the CoE this Fall and only applied because of good math and science skills, a general enjoyment of those courses, and the great job prospects.

I want to at least apply for transfer to Ross’ three-year BBA program to keep my options open and becaue I have grown less interested in engineering and more so in business, as I feel I would enjoy it far more. The required courses to apply are Calculus, Econ 101, and the first year writing course. Obviously calculus will not be an issue, and I think Econ will be ok, too, but I’m concerned about the writing course as that is not required for engineering students. Looking at the minor in business application requirements, Engineering 100 is acceptable in place of the writing class. Does anybody know if this is also true for the BBA? Any other advice is welcome as well.

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@bigbird97 No. You must take eng 124/125 if you wanna apply for BBA. Minor application reqs are different.

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@YellowWolverine That’s what I assumed but I couldn’t find the information for specifically transferring from the Engineering school. Thanks

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FYWR is really a wild card as far as difficulty goes. I had a great teacher. She was one of my favorite teachers of all time, but she’s not teaching next year. (she’s working on her PhD). I would just go for it. If you want to apply to Ross FYWR is a must. Remember, GO TO OFFICE HOURS. This way your teacher will develop a more personal relationship with you. They might be able to give you advice that is better suited for your writing style.

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Also, be careful about what you schedule in the same semester. You might not want to schedule Calc and Econ and FYWR. A lot of people are weary of Calc and Econ together. I took FYWR and Econ in the same semester and got an A. in both.

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In engineering, taking calc, econ and FYWR in one semester should be the easiest semester you’re ever going to have. Some FYWR can be challenging, but the distribution of grades causes very very few people to get under a B-. You have to have some pretty big deficiency writing to get under a B- in FYWR. Don’t worry about your grade in FYWR too much.

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If you are pursuing Ross, you do need to worry about your FYWR grade. You don’t want a B- to be most competitive.

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Econ 101 is relatively easy.

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They’d also have to take either Engr100 or 101 with it though as well, which would not be an especially light schedule.

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Even in Ross, Calc, econ and FYWR would be an easier schedule. The Ross classes are no walk in the park. While the curve keeps the grades relatively high, it’s cut-throat completion and recruiters are looking for top grades. I know engineering can be difficult (I considered the major myself), but Ross isn’t a walk in the park.