Umich vs cmc vs upenn for econ

srparent15
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:18:15 +0000

@cmcplsacceptme Pretty sure it’s near impossible to transfer into Ross. When they went to the direct admit route a few years ago, they took that pretty much off the table. A lot of kids who don’t get in, think hey, I’ll go anyway and transfer in and are unssuccessful. @Mwfan1921 is correct on that one. Additionally, Ross does not have a Finance major, so even if you were successful in transferring in, you couldn’t major in Finance anyway. The closest thing to a Finance major at UM is going to be Econ. Ross is actually just a BBA - Bachelor’s of Business Administration. As I said previously, you also don’t need to be in Ross at UM to get a great job. Econ majors get the same Investment Banking/Consulting jobs anyway.

As for Penn. Regardless of what your counselor said, it is a reach for everyone, especially this year. Wharton is the #1 business school and same goes, as far as transferring. You might get lucky if you even get into Penn in the first place, but nothing is a given this year. Btw, @dimkin they do not even promote Donnie Boy there in any of their marketing. When we visited there 3+ years ago we had such a good laugh at that.

Investment Banking is an intense lifestyle no matter where you go and you really need to be wanting to and able to do that. It’s not for everyone. It sounds like you really love CMC so not sure why you are throwing UM in. You should go where you would be happy, not where you think you should go. Remember that. It’s about best fit for you, not what others think. Small size is vital. I have a daughter in a top business program and her classes have about 30 kids. I can’t tell you how awesome that is. You quickly learn who is awesome, who sucks, who you want to work with, who you don’t, who is cut throat, who’s an ass, who’s lazy, etc. and your professors really get to know you.

@heavyweightcollege Back to your point. I understand what you’re trying to say, however, I have seen it way too often at the Ivy my daughter goes to where everyone thinks “oh it’s an Ivy, it’s so great” and there are things that are not always so great there. Registration sucks big time there. It’s a total free for all. Advising blows. Classes are quite large. She fortunately has always had Professors teach her classes as opposed to TA’s other than English, but it is not the be all to end all just because it is an Ivy. I have also heard numerous stories of kids/friends who can’t handle the stress, the amount of drugs, drinking, and many other things lacking there. It is definitely not for every type of kid and a parent must know if it is a right fit for their kid and if theirs can handle the stress or not. Don’t put your kid on a pedestal because they’re in an Ivy League. Ivy League students are just your normal happy go lucky kids. There are plenty of kids at other schools that could’ve gone to Ivy Leagues too but chose not to and there are plenty of Ivy League kids that have no business being at those Ivy Leagues, whether for financial reasons (taking on massive debt) or for academic reasons. Wind up without jobs, or not being able to cut it as you even mention it. Don’t be swayed by someone who went to an Ivy League just because they did. There are plenty of duds, lol. I think parents also place unrealistic expectations on some of their kids there. It’s sad to see and hear. Or parents just don’t expect certain things to happen because it’s an Ivy. But Ivy Leagues are not perfect either any more than our kids are perfect. That’s all I’m saying.