USC Marshall vs. UMichigan Ross

vinceh
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:09:09 +0000

Are you in at Michigan Ross pre-admit? It’s a three year program so if you’re not pre-admit you’d have to apply after first semester freshman year. Students need a minimum 3.3 with rumor being that you need a 3.6 to be competitive. (There’s also a rumor that some pre-admit decisions came out today but I don’t know if it’s true.)

It’s true that USC will have a stronger network in California than Michigan will, but the Ross school has a national drawing power with recruiters. Many Michigan students don’t stay in Michigan but move to Chicago, New York and both coasts. So consider where you might want to work after graduation.

As for the weather, we currently live in Ann Arbor and yes the seasons change and no it’s not always 72 degrees and sunny, but it’s rarely 0 in February (January for a couple of days, but not so much February). But Michiganders are a resourceful lot and we’ve invented something called “warm clothing” (typically this consists of shirts with full sleeves and pants with legs that go all the way down to the tops of our feet. Believe it or not, this is accomplished by wearing our pants at our waistlines not around our hips - I know, I know, sooo weird ;)). On the other hand, one big plus for Michigan is that the ground never starts moving of its own volition, so we’ve got that going for us.

Son2 is facing the same exact decision you have with the added pressure of knowing about the expense differences. The next few weeks promise to be very “intense”.