Michigan Ross Business School- Class Profile, Admission Tips, Placements, Ranking, Expenses

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Michigan Ross School of Business

Website	www.bus.umich.edu
Location	Ann Arbor, USA
Ranking	Business Week - 5 (2008), Financial Times - 12 (2009)
Known for	Finance
Number of students in class	500
Class profile	International students: 30%, Average GMAT: 701, Average GPA: 3.4, Average age : 28, Average work experience: 5 years
Estimated cost of attendance	$62,953
Admission rate	20%
Recruiting statistics	Consulting - 24.8%, Manufacturing - 33.6%, Financial Services - 5%, Investment Banking - 9.9%, Technology - 11.8%
% having job offer within 3 months of graduation	72.2%

Michagan Ross Admission

When to apply: The Michigan Ross admission committee encourages applicants to apply in Round 1 or Round 2 to maximize the admission chances.

Interviews: Interviews are conducted both on campus and off campus. The interview panel consists of Admission committee members, Alumni and some current second year Ross MBA students. Key tips for Michigan Ross interview will be to do good research about the schools and articulate your responses clearly and professionally.

Letters of recommendation: Recommendations from supervisor are preferred and title doesn't matter a lot. The recommender should talk about applicants potential and skills and illustrate everything with examples and instances. Don't take recommendations from friends, family connections or colleagues are they are least preferred.

Essays: Use you essays to show what is unique. Don't write generic essays which can be submitted to multiple schools. Try to understand what the question is asking and then prepare your response. Talk about the programs like MAP and how you will they enhance your learning at Ross. There is no limitation at Michigan Ross e.g. 10 Indian IT or something like that so if your essays tell your story well you stand a chance. Discussing things like the Multidisciplinary Action Programs - real projects done by Ross students for top companies will help you show your interest in the Michigan Ross MBA.