Ross School of Business

The Ross undergraduate program is excellent at preparing students for the "real world." Upon graduation, students have worked on countless group projects, collaborating with all different types and sizes of teams. Furthermore, many of the classes offered are very similar to what is offered at the MBA level. We learn the same things, just on a smaller scale.

It is too competitive. We are taught how to have jobs- NOT how to THINK for ourselves. Teaching us how to think for ourselves and critically examine issues and think about the IMPACT that business worlds and the business school can have on society as a whole. They NEED to examine the negative competitive culture that is bred at the Ross School of Business and seriously reexamine whether the cutthroat people coming out of Ross are the kinds of students The University wants to be producing.

The commitment to action-based learning at Ross is unmatched. It gives students the skills and insights needed to be successful on the first day on the job. My classmates often speak of they way they felt they were better prepared for an internship than their colleagues from other schools.

Grading is too difficult. Program should help students search for off-campus jobs and warn them that few on-campus jobs are actually offered. By off-campus, I mean companies that do not recruit on-campus.

The Ross School of Business get companies to come to campus and interview its students better than most other schools. Without the companies coming to campus so often, it would be much harder to interview and showcase the knowledge and skills that Ross as equipped us with.

I have concerns that some faculty and students focus on sustainability and social responsibility are clouding traditional aspects of a business program. Ross mentions these subjects significantly more than some other top tier undergrad b-schools (based on limited conversations with students at other schools), but hasn't yet found a constructive and meaningful way to integrate with traditional finance/accounting/strategy/etc. training.

The BBA program is characterized by a challenging curriculum in a collegial environment. What really sets Ross apart in my mind is the potential for a BBA student to access to almost any other academic discipline as a student at the University of Michigan. It is a large school with a very expansive course offering in LSA, Engineering, Public Policy, etc. (the list goes on...) and that ensures that BBAs graduating from Ross are well-rounded individuals.

The career services could be more integrated with the academic program. Currently, these are two different programs and if a student wants career services, he or she would need to seek out appointments and schedule time with career services. In other words, it takes a lot of effort on the student’s part to get career services.

We are required to take classes focused on many different business functions and do not major in a particular function (we get a BBA upon graduation), which allows us to have a great understanding of many aspects of the business world.

Students should be required to take more courses in their selected concentration. My biggest problem with the Ross/business school curriculum in general is that it doesn't require students to get an in depth education in a specific discipline. The result is a lot of graduates who are adept in the workplace, but who are intellectually inferior compared to students who studied economics or engineering.

Our program is small and selective which I think is a great asset. It brings together a diverse group of students enabling us all to work and learn together. The emphasis on team projects prepares us for the work force while teaching us to interact with people of diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and personalities.

Ross has "sections" that they use to group students. These sections stay the same our entire time in Ross. Sections are bad because I only meet those 80 people out of the 400 students in my year. Yes, you can change sections for a particular class, but it is a difficult process.

I think the mentality at Ross is "work hard, play hard" which plays well into my personality and has driven me to succeed. I've made great, lifelong friends in the program who motivate me to try harder and have helped me get a lot out of Ross's classes, group work, and projects.

The curriculum could use some revisions to make the core courses a bit more up to date and efficient, particularly in technology and information systems and international business. A semester-long study abroad program is currently in the works.

Business programs tend to be competitive; it's inevitable. However, the program does a good job facilitating teamwork and other students are very helpful and friendly. I give credit to the admissions office being able to admit the right group of students.