I used this presentation in March 2009 at an event at the Ross Business School at the University of Michigan that we put on for prospective preferred admit students and their parents.

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What’s so great about Ross &
the University of Michigan?
Dr. Scott Moore
BBA Faculty Director
Associate Professor, Business Information Technology
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor

2. 2
It’s that time of year
College? Major?
Graduate
Job?
school?

3. 3
You’ve prepared well.

4. 4
You have a choice to make.

5. 5
My goal

6. 6
By the end of
today

7. 7
Great public
university
Midwest Great
college business
town school
An industry of “1”

8. 8
UM has fantastic academics.

9. 9
There are many great departments.
• Economics - 11th
• Education - 9th
• Engineering - 6th
• English - 12th
• History - 7th
• Political Science - 3rd
• Psychology - 2nd
• Sociology - 3rd

10. 10
Maybe you’re
interested in
graduate school?

11. 11
Or maybe you’re interested in
something in addition to business?

12. 12
You can have a ridiculous amount
of fun at UM sporting events.

13. 13
Singing the fight song at the
Big House...

14. 14
Going crazy at Yost Ice Arena...

15. 15
Almost anywhere, actually.

16. 16
Ann Arbor is the quintessential
midwest college town.

17. 17
Residence halls are improving!

18. 18
Over 1,000 clubs
and organizations
on campus

19. 19
Ross has top-
notch academic
programs.

20. 20
Ross rankings
• Business Week BBA
• #4 this year
• At least top 6 every year
• Top 3 “Hardest Working Students”
• U.S. News & World Report
• #3 last two years
• Top 6 in general management,
marketing, finance, operations,
international business, & accounting

21. 21
We do action-based learning
better than anyone.

22. 22
The Preferred Admit program
has lots of benefits.

23. 23
Ross has many special
programs.

24. 24
Our May study abroad programs
are convenient.
End of
April May June-August September
Courses Study Internship Courses
abroad

25. 25
Some students go to Washington D.C.

26. 26
Our Costa Rica program was
new last year.

27. 27
We also have
programs in
Germany and
China. (Plus
more to come!)

28. 28
We’re rolling out leadership
programs.

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Mentoring
Faculty
Networking events
Competitions
You will have access to lots of
entrepreneurship resources.

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Our new $145 million building
is simply amazing.

31. 31
The Davidson
Winter Garden is
always buzzing
with activity.

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The 6500+ square foot fitness
center is seriously nice.

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The new classrooms are fantastic.

34. 34
BBAs make much use of the Tozzi
Center Financial Trading Floor.

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Even the conference rooms
are great.

36. 36
We have lots of opportunities for
extracurriculars, but a few stand out.

37. 37

38. 38
UM’s Solar Car team

39. 39
The Office of Career Development
is among the best anywhere.

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Your peers here take a back
seat to nobody.

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We look for,
and get,
smart doers.

42. 42
Going to classes with these folks
will make all your class projects
much more tolerable.

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You’ll have an extremely active
alumni network.

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Decide to come to Ross to
experience all of this.

45. 45
You didn’t know all of the great
things we have going for us.

46. 46
You decide that
Ross is the
perfect fit and
decide to come
here this
September.

47. 47
Next year, this
could be you