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‘I Was Deferred by U-M. What Does That Mean for My Ross Application?’
When the U-M Office of Undergraduate Admissions releases Early Action admission decisions by Dec. 24 each year, some applicants will have their final admission decision postponed to a later day. This may spark some anxiety, but there is no need to panic. To help ease concerns, I wanted to address some common questions related to being postponed and how that affects your Michigan Ross BBA application.
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Toward the end of the fall semester, the Ross Transfer Application will go live as we begin to prepare for the second BBA admission cycle. This made me think about our process and how it might be worth a deeper dive.
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