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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Ross app is super hideous. Not sure my kid will muster the will to complete it by 11/1. Not even sure what a portfolio artifact is myself, not sure how a kid is supposed to come up with something? Only worse app in their stack is honors at Penn State (like 100 essays/short answers and similar odds OOS).

And earlier poster, thank you for the info. Unusually helpful for this message board. [/quote]

PP. The Michigan Ross MBA.   I think the portfolio artifact might be an essay about an object that represents you, the applicant?

A lot of applying and interviewing (including for BBA and MBA jobs) requires answering unusual questions.  When you get an essay that seems weird, you're being asked to show creativity, originality, and ability to do ridiculous intellectual exercises under pressure.  Believe it or not, that's particularly relevant for interviewing for consulting.  And consulting is one of the high-paying job types that a lot of BBAs (and the entire Ivy League) tend to go into. So, while it might seem a bit brainstraining, it's a fair exercise as far as comparing candidates.  I would recommend looking up videos on Youtube by admitted Ross students where they talked about what they picked.

I'm going to offer you a piece of unsolicited advice.  I mentioned I went to Pitt undergrad in parent times.  I started in the Honors College at Penn State and I was not happy there at all.  Classes were fine, and some profs were very nice to me, but disrespect for the Liberal Arts college, the alcohol-centric social scene, dorm-related personal safety concerns, and the nowheresville aspect of the campus were problematic.  I would definitely recommend Michigan and Pitt over Penn State for any kids who hope to focus on intellectual stuff at college. Do not send a kid who likes city amenities to PSU.  I was raised garden variety suburban but I learned I don't like homogenous suburban-teen-dominated monocultures at Penn State.  I doubt that's evolved even though it's been quite awhile.  The basic geography and demography are unchanging. All big schools are not the same.  There are differences and they matter.[/quote]

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