Derek57 wrote:
Im choosing Rotman. The money is the same for me, and on a personal level (wife going to UofT), it works out so much better, that it seems hard to justify Schulich on grounds of fit alone. In different circumstances (wife not in school, and no scholarships) I think I'd lean towards Schulich.
I think you've made a great decision, and I would've done the same in your situation. All the best at Rotman, Derek!
krussell wrote:
zaj16 wrote:
krussell if you're still reading this, do you have any thoughts/suggestions on the accelerated MBA?
It's pretty good. You basically skip out of all but one of the core classes, which means you pick everything you take! I wish I was doing it so I could have gotten out of Finance and Value Creation, haha.
I'm not 100% sure about this either, but because Schulich operates with the flexibility of a regular university, you apply to graduate when you want... so I think if you were so inclined to take an extra semester (say the summer) to get a little more coursework, you'd be able to (don't quote me on it though, that's pure speculation).
I'll look into this. Based on your experiences, how crucial are the first year core courses to the elective courses you take in your second year? And how crucial are they to the big 601 project? If I were to just brush up and review accounting, finance, and other core areas independently, I'm wondering if this would be sufficient to get me through my electives and the 601...
Also, I've read somewhere that your first year serves as a chance to meet people in order to form a good team for the 601, and that since accelerated students go straight to Y2, they won't have a chance to really know their team before selecting it. Any truth to this, and is this reason enough to select the regular program instead of the accelerated in order to take all the first year core courses, meet people, and have a better chance at forming a good 601 group?