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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   16 Apr 2015, 00:35
Dear zizzy, I finished my co-op interview yesterday.
- 10 minutes for Q&A => prepare for at least 3-5 good questions
- 20 minutes for you to prepare yourself for an intern presentation in 2 minutes => prepare to talk you your strengths to prove that you fit with that position
- 60 minutes for behaviour interview => prepare for the question list I attached in this thread and you will meet a lot of them again in your interview
My result: full-time offer.

I regret that I did not practice the behaviour interview enough for the coop program. Partly because now I think the full-time program which is shorter (16-20 months) will suit me better.

It is now my time to choose between the full-time MBA at Mcmaster or the full-time MBA at Alberta.
- Mcmaster:
+ pros: location near Toronto and New York, the economy here is estimated better than Alberta in some following years
+ con: high tuition, > $ 20 000 CAN and lower ranking compared to Alberta
- Alberta:
+ pros: higher ranking, the economy will bounce again in 2016/17
+ con: cold weather, location not as convenient as Ontario

It is really touch decision for me, too.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   16 Apr 2015, 00:40
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haihai89 wrote:
Dear dubeysitanshu, thank you so much for your detailed analysis. I really appreciate all of your sharing. I have just received the admission from Alberta University this morning and am feeling so good right now.

You're absolutely right about the salary co-op at Mcmaster. Because the co-op here lasts 28 months (12 months longer than the traditional MBA), I hope that I can apply for a job after my graduation if I study the normal program at Mcmaster or other universities. That is the reason why I think the tuition does not matter a lot.

From what you share, is it true that you made the Mcmaster coop as your final decision, isn't it?

Again, thank you a lot for your sharing :)


Congrats on Alberta admit ..
well as of now I am leaning towards Degroote.
Hard to decide between Degroote CoOP and Sauder.


Dear dubeysitanshu, in your case, I think Degroote seems to be a more suitable choice. I have read quite a few pieces of information about the high unemployment in the tourism-based area like Vancouver, plus very high cost of living. Let's take them consideration for our money pocket :-D

Best luck with your choice!!
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   16 Apr 2015, 01:40
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Dear zizzy, I finished my co-op interview yesterday.
- 10 minutes for Q&A => prepare for at least 3-5 good questions
- 20 minutes for you to prepare yourself for an intern presentation in 2 minutes => prepare to talk you your strengths to prove that you fit with that position
- 60 minutes for behaviour interview => prepare for the question list I attached in this thread and you will meet a lot of them again in your interview
My result: full-time offer.

I regret that I did not practice the behaviour interview enough for the coop program. Partly because now I think the full-time program which is shorter (16-20 months) will suit me better.

It is now my time to choose between the full-time MBA at Mcmaster or the full-time MBA at Alberta.
- Mcmaster:
+ pros: location near Toronto and New York, the economy here is estimated better than Alberta in some following years
+ con: high tuition, > $ 20 000 CAN and lower ranking compared to Alberta
- Alberta:
+ pros: higher ranking, the economy will bounce again in 2016/17
+ con: cold weather, location not as convenient as Ontario

It is really touch decision for me, too.


Thanks for the quick reply. You attachments has helped me a lot regarding the kind of questions I can expect.

I have 3 questions for you.
1. How many interviewers were there? Was it singular like the admissions interview?
2. Did you have a trick question pertaining to international business news or the like?
3. Did they email the decision on the same day? Dont they send the decisions for international students at the end of the month? I guess due to this being the last month for co op interviews, they must have made an exception.

Now regarding your 2 admits, I would suggest you think about what the type of company you want to work for after completion of the interview. As far as I know, ontario is more finance/operations based whereas Alberta's economy relies mostly on engineering companies and oil and gas sector. Do look into the percentage of people who got jobs after graduation and the field they got their jobs in. Co-relate that with your work experience and your transferable skills.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   16 Apr 2015, 23:02
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haihai89 wrote:
Dear zizzy, I finished my co-op interview yesterday.
- 10 minutes for Q&A => prepare for at least 3-5 good questions
- 20 minutes for you to prepare yourself for an intern presentation in 2 minutes => prepare to talk you your strengths to prove that you fit with that position
- 60 minutes for behaviour interview => prepare for the question list I attached in this thread and you will meet a lot of them again in your interview
My result: full-time offer.

I regret that I did not practice the behaviour interview enough for the coop program. Partly because now I think the full-time program which is shorter (16-20 months) will suit me better.

It is now my time to choose between the full-time MBA at Mcmaster or the full-time MBA at Alberta.
- Mcmaster:
+ pros: location near Toronto and New York, the economy here is estimated better than Alberta in some following years
+ con: high tuition, > $ 20 000 CAN and lower ranking compared to Alberta
- Alberta:
+ pros: higher ranking, the economy will bounce again in 2016/17
+ con: cold weather, location not as convenient as Ontario

It is really touch decision for me, too.


Thanks for the quick reply. You attachments has helped me a lot regarding the kind of questions I can expect.

I have 3 questions for you.
1. How many interviewers were there? Was it singular like the admissions interview?
2. Did you have a trick question pertaining to international business news or the like?
3. Did they email the decision on the same day? Dont they send the decisions for international students at the end of the month? I guess due to this being the last month for co op interviews, they must have made an exception.

Now regarding your 2 admits, I would suggest you think about what the type of company you want to work for after completion of the interview. As far as I know, ontario is more finance/operations based whereas Alberta's economy relies mostly on engineering companies and oil and gas sector. Do look into the percentage of people who got jobs after graduation and the field they got their jobs in. Co-relate that with your work experience and your transferable skills.


Dear zizzy, to anser your quesitons:

1. There are around 8 questions as you can see in the file I attached.
2. The trick question is related to the company I said I would like to work for in the future. So please find out some specific news regarding your desired company.
3. The answer came just a few hours after the interview in my case. In case you are not successful with your coop interview, you can choose to accept the full-time offer or to be in their waiting-list for the coop program.

Good luck with your interview and thank you for your advice. I think I will choose Alberta for its better and cheaper full-time program. I hope that after graduation, I can find a job here; otherwise, moving to Ontario to find other job opportunities is not impossible, right?
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   18 Apr 2015, 12:10
hello Guys,

I got my admit for 2015 FT MBA. I havent quite researched about the school yet. How strong is the placement scene? Also i have an admit from Telfer(uOttawa) and Sprott(Carleton) as well and i'm awaiting result from McGill.

I'm having a hard time choosing between telfer and DeGroote. Can any one help me regarding that ?

Thanks.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   20 Apr 2015, 09:11
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hello Guys,

I got my admit for 2015 FT MBA. I havent quite researched about the school yet. How strong is the placement scene? Also i have an admit from Telfer(uOttawa) and Sprott(Carleton) as well and i'm awaiting result from McGill.

I'm having a hard time choosing between telfer and DeGroote. Can any one help me regarding that ?

Thanks.


Telfer is an amazing school. I have heard good things about them.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   21 Apr 2015, 07:02
sumit87 wrote:
hello Guys,

I got my admit for 2015 FT MBA. I havent quite researched about the school yet. How strong is the placement scene? Also i have an admit from Telfer(uOttawa) and Sprott(Carleton) as well and i'm awaiting result from McGill.

I'm having a hard time choosing between telfer and DeGroote. Can any one help me regarding that ?

Thanks.


Hi Sumit87,

Congrats on the admit. You need to research on both schools first.

How can you be confused between 2 schools even before researching about them?
I would strongly recommend you to go through both schools profiles and then take decision. We can share our 2 cents. There is no placement sorts. There is career guidance given by CBCD in DeGroote. Infact no school gaurentees you a job, its all your efforts.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   22 Apr 2015, 02:33
Hi guys,

It seems that I will be the last candidate being interviewed for the co-op program since it's been scheduled for May 1 :-D

Will let you all know once I have some news. I think that I am at a disadvantage since the class must be full by now and I am an international applicant. Anyway I'll give it my best shot.

Thanks for all the pointers.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   23 Apr 2015, 12:49
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Hi guys,

It seems that I will be the last candidate being interviewed for the co-op program since it's been scheduled for May 1 :-D

Will let you all know once I have some news. I think that I am at a disadvantage since the class must be full by now and I am an international applicant. Anyway I'll give it my best shot.

Thanks for all the pointers.


Good luck, but I highly doubt that it is full. They might have reached their maximum for Internationals but Domestic applicants have until June 1. All the best!
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   25 Apr 2015, 01:26
Hey Guys,

I got my admit into FT- MBA( From India, Telecom Software Background - 4 yrs exp , GMAT 660) in march,and was waiting for the group to become active :)

So guys, I didnt get much info about the Degroote FT employment rates and how it works out for me to change my career into other sectors. Probably Co-Op would have been a better choice ! But I applied for only FT program considering the work exp of co-op is quite less in the class.

Any ideas ?

Also Got a few questions regarding the Visa, I dont have a IELTS score ( applied with TOEFL for Degroote) , Not sure if CIC is gonna take that IELTS( strongly recommended not mandatory) a bit serious.

Any ideas how long (tough) the PR gets after the recent changes in the Canadian Visa rules in 2015? It goes through a lottery ! if I am correct.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   25 Apr 2015, 09:09
Just wanted to let you guys know that I got admitted to the co-op mba program. Being an international student, its quite a relief as my interview was held quite late. Anyways, I suggest we all create a https://gmatclub.com/chat group so that we can discuss about transportation and accommodation. I will take the initiative and create one. All admits whether to co-op or to the full time program are most welcome to inbox (personal message) me their phone number including country code. I shall add them to the group.

p.s.: Many thanks to haihai for sharing his interview experience. It was really helpful.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   27 Apr 2015, 03:09
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Has anyone been able to get their hands on the 2015-2016 prospectus/brochure? I could only find the 2014-2015 one of the same. I would need the latest one to apply for bank loan. Please let me know if any of you guys manage to find the elusive 2015-2016 prospectus.

I am attaching the one I found. It may help you.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   27 Apr 2015, 05:30
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Has anyone been able to get their hands on the 2015-2016 prospectus/brochure? I could only find the 2014-2015 one of the same. I would need the latest one to apply for bank loan. Please let me know if any of you guys manage to find the elusive 2015-2016 prospectus.

I am attaching the one I found. It may help you.


I got in touch with Angela fiorillo, and she said that the latest brochure and placement statistics havent been published yet. This was around 2 weeks ago.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   27 Apr 2015, 05:35
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I got in touch with Angela fiorillo, and she said that the latest brochure and placement statistics havent been published yet. This was around 2 weeks ago.


Thanks a lot for the info man. I was about to call her today. I suppose no use troubling her as of now. Lets wait a few more months and hope that they start publishing after they are done with the interviews.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   09 Jun 2015, 07:57
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Hello all,

I just wanted to contribute to the admission statistics and approximate waiting times. I accepted my co-op offer yesterday.

Documents received: May 21st 9am
Interview invite: May 21st 4pm
Interview date: June 1st
Admission offer: June 8th

If anyone has questions about the interview, don't hesitate to ask.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   07 Oct 2015, 20:50
Hello...need some guidance please!

Between Ryerson, McMaster, Simon Fraser (Beedie School of Business, Vancouver) and Wilfred Laurier Uni (Laurier School of Business), which one is better suited with a good reputation for the Full time MBA program? What about placements post completion of the MBA in the management consulting industry?
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   08 Oct 2015, 09:26
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Hello...need some guidance please!

Between Ryerson, McMaster, Simon Fraser (Beedie School of Business, Vancouver) and Wilfred Laurier Uni (Laurier School of Business), which one is better suited with a good reputation for the Full time MBA program? What about placements post completion of the MBA in the management consulting industry?


Wilfrid Laurier is supposedly really good, especially in terms of their career services. Heard from a fellow gmatclubber in another thread. He has a undergraduate degree from their, and is all praise about it. In fact, all of the above are good tier 2 schools. From the research I've done, Ontario is the hub of business, so Ryerson-McMaster-Wilfrid Laurier might have an upper hand as they are all in Ontario.

My order of choice is:
McMaster
Wilfrid Laurier
Simon Frase
Ryerson
This is just my opinion, so please take it with a pinch of salt.
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   26 Jan 2016, 17:38
Admitted into Co-op!
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   23 Aug 2016, 03:17
hi. wat is is a gud gmat score for phd in degroote?
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Re: DeGroote (McMaster University): Calling all applicants! [#permalink] New post   09 Nov 2016, 12:26
Is 600 GMAT with 4 years IT experience good enough for full time MBA at Degroote?

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