{"id":30659,"date":"2015-09-25T09:25:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T16:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=30659"},"modified":"2016-07-27T16:03:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T23:03:04","slug":"whats-really-important-in-mba-admissions-interview-with-rotmans-niki-da-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/whats-really-important-in-mba-admissions-interview-with-rotmans-niki-da-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Really Important In MBA Admissions? Interview With Rotman\u2019s Niki da Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/iv_niki_dasilva_2015.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18166 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/NikiDaSilva.jpg\" alt=\"Listen to the show!\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>100 episodes after her first interview on the show, the most popular <em>Admissions Straight Talk<\/em> guest is back!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the scoop on what\u2019s new at one of MBA-dom\u2019s most innovative admissions offices, <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/iv_niki_dasilva_2015.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">listen to our conversation with Niki da Silva<\/a>, Recruitment &amp; Admissions Director for Rotman\u2019s Full-Time MBA program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:59 \u2013 Overview of the Rotman admissions process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3:23 \u2013 What in the admissions process correlates with post-mba employment?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8:52 \u2013 What is the timed written response application element? <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15:43 \u2013 Tips for a successful timed written response. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19:24 \u2013GMAT vs. GRE: Rotman\u2019s preference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22:14 \u2013 3 years later: checking in on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/09\/04\/mba-video-essays-a-conversation-with-rotmans-niki-dasilva\/\">video essays<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23:31 \u2013 Why transcripts correlate so well with post-mba employment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25:31 \u2013 Want your application to get the adcom excited? 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Quants - <em>The Case Against The GMAT<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.rotman.utoronto.ca\/admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rotman Admissions Blog<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.rotman.utoronto.ca\/admissions\/2015\/09\/03\/rotmans-2016-intake-application-is-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.rotman.utoronto.ca\/admissions\/2012\/09\/14\/innovation-in-the-admissions-process-introducing-the-video-essay\/\" target=\"_blank\">Introducing the \u201cVideo Essay\u201d<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\u2022 Connect with Rotman: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rotmanMBAadmissions\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/RotmanSchool\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rotmanmba\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/rotmanschool\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Shows:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/09\/04\/mba-video-essays-a-conversation-with-rotmans-niki-dasilva\/\">MBA Video Essays: A Conversation with Rotman\u2019s Niki da Silva <\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/09\/02\/tuck-talk-iv-with-the-dean-of-admissions\/\">Tuck Talk: IV With The Director Of Admissions<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/07\/15\/how-to-earn-a-spot-on-team-fuqua\/\">How To Earn A Spot On Team Fuqua<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/08\/05\/sustainability-ross-mba-and-the-erb-institute-business-as-a-force-for-good\/\">Sustainability, Ross MBA\u00a0&amp;\u00a0The Erb Institute<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/04\/22\/the-admissions-team-at-the-very-center-of-business\/\">The Admissions Team at the Very Center of Business<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Subscribe:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/admissions-straight-talk?refid=stpr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Get-it-on-itunes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"46\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudfront.assets.stitcher.com\/promo.assets\/stitcher-banner-88x31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/blog.accepted.com\/feed\/podcast\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blubrry.com\/soa\/BadgeLarge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2015\/09\/24\/whats-really-important-in-mba-admissions-interview-with-rotmans-niki-da-silva\/\">This article\u00a0<\/a>originally appeared on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/\">blog.accepted.com<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accepted.com\/\">Accepted.com<\/a><em>'s\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/aboutus\/AboutUs.aspx\">experienced admissions consultants<\/a><em>\u00a0can help you create the most impressive application possible with\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/Services\/MBAProgramServices.aspx\">comprehensive packages<\/a><em>,<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>or provide targeted assistance from\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/services\/mba\/admissionsconsulting.aspx\">picking perfect programs<\/a><em>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/admissionsresume.aspx\">designing a dazzling resume<\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/essayediting.aspx\">constructing engaging essays<\/a><em>, or\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\">preparing for intense interview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\">s<\/a><em>\u2026and more!\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/accepted.com\/\">Accepted.com<\/a><em>\u00a0has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/contactus.aspx\">contact us<\/a><em>\u00a0to get started now!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>100 episodes after her first interview on the show, the most popular Admissions Straight Talk guest is back! 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