Calling all Desautels (McGill) Applicants:(2017 Intake) Class of 2019

Same here! No info whatsoever.

same here.

I submitted my Desautels Application along with completed checklist today.

What next?

Has anyone received an interview call yet? Please keep the thread updated!

Got an interview invitation from Desautels. 7th November, 2016.

got interview invite. 8th nov

i am still waiting. Submitted my app on 22nd Oct.

i guess they are picking apps in random order.

Anyone has info if there is rejction..do they send it by mail or we are acknowledged about that?

Hi all,

I just completed all the checklist items for McGill MBA program 2017. Just wanted to know if this completes my application or is there something else that needs to be done.
I have not received any email confirmation from McGill stating that your application is complete.

Many thanks in advance for your responses!

Nothing further to be done. Wait for adcom to contact you.

wow! that was quick
thanks for your response mate

Hey all, applied last week and got an interview call for the 9th. Fingers crossed!

Hey everyone, all the best for your applications. I am a year 1 @ Desautels and hope to see you all next year. If you have any questions that I could help you with, please let me know. I might respond a bit slow cause of the schedule here, but will surely respond. Also, please note that I am not here officially, and the opinions/remarks/suggestions I give are from my own experiences so far. Again, all the very best to you all.

Best Regards,
Vijay G

Yes, you should hear from the admissions committee.

Regards,
Vijay G

gave the interview yesterday. standard questions and the interviewer was well prepared but also very friendly. They might ask me for a second interview, otherwise decision in 2 weeks.

Thanks for the assistance Vijay! Can you pls tell how much of a factor does French play in recruiting and throughout the program in general? any particular industry where it's a requirement?

It depends on what you are looking for post MBA. If you want to get into Marketing in any industry here in Montreal or Québec, French skills is non-negotiable. There are certain companies that insist that you be bilingual, and there are many roles that expect you to be bilingual. There are certain companies, which if they like you, will relax it a bit but will entertain you to learn French upon joining them, which is logical as you do not want to be left out of conversations all the time during the coffee breaks. Having said that, there are two things students do: 1. Learn French. 2. Look for jobs outside Montreal (which is what I've opted for.)

Montreal is Francophone. But you'd do fine when it comes to living in Montreal and getting through the program, as the program is entirely in English and everyone in the faculty will use English as primary as long as you are not alone with them and they know you speak French. You'll have no problems whatsoever finishing the program. People are friendly and like you more if you make an attempt to speak French. Hope that helps.

Regards,
Vijay G

Hi all

submitted my application on 6th and got an interview invite today for 17th November

Did anyone receive any mail/communication after completion of interview? My interview got done on 7th November and was promised that adcom would inform on decision within two weeks from the date of interview.

Any updates post-interview?