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Maverickishere

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Does anybody have any idea as to how many days do you get between an interview invite and the day of the interview?

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Does anybody have any idea as to how many days do you get between an interview invite and the day of the interview?

It is quite flexible. You will be provided a link to schedule a meeting with the admissions committee member. You may take it whenever you want. However, you are strongly advised to take it at your earliest convenience.

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Maverickishere

Does anybody have any idea as to how many days do you get between an interview invite and the day of the interview?

oh ok, thank you.

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EP2620 Thank you so much for your reply. Same exact dates here, submitted video essays on the 13th. Let's hope for the best.

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Do you remember what tour video questions are? If so, can you tell us?

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Nikhil Happy to share 😊

My video essay questions were-

1) if you could do one job without any monetary benefit, what would you do?

2) If you could have your own talk show who would your guest be?

The writing question-

Email Rotman about tour interest in the program.

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26 Jan 2021, 09:22

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Any Round 2 applicants have their interview and receive a decision yet?

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26 Jan 2021, 11:03

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I interviewed today and my interviewer said she will let me know in three weeks.

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26 Jan 2021, 11:14

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I interviewed today and my interviewer said she will let me know in three weeks.

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priya2810 when did you complete your application in R2? And how many weeks since the application did you first get notified?

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I had submitted my application on 31st Dec and I received the invitation for interview on 4th Jan.

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I had submitted my application on 31st Dec and I received the invitation for interview on 4th Jan.

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How did your interview go? Can you tell us about your Rotman interview experience? Thanks

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Got the rejection email yesterday. Disappointed but I guess the odds were skewed this year. Good luck to everyone trying for the interviews!

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I had submitted my application on 31st Dec and I received the invitation for interview on 4th Jan.

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How did your interview go? Can you tell us about your Rotman interview experience? Thanks

The interview went pretty well. Pretty standard questions.
Why MBA? STG & LTG ? Why Rotman ?
Tell me about a time you failed & what you learnt.
Best contribution I made at my workplace?
What diversity means to me? Why is diversity important according to me?
Most meaningful volunteering work.
Three questions I would like to ask the Dean.
Any questions for her?
Exchanged some pleasantries. She talked about how many interviews she had that day etc.

I think the whole interview lasted about 20 mins. I joined the call 10 mins early and I was surprised that she joined within a minute. So a tip is to join early. Lets see what they have in store for me. She said I will know the results in three weeks. Fingers crossed.

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I forgot to mention she also asked me which other schools I applied to. I was a bit taken aback by this question. I was not expecting them to ask something like that. I just mentioned Cornell & Tepper. I am not sure what they do with that information and if it has any bearing on my application.

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Has anyone who submitted their app close to the January deadline gotten a decision? I did my interview on Jan 25 and now I am a nervous wreck.

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For those who want to know more about Rotman, here is a link of their discovery weekend event. They waive attandees' application fees!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rotman-full ... 6837511681

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Got the rejection email yesterday. Disappointed but I guess the odds were skewed this year. Good luck to everyone trying for the interviews!

When did you submit your application?

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Hi everyone, got an interview invite today from Rotman. I submitted my application last year but my GMAT score was too low. They encouraged me to raise my score and offered to move my application to 2021 in-take. I submitted my new scores, updated my resume, and completed the video and timed written assessment last January 14. Wish me luck!

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mgqa congratulations! What's your profile like now? (GMAT, work ex, nationality)

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Congrats!!! Seems like the interview invites are going out fast and furious.

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mgqa congratulations! What's your profile like now? (GMAT, work ex, nationality)

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Legolas1221 Here's a quick overview of my profile:

Demographic: Philippines, Female, 25
Undergrad:
- Took up Business Administration, GPA 1.57 out of 1.00 (about 3.43 if converted, I think), consistent Dean's Lister from soph-senior year
- Participated in several extra-curricular activities, mostly on the creatives side before becoming Local Committee President of an international organization
- My primary and secondary education was also quite unconventional since it was modular and mostly home-based. This allowed me to graduate earlier than usual
Work Experience: 7 years in total in the insurance industry
(will copy paste from my resume at this point sorry lol)
- Started as a Management Trainee, underwent rigorous technical and managerial on-the-job training with 15 departments including support units and profit centers, and gained exposure to the overall business model of the company. Also handled special projects simultaneous to the on-the-job training with the lines, which included evaluating internal claims processes and presenting recommendations to address bottlenecks.

- Got promoted to Assistant Manager after the 2-year MT program and was assigned to a Special Projects role, acted as Junior Product Manager for one of the newer product lines:
>assisted product manager in generating almost ₱7M in gross sales (178% growth vs. previous year)
>expanded distribution network by arranging new partnerships and overseeing launch preparations, increasing the number of Points of Sale nationwide by 197%
>maximized sales potential of distribution channels by providing sales support and implementing tactical activities such as promotions and incentives in order to realize product line projections.
>managed sales performance of product line daily by preparing sales reports and deducing actionable insights.

- Got promoted to Manager position after 2 years as AM
>Led a team of two in generating almost ₱30M in gross sales by employing a multi-channel approach as product manager
> Spearheaded the setup of several distribution channels that are non-traditional to the industry e.g. malls and digital partners who have apps
>Devised and implemented marketing plans to drive incremental sales of products and channels managed.
> Participated in several business development initiatives which included exploring alternate distribution channels and new product developments
>Analyzed relevant data and actively worked with the support units in executing continuous process improvements such as developing systems

GMAT: Took it 3 times, all really bad

GRE: Scored 312 (Q155, V157) -- about 560/570 ish if converted?

As you can see, my test scores are far from stellar. I think it's my work experience (I had to do a little bit of everything in my company due to the cross-functional nature of my role), possibly undergrad record and underrepresented demographic (female, Southeast Asian - they did mention in a podcast that they are looking to grow this demographic). My spike factor essay may have also helped, since I did aspire to become a novelist at some point + I've had some pretty unfortunate circumstances in life that are quite interesting to read lmao

Hope this helps!!!