Calling All Rotman Applicants - Class Of 2023 (2021 Intake)

I had a Skype call scheduled with one of the admissions team members earlier in the week but they never got in touch on the day of the call. Seriously concerned about how the school seems to be treating potential applicants. If this is how the school conducts itself on the recruiting side, how bad will things be on the other side when we need their help with careers and such?

It was the same to for me.. so, I've just applied waiting that would change. And it changed right after I applied! Maybe coincidence, maybe not.
But now I'm waiting that they receive my TOEFL score. But since I've sent the unofficial score, I'm fine with it

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Thanks for the input!!!

How many days does it take to get the video essay link after you have submitted your application ??

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I waited approximately 3h to receive the email with the link

I don't think we need official reports till we get an admissions offer, right?

Exactly. But there is a receiving status of Gmat and toefl official score in the complementary documents. The MBA.com and ETS send the official scores to Rotman and sometimes takes a little time to show that Rotman received them.

Well.. in my own experience, of course.

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Guys, feel free to post the video Interview questions in Interview debrief section.
And also your actual interview questions.

This will help future generations.
You can check out mine at Georgetown Interview debriefs and Darden Interview debriefs.

From the previous records, it is pretty clear that a question of "How will you work in a team that you are not a leader of?" may be asked.

Apparently they are just trying to see if you'll "act out" if the leader does something wrong or try to control the leader.

My advice that I give in the leadership seminars is that-
Once the leader has been chosen, either by vote or by a higher authority, the members of the team must follow the vision of the leader. If the leader makes a suggestion to a particular member and you have a better suggestion than him (Yes, it happens a lot of times), don't cut the point. If you have worked in an MNC, you must know the chain of command. So in this particular case, you mustn't interrupt and blurt out your suggestions. In fact, when the meeting is over, ask for a minute to speak with your leader and tell him your idea in person. A good leader will then either tell you a reason as to why that idea may not be feasible or ask the particular employee he made the recommendation to in and modify his idea, giving you full credit for it (Good leaders are not paranoid about their image- they know that they are not perfect and giving credit doesn't make them any less of a leader).
However, teammates who cross the point of another (unless it is an open debate) are seen as over ambitious and non-collaborative.

Think of it this way, when a movie is being made, the director is the leader who has a certain vision, the actors are teammates, who are supposed to follow him. If you want to suggest, you need to be discreet and polite about it.

This doesn't mean you'll sit quietly and not do a thing. You will contribute to the group with your opinions and knowledge.

Just a piece of advice to the people who are about to face the interview

This year the video essay is with some new app... So any idea if there are practice runs.

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Hi everyone,

Just a little apprehensive about the timing of my application. Do you think it makes sense to hit early round towards the end or apply early for round 1?

Well.. I think it just depends on how complete is your profile until the deadline of early round.
I talked with the adcom about the advantages of applying in the early round and those are basically: you can show more interest in Rotman if you apply early (more chances to be accepted) and also they didn't spend any money yet on scholarship (in other words, their money bag is still full).

Since Rotman is my first option, it makes sense for me to apply now. And also I've been preparing my profile since last August (studying to GMAT, TOEFL, talking with alumni and current students from LATAM).

Is there a financial binding if you apply in the early round?

I guess the financial binding works in the same way for all rounds. If you are accepted, you'll have one month to pay the non-refundable $5,000 (CDN) deposit.

Thank you for clearing that up. Some schools in the US make you sign a binding agreement for a significant, non-refundable deposit (15-20% of tuition) if you apply in the early round. The catch with applying early to those schools, then, is that you need to be really sure you want to go there if accepted, unless you are willing to part ways with a big chunk of change. From what you said, Rotman doesn't have that binding agreement, which is good for all us early applicants.

Is there only one intake by Rotman in a year or there are 2 intakes? While creating account the website they asked SPRING 2021 or FALL 2021 as entry term. What does this mean?

It's something new to me. I've never heard about a spring entry at Rotman and even when I started an application, they show only a Fall 2021 Entry.