jdmason wrote:
Delyoshi wrote:
Guys I was admitted last week and was offered some scholarship ! Yayee !
Can someone guide me what is the maximum scholarship Rotman offers to entering students? It will help me in negotiating further.
I am also interested in this. Additionally, do people usually negotiate for these sorts of things? If so how does one go about it? I intend on funding my MBA studies myself (as I'm sure many of you are), and as such any sorts of scholarships help. I just don't want to try to negotiate and end up sounding ungrateful for the offer I have already received.
Please let me know.
It's $30K. At least that's what the ceiling was in my year. It's possible they've increased it but the Rotman family might be pulling funding (there was a big debate on what was going to happen when Joseph Rotman passed away).
And yes, I'd say people do try to negotiate, but usually the school won't budge. At this point they've made the offer and can't retract it, so it won't hurt to ask. The only way they would increase the scholarship is if you're already a star candidate and they think you might go elsewhere, like say Harvard. But that would typically only be for star candidates who do indeed have a chance at Harvard (e.g. 750 GMAT, 3.9 GPA, 3+ years as a consultant at BCG).
Still, doesn't hurt to ask.
Oh, and do the Problem Solving Challenge in March. Top prize is a full ride.