Guys from India, has anyone received an interview invite in the past week.

If you haven't taken your GMAT yet, you should always target 700, because it's at that point employers stop caring. However, before really going into it, I'd suggest taking a mock to see where you are, and where you realistically think you can be in 2-3 months.

With your profile, I don't think you'd have an issue with scholarships if you get an offer, and it doesn't look like you'd have an issue with getting an internship either. It seems like you're looking for a career change, so I might avoid schools like Ivey who don't have an internship.

Also, I don't think Canada has a Top 10. It's a Top 6: Rotman, Ivey, Sauder, DeSautels, Schulich, and I think HEC. Of these I'd avoid Ivey because of the lack of internship. DeSautels and HEC are in Montreal so you might want to avoid them if you're lacking in French. I don't know if Schulich has changed their admissions protocol but when I was thinking of business school, the admissions interview portion wasn't mandatory so they admit a lot of students who can't actually speak a word of English (not good for group work).

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.

jigglypuff Does Rotman offer feedback on your previous year application. I was WL'ed for almost 2 months and finally couldn't secure a place. Can e mailing admissions team help here?

Thankyou very much for helping us with our questions here.

jigglypuff What are your thoughts on post MBA salaries at Rotman. I know the numbers. It was 82k average. But how is the taxation in Toronto. What is a realistic in-hand number (post tax). Assuming we take a loan for 80% of tuition (say 80k), how soon can we pay that off. What is the average cost of living in Toronto. This would be very helpful in taking a well informed decision on any loans that we plan to take. Many thanks.


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Thanks. There are quite some changes in the last nine months since my submission of application in Round 2 in Jan 2016. I will write to the Admissions Team and since they're visiting my country next week, I might put up my case to the representative there as well.

Thanks again for all the help you've been doing to all the prospective candidates. Appreciate your time!

No, it does not.

People, you have to understand one thing. They have no obligation to respond before their deadline.

Just because you haven't heard back yet and someone else has, doesn't mean it's a ding. I know you're all worried and super stressed, I understand that having been there myself. But you're going to hear back when you're going to hear back.

As for the team being in India doing interviews, realize that they can only do so many interviews while they're there. If they can do 50 interviews and you're the 51st, they're not going to tell you anything. Also realize that there's going to be over 100 applicants from India. And in-person interviews are not the only way they'd talk to someone, you all know that.

Hello, I was waitlisted without interview. That was quite strange as it didn't made sense to me In fact, they sent me a post mail letter informing about my WL! That is unlike what most of the schools do (other schools just update you electronically) In short, I have no specific person from Admissions Team to reach out to. However, I'd try to network and will possibly put up a case before him/her intimating about my last year application. Lets see how they respond.

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.

Hey guys,

Need help with recommendation letters. I would like to know if there are any specific questions that are asked. Otherwise, can I just ask my references to write about my performance in general? with focus on my leadership, along with examples where I excelled. My question is , if the recommendation is more generic in nature, so I can use the same for other schools as well. Obviously, I cannot ask my references to write school specific letters.

Any help on this is much appreciated

Sid