Ivey Business School- Official enquiry thread

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This thread is for candidates interested in Ivey School of Business- MBA program. School representatives, and on occasions- alums and current students, will answer your queries and post relevant information about events, news and updates. Look forward to connecting with prospective Ivey MBA candidates.

IveyAdmissions · Answer

The Ivey MBA is a transformational experience for ambitious leaders who want to hone their skill-set, develop their leadership abilities, and accelerate their career success. Our program is an action-oriented learning experience designed to accelerate your success in the real world. Get an authentic picture of life in the MBA Program and find out what's happening around the MBA Recruiting and Admissions office. Use our blogs and social media channels to engage with us, ask questions, and leave comments - you'll get up-to-date information and a true sense of the Ivey MBA experience.

IveyAdmissions · Answer

Some recent rankings and Ivey's standing:

Businessweek (November 2014)

Bloomberg Businessweek named the Ivey Business School at Western University the top-ranked international full-time MBA program. Ivey topped the list of 27 international schools (located outside the U.S.) based on criteria from three distinct categories. Each school was ranked on a survey of student satisfaction (45 per cent), a survey of employers (45 per cent), and faculty research in esteemed journals (10 per cent).

Here’s how Ivey ranked among 122 top MBA schools in the skills most in demand by recruiters:
Leadership Skills = #1
Strategic thinking = #1
Ability to work collaboratively = #1
Communication Skills = #1
Motivation/drive = #2
Quantitative skills = #2
Analytical thinking = #3
Adaptability = #11
Creative problem solving = #17

IveyAdmissions · Answer

Financial Times (January 2014)

This year Ivey was ranked 89th internationally (of the top 100 global business schools) by the Financial Times. This represents a drop in our position, despite improving our results in a number of areas this year. The FT Ranking is a complex ranking system that ultimately measures schools on 16 different dimensions.
Ivey performs well on several key criteria:

SALARY TODAY: Ivey retained its leadership position for top salary in Canada for 15 consecutive years at $99,072 with a significant $8,768 gap between us and next closest Canadian school.

PLACEMENT SUCCESS: Ivey scored 38th in the world with our nearest Canadian competitor at 81 and all other Canadian schools sitting in the bottom quartile. We are ahead of 9 schools that made the top 25 overall. This score measures satisfaction with Career Management Services.

CAREER PROGRESS: Ivey improved 7 positions this year. This score measures improved level in seniority after an MBA.

VALUE FOR MONEY: Ivey is in the top 50 schools and scored 43rd globally.

ALUMNI RECOMMENDATION: Ivey ranked 35th globally on this score that asks alumni from all schools in the ranking to name three schools from which they would recruit MBA graduates.

EMPLOYED AT 3 MONTHS: Ivey is second in Canada at 83%. This metric measures our employment rate 3 months post-graduation. With April convocation instead of June, our reporting period is nearly two months shorter than most schools. This understates our placement rate by about 9%. For our Employment Report we report on the same time frame as other Canadian schools - as of September 1. Based on our September 1 employment rate, Ivey would rank 1st in Canada and 24th globally (higher than 8 schools in the top 10 overall).

amitjathar · Answer

Hi IveyAdmissions,

I got 650 in the GMAT and I have 10+ years of work experience.
I am working as Project/Account Manager in the telecom based MNC handiling multiple international projects, also managing team of 15 people.

I would like to know:
1) Shall I apply to Ivey given my higher work experience; do i stand any chance getting in Ivey. 
Do you have students with more than 10 years of experience in the Ivey.

2) Do the employers value the pre-MBA experience for post-MBA recruitments (esp the ones who come to Ivey for the recruitments)

IveyAdmissions · Answer

Hi Amit, Good to learn of your interest in Ivey Business School. 1. Please visit this link (https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/mba/resume-assessment/) and submit your resume for an assessment by an admission's team member. 2. Employers certainly do value pre-MBA experience. Ivey's career management team help you transverse the path from where you are to the position/industry you aspire to join post-MBA. I'm sharing a link to one of the videos that explains how CM works at Ivey- https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/mba/the-ivey-dif ... -youll-go/ Hope this is helpful and do feel free to reach out for additional questions/clarifications. Cheers,

amitjathar · Answer

Hi IveyAdmissions,

Thanks for your pointers. I appreciate !
I will certainly get the resume assessment done as per your suggestion.

I am asking this because I attended a MBA fair by QS to get 1-2-1 with Ivey and have shared my experience on the gmatclub on the following link:

qs-mba-fair-in-mumbai-bad-experience-198900.html

thatguy420 · Answer

IveyAdmissions,

My GMAT score is 670 with Q42 (50%ile) and V40(91%ile)... IR 4(38%ile)...my undergrad is in Psychology with a B+ Average from Canadian university.

I have worked as an investment Adivsor for a few years, currently I'm working as a Business Analyst with a Canadian Bank.
Not sure if it is relevant, but I'm a CFA Charter Holder and plan to either go into Investment Banking.

I'm contemplating if I should retake GMAT to improve Quant...

IveyAdmissions · Answer

Hi thatguy420, Thanks for reaching out, sharing your profile and my apologies for the delay in getting back to you on this. From the details you have shared you could be a good fit for Ivey's MBA program and do submit your resume though the link: https://www.ivey.uwo.ca/mba/resume-assessment/ It'll also help us get connected with you officially and post your resume assessment, we take it forward to set up a time for a call to chat about your profile, the Ivey MBA program, and any questions you may have about Ivey/applying to the program. Best,

rg2014 · Answer

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

I am interested in pursuing MBA from Ivey. Being an international candidate, however, I would like to know more about the work permit scenario post MBA.
I understand that for an education period of >8 months and <2 years, work permit is 1 year in Canada.

What is the usual step once this 1-year work permit period is over? Is their a similar lottery system as there is for H1B in US?

Thank you so much well in advance!
- Rahul

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