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Hey Suraj,

It went well, I guess. It was a behavioural interview for 65-70 mins. They will have a decision within next 2 weeks as the university is closed this week and will reopen on 6th July.

Cheers,
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Thanks for sharing, Ayush.

How did the interview go? All well I'm hoping. Glad the thread has been helpful along the way :)

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Hi All!

I have been following this topic (and others) since last 2 months when I started preparing for the Ivey application. And I am writing today when I am almost at the end of the process (interview scheduled for 26th June) because whatever may be the result, I feel this community has been the best source for me from the very first stage of application preparation to the last stage of interview. I am very thankful to everyone who has contributed to this topic which directly contributed to my success of reaching to this stage.

Brief about my background:

1) Background: Indian male in early 30s who moved to Canada in February 2018
2) Work Experience: 6 years of professional experience (4.5 years in financial services industry in India and 1.5 years in management consulting in Canada; lived and worked in London, ON for 8 months)
3) Education: CFA Charterholder, Masters in International Economics and Finance from Australia, and Bachelors in Engineering from India
4) Extra Curricular: Worked as a trekking guide in the upper Himalayas for 6 months to prepare myself for Canadian winters ;-); Hiking leader for Bruce Trail Club in Canada; coaching and mentoring of new immigrants in Canada

Again, thanks a lot for all your support. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions and I will be more than happy to answer them.

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Ah! Glad to hear that. Best of luck! :)

Cheers.


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Hey Suraj,

It went well, I guess. It was a behavioural interview for 65-70 mins. They will have a decision within next 2 weeks as the university is closed this week and will reopen on 6th July.

Cheers,
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Thanks for sharing, Ayush.

How did the interview go? All well I'm hoping. Glad the thread has been helpful along the way :)

Cheers.


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My first post :)

Hi All!

I have been following this topic (and others) since last 2 months when I started preparing for the Ivey application. And I am writing today when I am almost at the end of the process (interview scheduled for 26th June) because whatever may be the result, I feel this community has been the best source for me from the very first stage of application preparation to the last stage of interview. I am very thankful to everyone who has contributed to this topic which directly contributed to my success of reaching to this stage.

Brief about my background:

1) Background: Indian male in early 30s who moved to Canada in February 2018
2) Work Experience: 6 years of professional experience (4.5 years in financial services industry in India and 1.5 years in management consulting in Canada; lived and worked in London, ON for 8 months)
3) Education: CFA Charterholder, Masters in International Economics and Finance from Australia, and Bachelors in Engineering from India
4) Extra Curricular: Worked as a trekking guide in the upper Himalayas for 6 months to prepare myself for Canadian winters ;-); Hiking leader for Bruce Trail Club in Canada; coaching and mentoring of new immigrants in Canada

Again, thanks a lot for all your support. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions and I will be more than happy to answer them.

Cheers,
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I am applying to Ivey in like 5 days, and I'm very worried because my recommenders are confused about how to write on the LOR?

Should they type inside the PDF? the form apparently says that they can also send a word document. How can the multiple choice selections be done on word document? I am very confused, please help out!

Please help ASAP!

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Can someone please help out?

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Hi People,

I am applying to Ivey in like 5 days, and I'm very worried because my recommenders are confused about how to write on the LOR?

Should they type inside the PDF? the form apparently says that they can also send a word document. How can the multiple choice selections be done on word document? I am very confused, please help out!

Please help ASAP!

Thanks!

Can someone please help out?

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I guess you can fill with pdf editor and then change to word.

the reason why I am telling to fill in pdf editor is because you have choose the answer among various option. I tried to fill after changing to word but i was not able to fill it.
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Hey! From what I remember, my recommenders got a link where they had to do the feedback. When selecting recommenders, you get the option to either fill in the e-mail addresses of the recommenders or download the pdf.

I am assuming since you chose the option of downloading the pdf and sharing that with the recommenders, they can just write within the pdf. I don’t think it would be that big a deal.

If you have the option still, I’d suggest just mention the details of the recommenders within the application and they will instantly receive an e-mail from the school.

Hope this helps!

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Hi People,

I am applying to Ivey in like 5 days, and I'm very worried because my recommenders are confused about how to write on the LOR?

Should they type inside the PDF? the form apparently says that they can also send a word document. How can the multiple choice selections be done on word document? I am very confused, please help out!

Please help ASAP!

Thanks!

Can someone please help out?

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Hey Such8!

The link they would receive is pretty self-explanatory. I'd added their email ID's, where they got the link. Didn't go the PDF route at all. Much easier if you go via the direct email link option.

Cheers.

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Hi People,

I am applying to Ivey in like 5 days, and I'm very worried because my recommenders are confused about how to write on the LOR?

Should they type inside the PDF? the form apparently says that they can also send a word document. How can the multiple choice selections be done on word document? I am very confused, please help out!

Please help ASAP!

Thanks!

Can someone please help out?

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Today I attempted video essay,

Question 1 - How did you overcame adversity and explain with the situation.
Question 2 - Explain one quality of yours that your future MBA classmates should know about.

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Hey folks, does anyone know whether Ivey interviews everyone who submitted his or her MBA application or there are cases of rejects even before interviews?

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I remember vividly that once J.D., a member of the admission team, told that they usually interview most of the students. So, in some rare cases, they will not even interview a student.
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Hey there!

Not everyone gets an interview call. Kind of impossible for them to interview everyone who submits the applications.

Those who would be shortlisted for an interview would get an email for the same.

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Thanks! I was wondering may be they have a policy similar to Kellogg’s — interview everyone or at least waive it

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Hey

Somewhere on the website Ivey does mention that they donot interview all candidates and interview is by invitation.

However if you have bagged an interview, for sure thats a positive sign



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hello all,

Its been 3 days since I submitted the application, but till now, I haven't got any acknowledgment mail. Is that fine?

when I saw in the portal, its mentioned as submitted.

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Its been 3 days since I submitted the application, but till now, I haven't got any acknowledgment mail. Is that fine?

when I saw in the portal, its mentioned as submitted.

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GMAT is waived only this round and due date is soon. There should me many applications nowadays. That's normal I guess. In case you don't receive a reply soon, you may email them anyway.

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I submitted my application on July 1st.
From whatever I have read on different forums, they are super quick in making decisions so I am a bit worried HA!
Or I might just be overthinking. Anyone in a similar situation?
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zoltrex20 Hi you don’t have to worry about as it takes time. I believe they are dealing with a lot of applications because of the no gmat requirement in this round.
Apart from that you can check the status on the application page. It will show whether assessment is in progress or awaiting decision.

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University was closed last week for holidays and opened this week on 6th July.

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From whatever I have read on different forums, they are super quick in making decisions so I am a bit worried HA!
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Hi everyone - got an offer from Ivey today with some scholarship $$. I submitted my application on June 17 and interviewed on June 23rd. The AdCom is likely swamped with many applications so may not hurt to check in with your AO on application status. Their admissions team is one of the friendliest I've worked with.

Good luck to the rest of you!
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Congratulations, Aditya. Welcome to the cohort.

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Congratulations, Aditya. Welcome to the cohort.

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Thanks, Suraj. Congrats to you as well. I look forward to connecting with you and others over the coming months!
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