Hey guys! Realized that there wasn't a thread for the 2021 intake for the full-time Ivey MBA program. Submitted my application on the 5th of January 2020. R1 Deadline was Jan 6th. Sharing future deadlines for the others: Application Round Deadline Round 1 January 6, 2020 Round 2 April 6, 2020 Round 3 July 13, 2020 Round 4* September 21, 2020 Round 5 November 9, 2020 Round 6 January 4, 2021 Sharing my feedback on the application process: Video Essay - Pretty straightforward. You have unlimited attempts at the practice questions. You get 2 questions randomly out of a pool of about 150 questions. My questions were - "What is the one thing about yourself that you haven't shared with us in the application" and "What would you do if a team member stopped responding to your calls? How would you respond to that?" The written essays seemed simple but it is a challenge to crisp this out to 250 words. You'll really know how little 250 words is, when you're writing this. If you've done your schooling and under graduation in English - PLEASE WRITE THE ELPT NOTE. I've seen many folks writing IELTS Academic/TOEFL for this. You don't have to if you can convince them that English has been your mode of communication during both academia and professional journies. Would love to hear about interview invites/dates etc from the others applying for this intake.

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Hi that is great!

Congrats on your Admit

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Nice job! Can you provide a profile review? How’d the interview go?

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Hey Guys!

I am thrilled to inform that I have received an offer from Ivey for the 2021-2022 MBA program. I applied on July 13th (Round 3 Deadline). Got an Interview Invite on July 14th or 15th (can't remember) and had my interview on August 5th.

Overall the application and interview process was extremely streamlined. Ivey could not have been more helpful with any questions I had for them during this process.

Feel free to ask me anything.

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Russthemann The interview went well I believe. Mostly behavioral questions mixed with background questions. Canadian current affairs, why MBA and why Ivey. It flowed well and just felt good for the lack of better words.

Indian Male 25 Y/O
Undergrad Major - Mechanical Engineering, Minors: Economics, Management (Top 10 Engineering school in the US), GPA: 3.30
1 year internship experience in commercial vehicles industry. 2.5 year full time work experience after graduation in the automotive industry as a product development engineer (a lot of project management) in the US.

Extracurriculars: Aviation/Flying, Volunteer work as an executive committee member in a nationally recognized charitable organization in the US, Music Production (follow my soundcloud??

), riding motorcycles and competitive driving (time attacks and autocross)

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I feel my below average GMAT and GPA were the weakest part of my profile. Gotta be at a 700+ (2 more attempts left well......)

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Congrats! Any advice on the interview?

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Nice job! Can you provide a profile review? How’d the interview go?

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Congrats! That’s awesome. Doesn’t seem that you needed the 700+ GMAT then. What do you think was your strongest asset that got you in? By your own admission your GMAT is below the average, but you must’ve stood out in another manner to get the green light.

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Congrats on the admit rkjg94!

Looking forward to meet in London!

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Congratulations on the invite. Yeah, they seem to be heavily packed with applications. Don't have a number for you, but definitely more than the years gone by. If I were you, I wouldn't be perturbed by the number of applications - but simply on making sure the interview prep is on point.

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Hey all, got my interview invite. 5 weeks away, September 14th. They must be quite stacked with applicants! Anyone know how many more applicants they've gotten compared to previous years? Pretty nervous just with the influx of interest.

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rkjg94,

Congratulations

Welcome to the cohort. Yes, the Ad-Com and CMS are really warm folks, and a pleasure to speak with. Looking forward to connecting with you.

Cheers.

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Nice job! Can you provide a profile review? How’d the interview go?

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Russthemann haha that's a good question. I am not really sure. Perhaps it was the interview combined with my extracurriculars and essays? I was actually not too positive about my chances for an admit considering the GMAT, GPA, my demographics and also the heavy application pool this year because of covid. Based on my profile, what would you say?

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rkjg94,

Congratulations

Welcome to the cohort. Yes, the Ad-Com and CMS are really warm folks, and a pleasure to speak with. Looking forward to connecting with you.

Cheers.

rkjg94

SurajSathya Thank you! They truly are.

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Congrats on the admit rkjg94!

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bschoolhunter Thanks! Same here

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Great stuff! Yeah, they are super helpful.

Did you get any comments on scholarship?

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Great stuff! Yeah, they are super helpful.

Did you get any comments on scholarship?

dupuis2304 I did receive a scholarship pretty much at the same time as my offer. Sorry I lost your last question about the Interview. When do you have your interview scheduled? I would say be prepared on Canadian Current affairs, the state of the industry you want to get in, the industry trends. I was asked about a good Case Method topic for class based on what I know about the state of the economy. Have some well thought out questions ready for the interviewer (something you couldn't figure out based on your research and chats with current students or alumni). Normal behavioral questions. Keep 3 to 4 examples of success and failure in your professional life (preferred) ready and be prepared to frame those examples in a way that suits the question. For example, one question I got was "When was a time you made a decision and then new information came to light. What did you do? how did you feel?". Another one was "Tell me about a time when you faced a conflict, how did you manage the situation. What did you do to resolve it?". Don't just answer the questions in a straightforward way without portraying what you learn't from it and what could have been done better. A good way to frame these answers is 1) Context/background 2) Problem/Issue 3) Solution 4) Learnings. Lastly, treat it like a *formal* conversation and be comfortable. Don't be scared to ask for a moment to think about your answers if something does't pop up in your head immediately. Remember, your answers don't necessarily have to have an amazing super positive outcome. You can fail, but be sure to articulate what you learn't from it.

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Hi everyone,

Just got an offer from Ivey for the 2021-2022 MBA programme.This Thread has been really helpful thus far.
Will be glad to pay it forwards any way i can.

cheers.

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Hi everyone,

Just got an offer from Ivey for the 2021-2022 MBA programme.This Thread has been really helpful thus far.
Will be glad to pay it forwards any way i can.

cheers.

Congrats mate that’s awesome. Can you post your profile, and how did the interview go? Tips?

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Hi everyone,

Just got an offer from Ivey for the 2021-2022 MBA programme.This Thread has been really helpful thus far.
Will be glad to pay it forwards any way i can.

cheers.

Congratulations Leonfranco

Would you be able to add your interview experience in the following link? I am sure it will be helpful for a lot of prospective applicants.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ivey-western ... brief.html

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Hi congrats!! can you pls list the questions they asked you in the interview?

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Congratulations Leonfranco and rkjg94 on the admits!
Welcome to the cohort!

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Hi everyone!

Just got my admissions offer and will be seeing you all there in March! Keeping up with this thread definitely helped me stay sane throughout the application process, feel free to PM for any advice or if you'd like to connect!

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Congrats Herbin! How was your interview experience?

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