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Below are the reasons I chose Rotman over Smith:

1. Location - Being in downtown Toronto, Rotman offers better networking opportunities with potential employers

2. Brand name/ Global reputation - Rotman has been consistently ranked #1 B school in Canada

3. 2 year program - International studnets get 3 year PGWP after completing 2 year course and 1 year PGWP after completing 1 year course

4. Mandatory Co-op/Internship - Allows students to pivot their career into new industry and function

5. Diversity - Cohort is highly diverse (40 nationalities and 15+ industries) so it’s a truly international experience for the people stepping the foot in global business landscape

Smith has other advantages:

1. Career Services team - No doubt that the career serives team of Smith is top notch. A few friends have graduated from Smith and were extremely happy with their overall experience

2. Team based Learning - Very important for those who have been individual contributors and need to enhance their leadership skills

3. High Return on Investment (ROI) - The tuition fee of Smith is lower than that of Rotman and Smith MBA is a 1 year program

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This is really helpful, thanks princearora

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Thanks everyone for your wishes! All the best for your GMAT and MBA applications :)
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Guys, can someone please let me know if gre 319 is a good score for Indian IT male applicant?

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It'd be a challenge but it's not out of the question, especially if you apply early.

Happy to set up a meeting to discuss further!

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Hello everyone,

After a lot of deliberation, I have decided to join the Schulich MBA program (2022 Fall intake).

It was an extremely difficult decision for me to make, especially because of the kind of scholarship offered by Smith and the top-notch career services team.

My best to all the admitted students and future applicants :)
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Guys, can someone please let me know if gre 319 is a good score for Indian IT male applicant?

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It'd be a challenge but it's not out of the question, especially if you apply early.

Happy to set up a meeting to discuss further!

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Hello Beacon Sir,

Thanks for replying. Can you suggest 1. what is a good gre score? I am Indian male IT guy, so I belong to orm group.
2. When do you suggest to apply if i am Planning to retake?

Thank You Sir
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Thanks for the replies, folks. Anyone who is joining Smith School of Business - please feel free to PM me, I will be creating a Whats-App group.

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I reside in Canada and am targeting Queens next year for FT mba.

gmat - not taken yet ( will do by beginning of July) . Is it late or ok for next year ?

can someone give some average on what i should be my target score for this school?
As well, until what time I can submit my application.

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I believe that you should be good to apply in July-September timeframe as you are a domestic candidate. Your target score would largely depend on your profile. The average range is 650-680 for Smith.
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Hi all, got my admit call today, all the best to everyone waiting for a decision! :)
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Guys, can someone please let me know if gre 319 is a good score for Indian IT male applicant?

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Hello Beacon Sir,

Thanks for replying. Can you suggest 1. what is a good gre score? I am Indian male IT guy, so I belong to orm group.
2. When do you suggest to apply if i am Planning to retake?

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You can just call us Beacon - we're certainly not sirs (and also aren't all male!)

I'm not sure we'll have great answers to your questions though because:

1) A higher GRE score is better than a lower GRE score. The higher it can be the better your chances.
2) Applying earlier is better than applying later. The earlier you apply the better your chances.

Beyond that admission chances vary from year to year. I can say that the lowest GRE score for someone of your background that we've been able to support getting admitted to the Smith MBA in the past three years is 321. That individual submitted their application within 3 hours of the application portal opening for the year.
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Hi everyone, I got my interview result as waitlisted. The adcom liked my profile but fue to limited seats they are currently keeping me on hold. I guess all i can do is to keep my hopes high.

In the meanwhile, if anyone needs any help regarding any aspect of the application,please feel free to contact me.
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Hi everyone, I got my interview result as waitlisted. The adcom liked my profile but fue to limited seats they are currently keeping me on hold. I guess all i can do is to keep my hopes high.

In the meanwhile, if anyone needs any help regarding any aspect of the application,please feel free to contact me.
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Hi Abhimanyu9428,

You got a stellar profile. Looks like you got wait-listed because of Being ORM indian male. But be strong, you will be in. As you got wait-listed, I suppose they are nearinv their cap on indian male applicants. I thought of applying aftrr a retake, looks like my chances are very dim as i am token IT guy.

All the best, your profile seems diverse and adcoms love it, you will be in.
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Hi everyone, I got my interview result as waitlisted. The adcom liked my profile but fue to limited seats they are currently keeping me on hold. I guess all i can do is to keep my hopes high.

In the meanwhile, if anyone needs any help regarding any aspect of the application,please feel free to contact me.
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Hi Abhimanyu9428,

You got a stellar profile. Looks like you got wait-listed because of Being ORM indian male. But be strong, you will be in. As you got wait-listed, I suppose they are nearinv their cap on indian male applicants. I thought of applying aftrr a retake, looks like my chances are very dim as i am token IT guy.

All the best, your profile seems diverse and adcoms love it, you will be in.
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Thanks for such a positive and encouraging reply. I also really hope that I will get in.
In case the school decides otherwise, it will be great learning for me. I am happy and to be honest the reason, of limited no. of seats for particular country students, is fair on the schools part.

Once again thanks. The reply made me calm and smile. If you want help with anything feel free to message me.
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Hi all, I was wondering if there was a WA group for the admitted students, if yes, please let me know, I will PM my number. If there's nothing yet, I can make a group, please send me your numbers. Defcon1 AvinashAgarwal1 Ria1411 and whoever else has received an admit and is planning to join.
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Hi all, I was wondering if there was a WA group for the admitted students, if yes, please let me know, I will PM my number. If there's nothing yet, I can make a group, please send me your numbers. Defcon1[/url] AvinashAgarwal1Ria1411[/url] and whoever else has received an admit and is planning to join.
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Congratulations on your admit, Akhila!

I have created a group. Admitted students who are interested to join can PM me their phone numbers. :)
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Guys when do you think is too late to apply as Indian IT male? I am retaking gre so, any timeline would help

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Hi, did anyone received any info about the waitlist for the MBA 2023 program?

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I have my final interview tomorrow morning (June 15th). It was odd, I'm not sure if everyone automatically gets interviewed? When my application advisor sent me the Kira assessment email, she said 'once you finish the assessments, we'll schedule your interview' so I figured everyone gets invited to the interview.

I'm a domestic student living in Toronto and went up to Queen's this past Thursday to see the campus and meet/party with all the current students which was a lot of fun. The campus is stunning and the city is very quaint so if anyone is considering this or Rotman, I'd choose Queen's (but I'm biased since I grew up in Toronto). I'll let everyone know how it goes, but one of the current students told me that if you get invited for the final interview then that's a good sign. You have to royally mess up the interview to not get an offer.
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I have my final interview tomorrow morning (June 15th). It was odd, I'm not sure if everyone automatically gets interviewed? When my application advisor sent me the Kira assessment email, she said 'once you finish the assessments, we'll schedule your interview' so I figured everyone gets invited to the interview.

I'm a domestic student living in Toronto and went up to Queen's this past Thursday to see the campus and meet/party with all the current students which was a lot of fun. The campus is stunning and the city is very quaint so if anyone is considering this or Rotman, I'd choose Queen's (but I'm biased since I grew up in Toronto). I'll let everyone know how it goes, but one of the current students told me that if you get invited for the final interview then that's a good sign. You have to royally mess up the interview to not get an offer.
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Hey everyone, I've been offered a conditional offer that I finish my undergrad by the end of this year. They also gave me a full GMAT waiver but I can take it if I want to be considered for a scholarship. I will end up writing the GMAT regardless since most consulting firms request the score. I will accept the conditional offer.

Good luck to everyone!
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I have my final interview tomorrow morning (June 15th). It was odd, I'm not sure if everyone automatically gets interviewed? When my application advisor sent me the Kira assessment email, she said 'once you finish the assessments, we'll schedule your interview' so I figured everyone gets invited to the interview.

I'm a domestic student living in Toronto and went up to Queen's this past Thursday to see the campus and meet/party with all the current students which was a lot of fun. The campus is stunning and the city is very quaint so if anyone is considering this or Rotman, I'd choose Queen's (but I'm biased since I grew up in Toronto). I'll let everyone know how it goes, but one of the current students told me that if you get invited for the final interview then that's a good sign. You have to royally mess up the interview to not get an offer.

Hey everyone, I've been offered a conditional offer that I finish my undergrad by the end of this year. They also gave me a full GMAT waiver but I can take it if I want to be considered for a scholarship. I will end up writing the GMAT regardless since most consulting firms request the score. I will accept the conditional offer.

Good luck to everyone!
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Congrats!!! Could you like to share more of your background ? e.g. field of your study, work experience etc.
Appreciated if you could share the interview debrief here:)
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I have my final interview tomorrow morning (June 15th). It was odd, I'm not sure if everyone automatically gets interviewed? When my application advisor sent me the Kira assessment email, she said 'once you finish the assessments, we'll schedule your interview' so I figured everyone gets invited to the interview.

I'm a domestic student living in Toronto and went up to Queen's this past Thursday to see the campus and meet/party with all the current students which was a lot of fun. The campus is stunning and the city is very quaint so if anyone is considering this or Rotman, I'd choose Queen's (but I'm biased since I grew up in Toronto). I'll let everyone know how it goes, but one of the current students told me that if you get invited for the final interview then that's a good sign. You have to royally mess up the interview to not get an offer.

Hey everyone, I've been offered a conditional offer that I finish my undergrad by the end of this year. They also gave me a full GMAT waiver but I can take it if I want to be considered for a scholarship. I will end up writing the GMAT regardless since most consulting firms request the score. I will accept the conditional offer.

Good luck to everyone!

Congrats!!! Could you like to share more of your background ? e.g. field of your study, work experience etc.
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Ya no problem!

I'm a 28 year old male from Toronto, Ontario
Advanced Diploma in Electro-mechanical engineering technology at Humber College, graduated in 2016 and worked in the industrial automation field ever since.
I went self-employed under my own corporation in 2021 and got my credits transferred to my undergrad program at Cape Breton University. It's distant learning so I'm working full time while doing my undergrad part time. I'll be done my undergrad December of this year and I'll start at Queens in January of 2023. My offer is conditional that I finish my undergrad.

I was sent to Chile for 1 year for an automation consulting project and I think this international experience really helped my application and interview. As well, my very close friend got accepted into the program as well but he got accepted last year, so he was able to meet the current cohort of students. My friend and I went to visit Queen's the other week and I met a lot of the current students and brought up their names in the interview which definitely helped my case. I am very aware my proximity to the school makes this possible but still, driving 3 hours to see the school and get to know the current students helped my case a lot. Something I suggest is they asked me in the interview if I got in touch with any of the alumni for more info on consulting or even the school. I said no, because I already met the current students but for people who can't physically visit, I suggest they get in touch with a couple of alumni, it'll really help your case.

The interview was behavioral where they asked me basic questions on situations like 'have you ever had to deal with someone at work not pulling their weight?'. 'Tell me about yourself'. 'What sort of skills do you bring to a team based environment?'

My best advice is if you made it to the final interview, that's a good sign and you should remain positive but not negligent. You still need to prepare and you should know your story well. Do not ramble, make your answers clear, concise and with enough detail.

I didn't get a scholarship but they said when I write my GMAT, they'll review me for a scholarship. Hope that helps
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