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Ducksworth
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23 May 2013, 15:54
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Schools south of the border cannot offer something that Rotman can: access to a career in Canada. This is something that might sound trivial, but a lot people are willing to pay top money to move there.
CarlMtl
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30 May 2013, 09:04
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Ducksworth, you know I love you, but I can`t say I agree here. I know a lot of people in Montreal that have gotten an education in a top 10 US school and they often have first pick when it comes to jobs back in Canada. It`s a little frustrating for some of us Canadians to admit, but those top degrees in the US come with a lot of clout, and our Canadian MBAs just don`t offer the same wow factor.
For example, McKizzle (I choose McKizzle because I feel it is representative of industry regard) hires some Canadian MBA talent, but they recruit much more heavily in the top 5 US schools. I`m going to McGill and I hope to work at McKinsey in Management Consulting, but I know I`ll most likely end up at a KPMG or Deloitte type shop. Had I busted my butt a little harder on the GMAT, applied to all top 10 US schools, thrown caution to the wind, tossed my bank account into the crapper and my relationship out the window I could possibly have attended a top school. Then, though I might have been only two steps away from bleeding out into a warm bath, I would have graduated with a much stronger likelihood of being picked up by a McKinsey, BCG or Bain.
The way I understand it, is that those top $200k starting salary jobs just don`t exist in Canada (unless you`re an IBer - and even there a top US degree would serve you better). So yes, a Rotman graduate is more likely to get a job in Canada. However, I think that`s simply because a top US MBA grad isn`t interested by those jobs in the first place. I hope I`m wrong, I`m just a little more cynical that you on this one.
... Or are you just talking about international students buying their way into Canada?
30 May 2013, 09:44
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You know I love you even more 
I was talking indeed about international students.
What I mean is that for non-Canadians, after a Canadian MBA it is straightforward to get a visa in order to get a job. However, coming from say, an MBA program in the US, getting a visa can be very difficult since your occupation needs to be in shortage and there is a lot of hurdle. If you are set on moving to Canada, the natural path is to do an MBA and just stay there. This is where I think it could make sense to pay premium fees for a Canadian education.
Now, for Canadians, it is a completely different story.
I was talking indeed about international students.What I mean is that for non-Canadians, after a Canadian MBA it is straightforward to get a visa in order to get a job. However, coming from say, an MBA program in the US, getting a visa can be very difficult since your occupation needs to be in shortage and there is a lot of hurdle. If you are set on moving to Canada, the natural path is to do an MBA and just stay there. This is where I think it could make sense to pay premium fees for a Canadian education.
Now, for Canadians, it is a completely different story.
