Cugel wrote:
Looking for:
1. Triple Jump (change industry, country and position)
2. Preference: MBB(management consulting/strategy and Toronto)
Background:
1. International Student
2. IT/Chemistry Industry
Rotman:
1. 2 years MBA (3 y. working visa).
2. UoT is the most "famous" uni outside Canada
3. Seems like MBB doesn't recruit often here
Schulich
1. Cheaper
2. 2 years MBA (3 y. working visa).
3. MBB doesn't recruit at all here
Ivey
1. Looks like MBB recruits from here
2. 1 Year MBA (1 y. working visa)
3. No summer internship to career switch
I guess you really want to go to Canada - these schools are not ideal for your career goals and situation. In either event, MBB in Canada out of any of these will be extremely difficult and I would strongly reccomend thinking about your career goals and 'fallback plan' more, then picking a school which accomodates that plan as well. The Toronto MBB offices are small. There are plenty of Canadians returning from the likes of H/S/W/B/K/CBS/T/MIT/INSEAD etc. who would have the edge over candidates with a Canadian MBA, likely have connections, etc., so picking the school with more swing with a Deloitte/Accenture/OW/ATK is probably a good idea.
Anyway:
Schulich is significantly worse than Ivey and Rotman, and I've heard they don't interview 100% of the candidates. Hopefully that practice has changed, but either way, it is cheaper but not worth your dollars.
Rotman is ideal for your work visa situation but MBB out of Rotman is hard. Its ranked well because of its proximity to Toronto and while the program quality is considered high, it does have some oddities...e.g. the 'la senza rumor. Either way, Rotman is a big brand in Toronto and opens doors (predominately in banking and finance).
Ivey again is a big brand in Toronto despite being in London ON. The program is great for 'ticking the MBA box' for already successful candidates, but career changers might find the lack of internship to be a bit of a sorepoint. Either way I think its the highest quality of the 3 but that Rotman would be better in terms of having an internship.