Posted on: 09-01-07 05:50:32
Hi all,
I have been admitted to Rotman School of Management (univ of toronto), and my classes start september 2007.
Could someone help me out on the following:
1) Reputation of the school for MBA
2) Post MBA employment opportunities for international students in Canada(i heard it is nearly impossible to get a job without being a permanent resident).
3) I have 3 yrs work ex as a software engineer. i heard some people suggest me to apply for residency as soon as i reach Canada. Is that possible?? Any suggestions on this front?
All yr help will be really appreciated guys.
hi there
First of all congrats for getting in to Rotman!! 
It is really a good b-school and from what i have heard being in UofT, the placement has realy improved during the past few years and almost everyone do get a job regardless of being a domestic or international student. The majority of jobs are in Financial and consulting services with the big 6 banks in GTA area.
I think Rotman is in the top 15 b-schools in North America and has a very good reputation. So you should not worry too much. Just concentrate on classes and enjoy yourself. Its gonna be hectic and lot of work.
BTW can you give us a little background on yourself and your application procedure, GMAT scores, Work Experiences, successful admissions from other schools etc? I may go for an MBA in a few years time so this info would help me and maybe others too.
Cheers
1) Reputation of the school for MBA
It is among the top rated business schools in Canada. Strength is in Financial specialization. The Strategy group is also developing well. Placements are excellent in Canada. If you are looking at USA, it is recognized, but do not think is in top 15. You can check Macleans or other business school ratings for more information.
2) Post MBA employment opportunities for international students in Canada(i heard it is nearly impossible to get a job without being a permanent resident).
Generally should not be a problem, unlike some places in USA. Are you admitted to the 2 year MBA or the Executive MBA?
3) I have 3 yrs work ex as a software engineer. i heard some people suggest me to apply for residency as soon as i reach Canada. Is that possible?? Any suggestions on this front?
This depends on your personal and professional goals. There are plenty of people who do apply for residency while on student visas. You would need to check the financial and other requirements for residency.
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Originally posted by mightybuckz
hi there
First of all congrats for getting in to Rotman!!
It is really a good b-school and from what i have heard being in UofT, the placement has realy improved during the past few years and almost everyone do get a job regardless of being a domestic or international student. The majority of jobs are in Financial and consulting services with the big 6 banks in GTA area.
I think Rotman is in the top 15 b-schools in North America and has a very good reputation. So you should not worry too much. Just concentrate on classes and enjoy yourself. Its gonna be hectic and lot of work.
BTW can you give us a little background on yourself and your application procedure, GMAT scores, Work Experiences, successful admissions from other schools etc? I may go for an MBA in a few years time so this info would help me and maybe others too.
Cheers
Thanks for all the info!
about me:
- I did my undergrad from USA in Computer Engineering
- Worked 6 months in USA, and the rest in India as a software engineer. Will have 3 years work ex by the time i join Rotman.
- Scored a 640 on GMAT, with a huge tilt towards quant. But i think i made up for my bad verbal score with a 5.5 in AWA. So that helped.
- I have a waitlist from ISB (Indian School of Business), rejection from Tuck, acceptance from Rotman. Thats all i applied to in round 1. I was thinking of applying to more schools in R2, but by that time i had this admit and thought of taking it up.
- My biggest selling point in my application was work-ex, in which i worked on technologies that now have a patent in US.
Well, good luck on yr MBA pursuit. I never thought i wld do an MBA, it was only after working for this long i realized the importance of it, and have decided to quit everything and actually get an MBA! so thats how important work-ex is.
You should really want to do MBA.
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Originally posted by ibcd2005
2) Post MBA employment opportunities for international students in Canada(i heard it is nearly impossible to get a job without being a permanent resident).
Generally should not be a problem, unlike some places in USA. Are you admitted to the 2 year MBA or the Executive MBA?
hey thanks a lot for the insight!
I have been admitted to the 2 year MBA.
So, i think from all the opinions i hve gathered from various people, seems like Rotman is a great place to go.
I think I am gonna take it up.
Well then, maybe see u all in september!!
Congratulations getting in to Rotman. Its really a good business school. May be the first year you won't get any work placements. But later on people are getting co-op job up to 90K.
thanks for all yr responses.
Also, just heard from someone that the tax rates in Canada are near 60%?
Is that true? So if someone is lucky enough to get say $100,000, he is basically left with only $40,000 per year?
Is the cost of living cheaper there to accomodate for the high tax rates???
