The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business is one of the leading business schools in Canada. Known for its design approach to MBA education and strong emphasis on problem solving, Rotman’s program has grown in renown. This year’s essay questions will enable you to show that you have the self-knowledge and personal insight to…
Toronto Rotman 2016 MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines
The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business is one of the leading business schools in Canada. Known for its design approach to MBA education and strong emphasis on problem solving, Rotman’s program has grown in size and renown. My tips are in blue below. Essay Questions: 1. Please state your professional goals and how you…
2015 Bloomberg Business MBA Rankings
Out with the old, in with the new. Let’s take a look at Bloomberg’s 2015 top 20 U.S. MBA programs: • There wasn’t a single overlap between this year’s rankings and last year’s. And there was some very significant shuffling around. These dramatic ups and downs, explains John A. Byrne, rankings expert from Poets &…
What’s Really Important In MBA Admissions? Interview With Rotman’s Niki da Silva
100 episodes after her first interview on the show, the most popular Admissions Straight Talk guest is back! For the scoop on what’s new at one of MBA-dom’s most innovative admissions offices, listen to our conversation with Niki da Silva, Recruitment & Admissions Director for Rotman’s Full-Time MBA program. 1:59 – Overview of the Rotman…
Introducing Toronto Rotman’s New Admissions Test
For its 2016 MBA application, Rotman has introduced a new, timed, written response question that must be completed in addition to their two existing video questions. According to the Rotman blog, the purpose of this new exercise is as follows: We identified a need to find a tool to better assess the regular business-communication skills…
How Meaningful Is The GMAT?
The GMAT is important for b-school admissions. But does it predict success beyond that? GMAC never claimed that it does, and according to research from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, the answer is no: their data suggests that the GMAT is not predictive of employability. Their study is based on…
QS Global TopMBA Rankings 2014
TopMBA’s new 2014/2015 global report ranks business programs according to geographic location based on surveys completed by 5,669 actively-hiring MBA employers and 7,187 academics in the field of business and management. (See more about the methodology here.) Top 20 B-Schools in North America Some highlights: • The top 10 remained virtually the same this year…
More BW Rankings: Best International B-Schools 2014
I hope you didn’t think we were done with this year’s Businessweek rankings! Next up…the top 20 international MBA programs. Here are some highlights: • There are 2 new schools to the top 10 this year, both of which were unranked in 2012: ESMT (3rd place) and Cambridge Judge (6th place). • ESADE fell dramatically from…
Toronto Rotman 2015 MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines
The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business is one of the leading business schools in Canada. Known for its design approach to MBA education and strong emphasis on problem solving, Rotman’s program is growing in size and renown. My tips are in blue below. Essay Questions: 1. Please state your professional goals and how you…
Tips for Video MBA Essay Questions
Rotman led the charge with a video essay question and last year Yale and Kellogg followed. Worried about being literally on stage? Here are my tips if you need to respond to a question in a short 1-2-minute video. First, realize that these video essays, like the written ones, are attempts to get to know you. Unlike…
Rotman’s Problem Solving Challenge to Award Unique First Prize – Full MBA Tuition Scholarship!
Prospective and incoming Rotman MBA students now have a chance to win a full scholarship to the Rotman MBA program by competing in the Rotman Problem Solving Challenge. The Rotman site calls this unique competition an opportunity to “dive deep into a messy, unstructured problem using [Rotman’s] model-based approach to problem solving.” WHAT? Participants will…
Discover the Benefits of a Canadian MBA!
Have you thought about applying to a Canadian business school? Did you know that: • Forbes ranks Canada as the 5th best nation for doing business? • Canada hosts four of the top ten strongest banks in the world? • Canada is one of the most welcoming countries to immigrants (thereby contributing to its multicultural…
FT’s Best Global MBA Programs in 2014
The Financial Times released its 2014 global MBA rankings! Read on for the list, the facts, the analysis, and the sources. The List: 2014 Rank 3 Year (Avg) School Country 1 1 Harvard Business School USA 2 2 Stanford Graduate School of Business USA 3 4 London Business School UK 4 3 U Penn Wharton USA…
MBA Interview Tips Post 5: Video Essays
[NOTE: This post is the fifth in a series; if interested please see the introduction and tip 1, tip 2, tip 3, and tip 4.] Wait, why is a video essay featured in a series on MBA interviews? Because it works like an interview in its visual presentation of you and it functions like a…
MBA Video Essays: A Conversation with Rotman’s Niki da Silva
A new era has dawned in the land of MBA admissions. Fewer essays. Shorter word limits. And mandatory video essays – introduced to the admissions scene by Rotman, Canada’s leading MBA program. Want to know more about how the video essays came about, how they work, and most importantly – how to ace them? Listen…
Tips for Video MBA Essay Questions
Rotman led the charge last year with a video essay question. This year Yale and Kellogg (so far) have decided to try it out. I saw a rumor that INSEAD is also considering the format. Worried about being literally on stage? Here are my tips if you need to respond to a question in a…
My Visit to Toronto Rotman
I had an exciting trip in early June. I visited HEC, Wharton, and the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, among other destinations. My husband and I even grabbed a few days’ vacation at Niagara Falls, which were spectacular and which I had never seen before. However, I suspect you’re less interested in Niagara…
Toronto Rotman MBA Interview with Robyn Ross
Here’s a talk with Robyn Ross, an MBA candidate at Toronto Rotman with tons of advice on the MBA application process. Thank you Robyn for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us! This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top…
Toronto Rotman MBA Admissions Committee Interview Available Online
Thank you to Niki da Silva, Director of Recruitment and Admissions, and Leigh Gauthier, Director of the Career Center at Rotman, for joining us for our first ever Toronto Rotman Q&A! The chat offered MBA applicants an excellent window into the Rotman admissions process – see the below excerpt for more on that. Linda Abraham: …
Toronto Rotman 2013 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
OUR TIPS FOR THE TORONTO ROTMAN 2015 APPLICATION ESSAYS ARE LIVE! CLICK HERE TO CHECK THEM OUT! The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business is one of the leading business schools in Canada. Known for its design approach to MBA education and strong emphasis on problem solving, Rotman’s program is growing in size and…
