Ivey Mba

dingathon · February 27, 2009, 5:09pm

No need to be sorry Aquaguard. Actually its probably to your benefit considering us gazillion Indian IT male MBA applicants. :O
Your comment about being up to date with the latest financial news is bang on. I forgot to mention that. My first interview was around Jan 6 and I chose to speak about India's Enron/Worldcom - Satyam and the lack of ethics in corporate governance. Second interview I was asked how I stay up to date on news, political, financial or otherwise. I gave a list of newspapers, web sites and blogs that I read.

sgh · February 28, 2009, 1:45pm

Hey Guys,

How are u all doing? Just received an Admit from Ivey for Sept 2009 batch and contemplating my next steps.

How are the markets shaping up in Canada? Any thoughts on next yr's macro outlook in Canada? Any broad outlook for expected time to recover the MBA investment, since Ivey is an expensive program with overall cost exceeding $100K.

I have also received an Admit from HKU and need to make a choice soon!

Will appreciate if any current / prospective students cud throw some light.

Thanking u all in advance for ur inputs!

Sgh,

lakshya_iim_ahd · February 28, 2009, 3:41pm

hey congrats dingathon....is it for the spring intake....?

are you in bangalore now... keep in touch... me and demandez ( arun) are all set now...

To add on to this growing list.... COUNT MOI IN....!!!

Got a call last night from the adcom people and recieved the email too.. Wondering how to arrange for funds and other things since I believe the orientation is on 20th April, 2009 and I don;t even know where to start...

Demandez, Satya and sgn, do PM me ur contact numbers... let's get in touch.. As of now, I am just rejoicing the moment

sgh · February 28, 2009, 3:51pm

Congrats Mate!!!!

Btw, who else is joining the sept cohort?

Cheers,
Sgh

dingathon · March 1, 2009, 3:56am

Hey Guys,
How are the markets shaping up in Canada? Any thoughts on next yr's macro outlook in Canada? Any broad outlook for expected time to recover the MBA investment, since Ivey is an expensive program with overall cost exceeding $100K.
Sgh,

SGH congrats. I'm in the fall cohort as well. Actually Ivey is one of the least expensive MBA's. The costs are approx $105,000 canadian dollars around - $83000 US (including stay/tuition)

For me it was a package - top MBA for general management (i'm partial to it) small class, excellent faculty, case study method, and not to mention 3 year work permit automatically on studying in a Canadian university. It was good for spouses too - work permit from day one on my study visa. My plan is to have my wife join me to help recover the MBA investment quicker 😃 But nevertheless on an average $100k US salary that FT calls out for Ivey, you could look to recoup your costs in 2 years or less depending on how much loans you're taking.

sgh · March 1, 2009, 7:59am

Hey Dingathon,

Good to know that we are in the same boat :). Anyone else in Sept Cohort??

Also, how r u guys planning to fund the program? I am planning to take a loan for a significant portion of the overall investment. Any inputs are welcome.

Cheers,
Sgh

p_jez · March 2, 2009, 3:51am

dingathon Says
top MBA for general management

Yea, that's exactly what has got me interested - it's a good school for General Management.

3 year work permit automatically on studying in a Canadian university

I thought that for courses less than 1 year (Ivey is 11 months, is it not?), the work permit will be for the same duration as the course. Would anyone plesae confirm?

It was good for spouses too - work permit from day one on my study visa

Hey that's something I didn't know!

Cheers

dingathon · March 2, 2009, 5:20am

Yea, that's exactly what has got me interested - it's a good school for General Management.

I thought that for courses less than 1 year (Ivey is 11 months, is it not?), the work permit will be for the same duration as the course. Would anyone plesae confirm?

Hey that's something I didn't know!

Cheers

Actually I got ahead of myself

, and you're partially right: The Ivey program is 12 months so you get 1 year work permit, and a company will have to sponsor you post that.
The spouse work permit is correct although i'm still trying to find out if it would be better (more chances of getting all visas approved) to have her join me immediately while i'm studying or later after I graduate.

p_jez · March 2, 2009, 6:39am

dingathon Says
The spouse work permit is correct although i'm still trying to find out if it would be better (more chances of getting all visas approved) to have her join me immediately while i'm studying or later after I graduate.

I would suggest that you have her accompany you - having your spouse with you is the best stress-reliever in the world.

Cheers

dingathon · March 2, 2009, 11:43am

I would suggest that you have her accompany you - having your spouse with you is the best stress-reliever in the world.

Cheers

I agree!
Actually my quandary isn't around having her join me :biggrin:, but rather when.

p_jez · March 3, 2009, 5:14am

I agree!
Actually my quandary isn't around having her join me :biggrin:, but rather when.

Ah, what I meant was "have her accompany you right away" :)

Cheers

mgb1 · March 5, 2009, 2:59pm

Hey guys,

Ivey or Rotman? can someone shed some ideas, opinions or perspectives? It would be great to hear what everyone thinks.

p_jez · March 6, 2009, 4:02am

Hey guys,

Ivey or Rotman? can someone shed some ideas, opinions or perspectives? It would be great to hear what everyone thinks. :biggrin:

That'll depend to a large extent on two factors - what is your background, and what are you expecting out of the program.

Taking my case, I have already crossed into middle management, so it doesn't make sense for me to switch careers/domains. Hence what I would like is a course that has a heavy dose of case based learning, and a reputation for General Management. Ergo, Ivey for me (this is a very brief analysis).

Do a similar, thorough, exercise for your case and you will find a satisfactory answer. Here's something to start with - how to assess your "fit" for a particular college (I think I culled this from somewhere on PG if I remember right):
1. Does the school align, at least for starters, to your longer term career goal? The reason I say 'at least for starters' is because it is very common to experience a change of mind once in a B school but that's difficult to anticipate when you are at the B school application stage.
2. Read the list of mandatory and elective subjects taught. Do you see subjects/topics in the programme content that tingle your taste-buds?
3. Read the Internship and Full-time employment reports, charts and tables that the Career services of each school hosts on the website
4. If you have any reliable sources/friends, etc who work in the head-hunter industry (supplying man-power to corporates), try to get from them an unbiased view of the school or programme you are considering. This is particularly useful for programmes that may not be very well-known but those that you feel are a good fit with you to start with.
5. Shoot emails to current students who work on the school student councils, etc to get an inside view of the school. Finally, never offer to go to any school without first speaking with at least a good number of the school alumni.
6. If financing the MBA is a problem, check the various funding avenues made possible by the school. Many good schools in the US offered (at least till last year) education loans at very attractive rates of interest without any co-signor. I am hearing that it is proving difficult this year though.
Keep in mind that an MBA is like a surgical knife - used for the right reasons, it's a very effective tool. However, in the wrong scenario or for the wrong purpose, it can wreak havoc.

Cheers

vrinda81 · March 6, 2009, 6:18am

Both great, but in my opinion, Rotman has a better name around the world and especially in the U.S.

A few other questions to ask: did either school offer financial aid? have you looked at the career management center's job placement report for each school to see how they perform in your area of interest??

automatic · March 9, 2009, 3:17pm

Vrinda81 Says
Both great, but in my opinion, Rotman has a better name around the world and especially in the U.S.

You're 100% wrong. Ivey is the better name in Canada, the U.S., and internationally.

lakshya_iim_ahd · March 10, 2009, 8:16am

That'll depend to a large extent on two factors - what is your background, and what are you expecting out of the program.

Taking my case, I have already crossed into middle management, so it doesn't make sense for me to switch careers/domains. Hence what I would like is a course that has a heavy dose of case based learning, and a reputation for General Management. Ergo, Ivey for me (this is a very brief analysis).

Keep in mind that an MBA is like a surgical knife - used for the right reasons, it's a very effective tool. However, in the wrong scenario or for the wrong purpose, it can wreak havoc.

Cheers

Reading up your post, I believe you may have got an admit to Ivey. Which cohort?

canadian_gal · March 12, 2009, 6:25pm

Hello Everyone,

I have been visiting this forum for a while to get tips on applying to Ivey, thanks to all of you who provided information.

I am of indian descent, but raised in Canada. I have applied to Ivey for their September 2009 cohort. My interviews with the admissions committee and career management went very well, unfortunately I am still working on my GMAT score. My current score is in the high 500's. I plan on writing again in April.

Does anyone know how much emphasis Ivey puts on the GMAT? Also anyone have any tips on how to improve my score.

Thanks 😃

dingathon · March 12, 2009, 6:52pm

Getting a good score on the GMAT is a lot about finding your own study style, and at the same time, find a way to desseminate your weaknesses and fix those gaps. I think that I did a lousy job at identifying mine (scored a 670). A good blog that I found later and others found very useful is this Let me wear a Suit. Please! necromonger @ INSEAD MBA Blog

valpyan · March 12, 2009, 9:14pm

I got in today for the May cohort ...

lakshya_iim_ahd · March 15, 2009, 3:18pm

Hello Everyone,

I have been visiting this forum for a while to get tips on applying to Ivey, thanks to all of you who provided information.

I am of indian descent, but raised in Canada. I have applied to Ivey for their September 2009 cohort. My interviews with the admissions committee and career management went very well, unfortunately I am still working on my GMAT score. My current score is in the high 500's. I plan on writing again in April.

Does anyone know how much emphasis Ivey puts on the GMAT? Also anyone have any tips on how to improve my score.

Thanks :)

Hello there,

Well, all the very best for your call from Richard Ivey. I got a score of 640 in my GMAT and got through Richard Ivey for their May 2009 cohort. But yeah, probably I had something on my profile which interested the adcom folks coz in the interview I was specifically asked about the Bikers Group that I have. So they asked me where all I had gone and what was my role as founder of the group, etc etc.
Somewhere they also realized that I was keen on coming to Richard Ivey. All this probably resulted in me getting a call

All the best and keep us updated onthe status of your application.

Regards