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LSB wrote:If you know someone who teaches at Schulich ... then you will likely not be able to find a better source of info on this forum

I don't know the minimum GMATs. I know that a friend of mine decided to do the accelerated program (only 8 mths FT if you have business undergrad) part-time. He had a 600 GMAT.

Having said that ...we work at a big company in Toronto and he had decent WE (3 yrs).
Recos were good from an Ivey and a Schulich Alumnus
Very good grades from Schulich undergrad.
He was admitted last yr.

It's good to take outside opinion

Hi it indeed has a good reputation ... My bro studies there and he says its the best ... Right from the multi cultural experience to what an MBA is all about

it has a reasonably good reputation. but i think if you're looking for either ibanking or consulting work then you're better off with ivey/rotman in canada. my friend went to schulich and from what i see it doesn't have the same clout as ivey/rotman when it comes to reputation.

on the flip side there are tons of hot girls at york though. every ethnicity you can imagine.

"International reputation" needs to be more specific. It depends where you want to work internationally.

Within Canada and the Northern US, I think that Rotman probably has the best reputation of Canadian schools. Following shortly thereafter is McGill - not because of its ranking, but because many Americans view McGill as the "Ivey League" Canadian school for some reason.

In Asia, Ivey has a strong reputation simply because they have a Hong Kong Campus. That being said, the Ivey program has lost a lot of its strength within Canada since it switched to an exclusively one-year program. Many iBank/consulting recruiters no longer recruit.

In the UK, Queen's probably has the strongest reputation because of its UK campus at Herstmonceux (sic).

It also depends on industry. For IT/Tech, Queen's is the best. For consulting, Rotman is the best. etc. etc.

Ive been accepted into Schulich as well.

Can anyone tell me about the campus (in York)? How far is it from downtown toronto? is it a nice/safe area?
Also, i was surprised that they didnt even interview me; also, i read alumni comments that many students don't even speak english, so im having 2nd thoughts.

I was accepted into McGill as well.

alexdallas wrote:Ive been accepted into Schulich as well.

Can anyone tell me about the campus (in York)? How far is it from downtown toronto? is it a nice/safe area?
Also, i was surprised that they didnt even interview me; also, i read alumni comments that many students don't even speak english, so im having 2nd thoughts.

I was accepted into McGill as well.

The campus is about a 30 minute drive to downtown Toronto, and I think about 30-60 minutes on the bus/subway. The campus is really nice, and immediate area around the university is also nice and pretty safe. I wasn't interviewed either, but a know a couple of people that were.

The alumni that said students don't speak English probably went to Schulich in the 80s or 90s. Honestly. There's not one student in any of my classes that doesn't speak fluent English. There are a couple with heavy accents, but there's a difference between having an accent and not being able to speak English.

alexdallas can you share your profile. I am aiming for schulich as well.

The BBA program at Schulich is undoubtedly the best in Canada. However for the MBA program some of the professors are amazing. Talk to people and take the classes of the star rated professors. But think twice before making any decision. Most of the international students still can not speak english very well and I am talking about recent data. There have been very serious ethnic biases seen while working with north american people. There is a group project that you need to do in your final year which takes up all your precious time which you should otherwise devote to job search. I have seen people from mcgill and Univ. of Ottawa land into better jobs. After graduation you are left with nothing but a grade report and a lot of uncertainty about the future. The career center does more damage than help in job search. The campus is a 30 min drive from downtown but if you are taking public transport it takes an hour. So if your objective is to get education and knowledge and party, it is indeed a good school but if you want to land into a job and want to develop a strong network over a long term, try for Ivey and Rotman, if you can afford the fee, which unfortunately I could not.