Canadian MBA's an absolute waste of time?

Are Canadian MBA's a complete waste of time?

Would love to hear some thoughts on this from people who have attended these programs and/or work on Bay street from sheer hustling without the pricey 3 letters.

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IMO, if you want to work in a front office role and you're in a different Industry, or in a back/middle office role and want to me a move to the FO, Rotman or Ivey are by far and away your best bets. Rotman places about 5-10 students at MBB every year and about 10-15 in Investment Banking (Including the big 5 Canadian banks and the International BBs)

From what I understand, you will not have access to recruiting as part of the Rotman Part Time program.

I went to Rotman and while it definitely is pricey, it helped me do a Triple Jump (i.e. change countries, industries, and functions which would not have been possible without an MBA) PM me if you have any questions.

 
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basicallymonky:
Current UofT undergrad in Rotman Commerce, and just curious but is Ivey really a top 2 program even at the MBA level? I was under impression Rotman MBA is by far the best (from biased views obviously but still) and like UBC and McGill were the round ups. Ivey and Smith are real good in undergrad but didn't know Ivey is top 2 in MBA.

Ivey is definitely top 2.

However, in my opinion and arguably most people on the street, the Rotman MBA is definitely tops when it comes to Finance jobs in Toronto. Ivey is second followed by Queens/McGill/Schulich in no particular order.

For Consulting, I'd say Rotman/Ivey are tied for first spot and I might give Ivey the edge just because of the entrenched relationship the school has with consulting firms due to the HBA program.

 

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