MBAblackbelt Says

dude, I've applied on the 2nd of October and I'm still waiting to receive an interview invite. I'm already too nervous

Can you also please tell that your app status changed to interview invite or something
or it is still the same app complete and how the adcom contacted you.

Getting nervous now

Hey,

I got an intrw invite. My app got completed on Nov 2 and I got an email on
3 rd. Surprising. Anyway its a direct intrw in December, when Ivey is visiting bangalore. Any of you folks got similar invites? aslo can somebody direct me to some interview prep.

Well, I got a call from a London based number... so I'm just going to assume that was somebody from Ivey. I was stuck in a meeting though and missed it. Got an email a couple of minutes later.

For what it's worth, I've heard that while Ivey is really good about maintaining contact with students during the process.. that they are notoriously slow for processing applications.

MBAblackbelt Says

Thanks man. That's interesting. And did you get your invitation by email or a phone call?

ajjk Says

I applied on October 3rd (although my second reference didn't show up until October 13th) and I just got an interview invite today. I wouldn't give up hope yet.

MBAblackbelt Says

thanks man. when did you submit your application? I've read somewhere in this thread that someone had to wait for almost 35 days until he received an interview invite. I don't think it's a good idea to call them because it will irritate them. Better to show understanding than being a nag

MBAblackbelt Says

wow, i submitted my application on the 2nd of october and i'm still waiting for their answers. that's getting me worried already

wow that was real quick
I sent my transcripts through mail on 28th itself and they will reach on 2nd i guess.
hoping for the best
But i think they really liked your profile thats why called you so early
Best of Luck for your interview :thumbsup:

SillyFool

well dont worry man
as u know no news is good news
I think he might be having a very good profile
Lets see if we hear anything from them
By the way you can try calling them or send them an e-mail

MBAblackbelt Says

wow, i submitted my application on the 2nd of october and i'm still waiting for their answers. that's getting me worried already

Hi SillyFool,

I submitted my app on 29th.. sorry I don't know how come you didn't get a call yet, the reason might be incomplete app, they might be still waiting for some more documents.

O I submitted everything online, except transcripts.

well, wish you goodluck :thumbsup:

cheers,
...kam

I submitted my app on 28th
When did u submit your app?
Did you also send the transcripts/resume etc by mail?
Anyways I think Ivey conducts only one interview, you can browse previous pages for interview exp

SillyFool

:biggrin: hey guys, I got an interview call from Ivey.. it's strange buy very exciting as I sumbitted my application a night before and I got an interview call in less than 36 hrs..:thumbsup::thumbsup: is it common with IVEY?

Do they conduct more than one interviews? anybody wanna update me on this please.

Thanks.

Yeah i think i will feel more safer by doing an MBA from IVEy/Rotman/Queens rather than Schulich even if it is cheaper.
Cause MBA is an investment for life and the returns are definitely higher after graduating from a good college

If i had applied to Richard Ivey and got through, i would not worry as it is the premier business school in Canada (for consulting and general management) and consulting firms will come to recruit.

As for Schulich, its is much cheaper because you are more likely to get a 20 k scholarship out there on tuition plus staying in Toronto, there is more opportunity to work part time. Plus, throw in a paid internship. But there is a difference in class between an Ivey/Rotman MBA and a Schulich MBA. So, weigh your options.

That is true for every country. I mean the scene is same in US, europe , Canada, but i think getting an extension on visa/WP is easiest in Canada

and once u get PR in Canada, US is all open for u :)

SillyFool

MBA@10 Says

well that makes sense but the silver lining is that most of the companies recruiting are very much biased to hire people with PR..i haveard this from most of the alumni that i interacted with...

Yea mba@10 , you got a point there. Schulich has a 20 month program including a 4 month optional summer internship/break.

I guess if you get into Ivey, it does not make much of a difference because, you will get a top job most likely and then the work permit can be extended, isn't it?

MBA@10 Page d'accueil ..try this link

MBA@10 Says

Source of Information is the cic...go through nthe immigration rules...these have been made more liberal since last year i guess....www.cic.gov.ca....

weel if you consider Ivey..the total expenses inclusing stay n all will come to $ 100000...you will get a 1 year Work permit upon completion of the program...incase of schulich...the tution is 60 + 40(living) = 100..so in this repect both are same...however because its a 2 yr mba,you get a 3 years open work permit upon completion fo the course...which is lucrative..in ivey it would be 1 year...which is a little less for getting your PR...

you can request queens to waive toefl if your undergrads was in english...thts what i am planning..also application is free there...so i would adise tht you apply to queens..its better placed than schulich in terms of reputation...

well see at ivey and queens both colleges have one year MBA so ROI is great

total cost will be arnd 90000 CAD but in Rotman it will be around 130,000 CAD

I am not sure abt schulich , but i think its also having 2 year MBA

My main reason of applying to Ivey was one year MBA and no requirement of TOEFL, queens requires toefl so i am heading to other colleges.

The primary reason I want to apply to canada is because of the liberal post MBA work permit policy there....so decided to apply to the top 4...

Schulich is obviously a couple of notches below Ivey/Rotman and queens but I wanted to keep it as a backup college incase I do not strike the other three...the fees at schulich is manageble,but m not syre ablut Ivey/Rotman/Queens...

Oh seems like you are only interested in doing MBA from CANADA
can you please share the reason for the same?

And I was also thinking of applying to Schulich, How is the reputation of the college? And placement scene for intl applicants?
Cheers
SillyFool

MBA@10 Says

30th October..still waiting for a reply...but getting prepared for the worst...so applied to Rotman ,Schulich and will send across Queens ina couple of days...

hey Tom,

Congrats man. You finally made it to Ivey (I am not sure if you remember me, but we ar ein touch via Facebook. I remember we had a looong talk while you were planning to apply to Ivey).

Alas, I shall not me among your fellow classmates. I couldn;t get the finances in place so had to ask them to cancel the offer as I couldn;t join them.

Let'see where my GMAT sojourn takes me from here..

Anubhav

Is there any space provided to upload CV on the Ivey application webiste? I started with my application and did not see any such space provided.
Maybe i just missed on it, please enlighten me!

Hey,

Still no package. Got the official email about 4-5 days ago with a congrats for the 2011 admit. It said once the dates for the 2011 class are finalized (dont know how long that takes), a final package will be sent. I will update you when I get it!

MBAblackbelt Says

well in my case, I received that mail from GMAC almost immediately after I had made the request. The question that I'm wondering is that how long does usually take until the school receives your score after you make the request?

RC150 Says

Whenever you report the score to any school and it is made available to the school ,you get a mail from GMAC with subject line"Score Report Fulfillment".It took me 5 days to get this mail after sending my request.

MBAblackbelt Says

you're right. I also contacted ivey to verify whether they received my recommendations, and they did confirm back to me that they have received them. They are very helpful when it comes to that. The only thing I'm suspecting for why they haven't got back to me with an interview invite is that they were probably waiting for my GMAT score. I've requested GMAT to send my scores to Ivey on the 22nd of September, and I've applied to Ivey on the 2nd of October. Some people told me that it could take as long as 3 weeks before the schools can receive the GMAT scores. Is this true? How long does it normally take from the time you request GMAT to report your scores until the time when the school receives the scores?

RC150 Says

Let me share with you my case.Both of my recommenders sent recos via email but there were no acknowledgements from Ivey to either them or me.I mailed the admissions office and the reply was they have received the reco from only one of them.Then I contacted the other referer and he resent.Then I mailed again and they confirmed.But,Laurie Johnston informed me that once you submit the application,they generally get back to the applicant within 5 working days if any component is missing.Ivey is very flexible on this..so I think you will get to know about gaps in time.

MBAblackbelt Says

yeah, you wouldn't get a confirmation email from the school, but they'll contact you when they notice that you're missing any document. You'll have to trust your recommenders. I made my recommenders send me a seperate email to me to confirm that they had sent their recommendations to the school. Consider it as an experience to delegate things to people :)

well i wish pagal guy had a like button as in facebook

i know its a lil pain waiting for the results

anyways all the best

One of my recommenders has sent his recommendation by email
But i have not got any confirmation?
Guys who have applied can u please share when you got any kind of confirmation?

MBA@10 Says

Had my interview on 5th Oct...today is 28th..still no response....first lesson in management....managing stress...sheesh!!!

The addr4es where transcripts and resume needs to be sent is this ??
Richard Ivey School of Business
MBA Recruiting & Admissions, Room 3R02
The University of Western Ontario
1151 Richmond Street North
London, Ontario
Canada N6A 3K7

The addr4es where transcripts and resume needs to be sent is this ??
Richard Ivey School of Business
MBA Recruiting & Admissions, Room 3R02
The University of Western Ontario
1151 Richmond Street North
London, Ontario
Canada N6A 3K7

i'm based in bangalore. ivey is visiting bangalore on dec 6th. so it will be a f2f interview. i still haven't asked them why dec 6th. i will probably drop an email to the adcom.

maybe they are bogged down with the huge number of apps. hope you hear from them soon. atb.