a) Is this where you courier the IELTS score cards, transcripts and recommendations?

MBA Program Services, Room 3R02
Richard Ivey School of Business
The University of Western Ontario
1151 Richmond St. North
London, Ontario,
Canada
N6A 3K7
Tel: (519) 661-3212

b) I read in previous posts that we can either courier the transcripts to the address mentioned above or scan and send a soft copy of the transcripts. Is this correct?

c) If my recommendations are sent by email what are the details that need to be captured in the body of the mail and who should the mail be addressed to?

The initial review of application can be done based on ur scanned copies, you need to submit the originals once u get an admit.

The referral email could be a simpl...Please find the referral for Mr XXXX for your MBA program..

a) Is this where you courier the IELTS score cards, transcripts and recommendations?

MBA Program Services, Room 3R02
Richard Ivey School of Business
The University of Western Ontario
1151 Richmond St. North
London, Ontario,
Canada
N6A 3K7
Tel: (519) 661-3212

b) I read in previous posts that we can either courier the transcripts to the address mentioned above or scan and send a soft copy of the transcripts. Is this correct?

c) If my recommendations are sent by email what are the details that need to be captured in the body of the mail and who should the mail be addressed to?

Hi all..
My interview is over.. now the long wait...

Interview was ok.. could have done better.. anyways.. it is done :)

The interview was conversational. Things like why MBA, talk about yourself, what companies after MBA, greatest achievements and biggest challenge was discussed!

All the best! :)

Cheers!

lezra Says

arulmanib.... best of luck for the interview...

Thanks Lezra!

You had your interview last week right?...so..I think you will be informed this week or next week.... 2-3 weeks after the interview is the standard for Ivey... atleast that's what I remember from reading last year's experiences...

All three of you (arulmanib, sachintendua and torocky) have good profiles...lets hope for the best...

Early Round

1. arulmanib - 690 / 8 yrs - Interviewed (25/5)
   
2. sachintendua - 770 / 5 yrs - Interviewed (20/5)
   
3. torocky - 690 / 5 yrs - Interviewed (16/5)
   
4. mamagee
   

Round 1

1. lezra - 680 / 5 yrs
   
2. rahul800 - 670 / 3.8 yrs
   

ATB for ur IVs and for those of you who have already done them just relax and hope for the best.

I have been selected as one of the Pre-Ivey Senators. After you guyz get your offer letters from Ivey you will have a "buddy" assigned to you from the current year. The Pre-Ivey Senators try to match you with someone having a similar profile so that you can talk to them and get a students perspective on the life at Ivey, career options, living expenses etc.

I am sure most if not all of you are already in touch with someone from the present batch. Keep that going too.

ATB

arulmanib.... best of luck for the interview...

You had your interview last week right?...so..I think you will be informed this week or next week.... 2-3 weeks after the interview is the standard for Ivey... atleast that's what I remember from reading last year's experiences...

All three of you (arulmanib, sachintendua and torocky) have good profiles...lets hope for the best...

Early Round

1. arulmanib - 690 / 8 yrs - Interviewed (25/5)
   
2. sachintendua - 770 / 5 yrs - Interviewed (20/5)
   
3. torocky - 690 / 5 yrs - Interviewed (16/5)
   
4. mamagee
   

Round 1

1. lezra - 680 / 5 yrs
   
2. rahul800 - 670 / 3.8 yrs
   

Yeah thats what I have heard, that almost every one is interviewed , I mean we can take a count in the forum itself, I really doubt that there is any one in this forum who has applied and has not got an interview invite.

So this really makes things difficult as the acceptance ratio is just about 37% (read it somewhere). Anyway lets hope for the best.

Btw any idea when the early round's decisions would be out, I am sure they would be out before the 30th June deadline. Also how many applied in the early round, I am aware of 3 (including me), are there more?

In last year's batch..out of a total of 138 students... 14% or about 19 students were Indian citizens...

Do you guys know the avg. no. of applications Ivey receives from India?

And i read that Ivey interviews about 80% of the applicants?

Guys just a check. How many rounds of interview Ivey conducts?

Thanks

I asked this question to my interviewer and she said one. Btw have you already interviewed or submitted ur app?

Guys just a check. How many rounds of interview Ivey conducts?

Thanks

arulmanib, sachintendua and torocky...

How many recos did you guys submit... 2 or 3?
And all from work?

I could barely convince 2 people to give me recos

I submitted 2 recos from work.

arulmanib, sachintendua and torocky...

How many recos did you guys submit... 2 or 3?
And all from work?

arulmanib..can u share your profile?

a lot of people seems to have applied in the Early Round....

arulmanib, sachintendua and torocky..have you guys submitted the scholarship essay?

Is the request for scholarship used by Adcom to shortlist candidates for the interview?... I read in INSIDE TRACK..that these essays will not be shared with the Adcom.... So.. i guess...the adcom selects candidates based on "FIT" and forwards the names of selected candidates to the Fin Aid Committee after the personal interview.... Then, this committee will decide whether to give aid and the amount of aid based on the profile of each candidate....

So the amount of aid you ask for has no impact on your chances of getting shortlisted??

nope ur fin req are not shared with the adcom.......and the amt of aid u ask for doesn't impact ur chances....

My profile
Work Exp: 8 yrs (5 yrs IT / 3 yrs Process Industry)
Education: Chem Engg with Masters in Environment field.
GMAT: 690

Lezra..yes i have submitted the scholarship essay since the funding is through bank loan and savings.

Shortlisting for interview does not depend on Scholarship.. and the process is similar to wht you had mentioned.
No MBA adcom make a decision comparing the scholarship amount request to your fit.
Admit always depends on the "fit"

arulmanib..can u share your profile?

a lot of people seems to have applied in the Early Round....

arulmanib, sachintendua and torocky..have you guys submitted the scholarship essay?

Is the request for scholarship used by Adcom to shortlist candidates for the interview?... I read in INSIDE TRACK..that these essays will not be shared with the Adcom.... So.. i guess...the adcom selects candidates based on "FIT" and forwards the names of selected candidates to the Fin Aid Committee after the personal interview.... Then, this committee will decide whether to give aid and the amount of aid based on the profile of each candidate....

So the amount of aid you ask for has no impact on your chances of getting shortlisted??

Nice to see a new thread for Ivey 2012.
Finally I submitted my application on May 2nd....
Got an Skype Interview invite on 25th May.

Overlord...
1. As per the Canadian Student Visa requirements The Education Loan must be provided by a bank governed by the Reserve Bank of India. All international banks operating in India also meet these criteria.
They have also provided a list of acceptable banks CREDILA is not mentioned in that list..
So, can we show a student loan from CREDILA?
2. The total tuition fee works out to 88,500 and if you include other official expenses (ancillary fees, MBAA student fee, health insurance, casebooks and MBA clubs) the cost works out to 95,000 (CAD) or approx 42 lakhs (INR)
I'm married..so I guess the approx living costs would work about to about 10 lakhs (INR) for a year
So, we will have to show proof (savings, loan, scholarship etc.) for about 52 lakhs (INR)?

1. My loan was from Credila too. So no Problem there. but in my case the requirement was less as I got a 20k schol. But credila does give you a letter which states that they are a subsidiary of HDFC so that's ok

2. Yes generally its recommended to show the total requirement as far as the Visa goes.


If you have any relatives in Canada then its better to get a loan here and let them co-sign it for you. The interest rate here is arnd prime +0.5 for Ivey i.e arnd 3.5 to 4 % whereas you will probably be paying arnd 11% in India.

Overlord...

1. As per the Canadian Student Visa requirements - "The Education Loan must be provided by a bank governed by the Reserve Bank of India. All international banks operating in India also meet these criteria."

They have also provided a list of acceptable banks CREDILA is not mentioned in that list..

So, can we show a student loan from CREDILA?

2. The total tuition fee works out to 88,500 and if you include other official expenses (ancillary fees, MBAA student fee, health insurance, casebooks and MBA clubs) the cost works out to 95,000 (CAD) or approx 42 lakhs (INR)

I'm married..so I guess the approx living costs would work about to about 10 lakhs (INR) for a year

So, we will have to show proof (savings, loan, scholarship etc.) for about 52 lakhs (INR)?

sachintendua Says

my interview did not go well. I shd have prepared better.

Hey don't worry, Its always this feeling when u give an interview, you always feel you could have done better. So hope for the best

Actually it was a week after the deadline i think......i don't remember exaclty......but if u get through they will call you.....else its a reject mail.....as far as I knw last year they called and informed each of the admits personally.....

Ivey has one hell of an Adcom team.... incase u have an issue just drop a mail and they will get back asap.....u guyz cld also drop me a msg in case u arent gettin a response and I cld try n find out the req info for u.....
ATB

Hey thanks for the help, I had my interview only last week, so i think I will give the adcom some more time :P, though don't think will be able to wait till the deadline as I have other offers to confirm as well. But Ivey being the top priority I really want it to work it out. Lets hope for the best.

Overlord, please who gets the entry scholarship and what is the average amount awarded?
Thank you.

Almost 50% of the batch gets schols....but the amts vary frm 5k to a full wavier.....majority get arnd 5 to 10k, few get 20k and prob 1 or 2 get the full waiver.....

The avg wld be arnd 10k I guess......but don't quote me on this......

well it depends on ur schol app.....if its good then u shld get some aid........the schol app is not shared with the adcom so dont worry........in my schol app I asked for a 90% tuition waiver and got a 20K schol.....that being said don't try to bs on the schol app.......be honest abt ur need for finance and u shld b ok.

torocky Says

Oops sorry for the typo :splat:, no more specific questions for now...lol lemme get an admit first am sure there wud be loads after tht :P, between how much time did it take btw the interview and the result? was it on the deadline specified or b4 tht ?

Actually it was a week after the deadline i think......i don't remember exaclty......but if u get through they will call you.....else its a reject mail.....as far as I knw last year they called and informed each of the admits personally.....

Ivey has one hell of an Adcom team.... incase u have an issue just drop a mail and they will get back asap.....u guyz cld also drop me a msg in case u arent gettin a response and I cld try n find out the req info for u.....
ATB

Hey rocky...well the exp so far has been gr8.....The program is quite different from the usual MBA program ....as you know its completely case based.....the profs are amazing and the Career Management team works really hard to train us to be networking savvy, reviewin the resume etc.....

The class is quite diverse in terms of backgrounds and exp....but majority of the class comprises of Canadians or Canadian Citizens.....

let me know if you have any other specific qs.....

btw its overlord not overload

Oops sorry for the typo :splat:, no more specific questions for now...lol lemme get an admit first am sure there wud be loads after tht :P, between how much time did it take btw the interview and the result? was it on the deadline specified or b4 tht ?

Hey rocky...well the exp so far has been gr8.....The program is quite different from the usual MBA program ....as you know its completely case based.....the profs are amazing and the Career Management team works really hard to train us to be networking savvy, reviewin the resume etc.....

The class is quite diverse in terms of backgrounds and exp....but majority of the class comprises of Canadians or Canadian Citizens.....

let me know if you have any other specific qs.....

btw its overlord not overload

Overlord, please who gets the entry scholarship and what is the average amount awarded?
Thank you.

torocky Says

Cool...hw was it ?

my interview did not go well. I shd have prepared better.

torocky Says

Hey Overload, had been following your posts closely in the previous years Ivey thread. So how has the experience been so far? How does the class look like?

Hey rocky...well the exp so far has been gr8.....The program is quite different from the usual MBA program ....as you know its completely case based.....the profs are amazing and the Career Management team works really hard to train us to be networking savvy, reviewin the resume etc.....

The class is quite diverse in terms of backgrounds and exp....but majority of the class comprises of Canadians or Canadian Citizens.....

let me know if you have any other specific qs.....

btw its overlord not overload

sachintendua Says

I just completed my interview with Ivey. Now the long wait

Cool...hw was it ?

Hey Guyz,

I am currently a student at Ivey. If you guyz have any qs regarding the admission process or the life at Ivey etc fire away.

Also please realise that the course has just started for me and the first module is pretty hectic. I will try to answer your questions asap but asap could at times mean a week so please be patient. If its urgent then send me a pm.

ATB for your apps!

Hey Overload, had been following your posts closely in the previous years Ivey thread. So how has the experience been so far? How does the class look like?

Hey Guyz,

I am currently a student at Ivey. If you guyz have any qs regarding the admission process or the life at Ivey etc fire away.

Also please realise that the course has just started for me and the first module is pretty hectic. I will try to answer your questions asap but asap could at times mean a week so please be patient. If its urgent then send me a pm.

ATB for your apps!

torocky Says

The interview went OK....not too great, I think I could have placed myself better :), about results, the deadline is 30th June, so it would be sometime before it. Looong wait......

I just completed my interview with Ivey. Now the long wait

Hello All,
A prospective IVEY MBA student from Lagos Nigeria.

I submitted my application for the early decision, although i still have some outstandings but it will be submitted before Mid June. i have done a lot of research abou IVEY and for me it is my dream school....
does anybody have feedback on the entry scholarship at IVEY?

Nice to meet you all.....

cheers.

lezra Says

seems like u had a great interview... no surprises...all the usual questions..... when will they declare the results?

The interview went OK....not too great, I think I could have placed myself better :), about results, the deadline is 30th June, so it would be sometime before it. Looong wait......

All right guys, will keep this post short and to the point...
My Profile:
GMAT:690
Work Exp: 5 yrs (in July) IT
Acads: good
EC: good

Interview:
It was with Ms Karen from Adcom, lasted it about 35 min.
Started with normal introduction round and a few questions based on what i said. Then the usual round of questions regarding why an MBA, why now and few questions based on the replies I gave.
There was some cross questioning as well, so be yourself and be sure of what you are speaking.
Few other questions regarding me leadership skills and how I have used them and also a few scenario based questions.

I am travelling at the moment as a result really not possible for me to be online for long, but hope this helps.

Let me know guys how did it go.

seems like u had a great interview... no surprises...all the usual questions..... when will they declare the results?

All right guys, will keep this post short and to the point...
My Profile:
GMAT:690
Work Exp: 5 yrs (in July) IT
Acads: good
EC: good

Interview:
It was with Ms Karen from Adcom, lasted it about 35 min.
Started with normal introduction round and a few questions based on what i said. Then the usual round of questions regarding why an MBA, why now and few questions based on the replies I gave.
There was some cross questioning as well, so be yourself and be sure of what you are speaking.
Few other questions regarding me leadership skills and how I have used them and also a few scenario based questions.

I am travelling at the moment as a result really not possible for me to be online for long, but hope this helps.

Let me know guys how did it go.

Hi
I am also applying for Ivey 2012 program.I will be applying for R1 deadline Aug 2.
Here my profile:
Work EX(in apr): 44 months
Pre MBA work ex:IT;2.6 yrs in Product development and 1.2 yrs as Quality Analyst.
GMAT:670 (Retaking GMAT in Aug)
Academic- 73% engg 84% High School 88% Xth std
Good extra Curricular and Volunteer

Experiences of Applicants
2009 & 2010 Intake
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/international-indian-mba-schools-accepting/33123-ivey-mba.html
2011 Intake
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/international-indian-mba-schools-accepting/53710-ivey-mba-april-2011-applicants.html

Ah missed the thread..Thanks Lezra for pointing me towards it. Just had a Skype interview with Ms. Karen.

Standard questions, why mba? why now?
Most of them can be found in the Ivey 2011 application's thread.

torocky..congrats on the interview call...can u share your profile?

am guessing they send interview invitations two weeks after you submit the application...

torocky Says

Hey Sachin...awesome profile dude...just one question, since u mentioned that u worked in Rotterdam, did'nt u considered applying to RSM ?

Hi ,
I want to move away from europe. BTW is it possible that i can call you and learn more about your interview experience?
Can you pm me your skype id or phone number or gtalk id?

Thanks

lezra Says

dude..killer profile... 770 and almost 3 years of international experience... Since you are applying in the early deadline I'm assuming IVEY is your first choice... Not considering Rotman?

its pretty complex. Cost is an issue for me. I had applied to various schools for fall 2011 session. I have few admits in US and schulich in canada. one year Ivey MBA is a good option when I look at cost vs benefit. Getting work permit in canada is also easier. Rotman does not give scholarships so I am not gonna apply to rotman

Hey Sachin...awesome profile dude...just one question, since u mentioned that u worked in Rotterdam, did'nt u considered applying to RSM ?

Ah missed the thread..Thanks Lezra for pointing me towards it. Just had a Skype interview with Ms. Karen.

Standard questions, why mba? why now?
Most of them can be found in the Ivey 2011 application's thread.

hi,
Thanks for your wishes . By April 2012 I will have 5 years and 7 months of experience. My GMAT is 770. Have been working as consultant in Rotterdam for past 2 years and 7 months. Like many other indian male applicants, my education background is engineering. I have decent EC.

dude..killer profile... 770 and almost 3 years of international experience... Since you are applying in the early deadline I'm assuming IVEY is your first choice... Not considering Rotman?

hi,
Thanks for your wishes . By April 2012 I will have 5 years and 7 months of experience. My GMAT is 770. Have been working as consultant in Rotterdam for past 2 years and 7 months. Like many other indian male applicants, my education background is engineering. I have decent EC.

Hi sachintendua,

I'm planning to apply to IVEY in R1... congrats on the interview call... can u share your profile?

Lets us know how the interview goes...best of luck..