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STUDENT LIFE
At the Rotman School, you will find yourself challenged
and motivated to excel by the high calibre of your
classmates — peers who will provide a lifetime network
of friends and business contacts. The Rotman School
deliberately seeks out students who have done interesting
things with their lives since completing their undergraduate
education. Our students have worked in the real world
for an average of five years, travelled, and sought out
experiences that make for an incredibly dynamic class.
These are people with a winning track record and a
story to tell, who will enrich your learning in endless
ways. Natty Yagudin ’09, who worked for Moody’s
in New York City as a systems analyst before coming
to Rotman, was impressed by the talent and diversity of
her classmates. Here’s how she described her ‘super star’
group members in her MBA blog: “One of them
completed a master’s at Stanford, another is an engineer
who travelled all over the world for his job, and another
is an English major from China who worked in the
banking industry before moving to Canada two years ago.
Every student I meet has an interesting background
and something to add to the conversation.”
Student Clubs
The student-elected Graduate Business Council is an umbrella organization for all student groups and clubs. Students can network informally and blow off some steam by joining the Rotman Wine Society or the Ultimate Frisbee Club; meet others who share their professional
interests by joining the Health Care and Biotechnology or Marketing Associations; or get involved with the School's Net Impact Chapter to help stage the annual Non-Profit Career Fair.
The social aspects of the Rotman MBA are an integral part
of the program: whatever your interests, there’s something for you: for a list of active clubs and more on the Graduate Business Council , visit www.rotman.utoronto.ca/studentlife
Rotman Ambassadors
These first and second-year MBA students are available to provide insight and assistance to prospective and newly-admitted students to make their decisions more informed and their transition to the MBA lifestyle more seamless. Click here to meet the 2009-10 team.
Student Services
The Rotman School provides a supportive and caring environment as you pursue your MBA. Staff in our Program Services area and Corporate Connections Centre provide a positive, customer-service oriented atmosphere. Students often comment on how approachable and helpful our staff and faculty are when they have questions on everything from résumé writing, to choosing electives, to networking.
Pursuing an MBA is a big life decision, not just for you, but for your spouse and family as well. With that in mind, the Rotman School has a club for spouses/partners of MBAs — “Significant Others” — and social events are organized each year so that spouses can form their own network of people with whom to meet and socialize during your time in the MBA program. Also note that students with children can use the services of the University of Toronto's Family Care Office.
Visit their website for more information.
Student Blogs
What's it really like to be a Rotman student? Find out by reading some Student Blogs.
A Day in the Life of a Rotman MBA:
Brant Carson '09*, Feb. 12 '09
06:30 Wake up
07:00 Eat breakfast
07:30 Take subway to the Rotman School
(read newspaper)
08:00 Listen to former Prime Minister Paul Martin
present his views on the credit crisis in the
atrium of the Rotman building
09:30 Venture Capital Class
12:00 Meet venture capitalists for networking lunch
13:30 Go for a swim at the gym
15:00 Take subway back to Rotman
(read newspaper)
15:30 Read and respond to e-mail, and follow up
on actions from lunch
16:30 Speak with Program Services to discuss
Rotman Formal plans
17:00 Read case for Roger Martin’s Opposable Mind
class
18:30 Make dinner
19:30 Conduct an interview for my independent
study
21:00 Watch the third period of the
Toronto Maple Leafs game
22:00 Respond to school and personal e-mail
22:30 Read a chapter of Malcolm Gladwell’s
Outliers
23:00 Go to sleep
*In 2009, Brant, the ’08–’09 president of the Graduate Business Council, started work as an Associate with McKinsey & Company.
Meet Some Rotman Graduates
Click here to see where the Rotman School has taken our graduates in their careers.
University of Toronto: Rotman Student Welcome!
Rotman students are welcome everywhere on the U of T
campus, which offers unmatched opportunities for
learning and recreation. Some of its attractions include:
• First-class athletic facilities at Hart House and the
Athletic Centre. Membership is free for Rotman students.
• The fourth-largest research library in North America,
Robarts Library, just across the street from the Rotman School.
Rotman students have access to all U of T libraries.
• A range of dining options, including vegetarian food
at the International Student Centre (five minutes from Rotman), and halal and
kosher food at the Sammy's Student Exchange at Hart House.
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