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 personal, academic and professional lives.
Our students have excelled at school and work, 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. “There is a strong feeling of camaraderie among my peers, a sense of ‘we're all in this together’ that makes it much easier to cope when the workload seems insurmountable,” writes full-time MBA student Stephanie Erb ’12 in her Bloomberg BusinessWeek blog. “Another valuable support system I didn't anticipate has been the second-year MBA students…. They are walking, talking motivational posters: living proof that we can do it, too.”
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 2011-12 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:
Thi Khuat '11*, Feb. 24 '10
6:30 Breakfast and read The Globe and Mail
7:45 Walk to school
8:00 Meet with GBC career event planning team to finalize plans to launch the inaugural Discover Career event
9:00 Hold mentoring session to help strengthen a Rotman student’s communication skills, part of the Rotman Speak Easy Mentoring program
10:00 Meet with Global Marketing course’s project team to develop marketing plan on how Lulu Lemon can launch in the Middle East
11:30 Behavioural Economics Class
1:30 Host Quarterly Chat Lunch session with first-year students to provide advice on their Q3 courses and job search strategies
2:30 Listen to a senior director at Facebook speak on ‘Using Social Networks as a Marketing Tool’, part of the Rotman Marketing Association Speakers Series
4:00 Attend Rotman’s Values Initiative Task Force meeting to develop a values statement for the School
5:00 Host Graduate Business Council meeting over Thai dinner to discuss GBC’s social, sports, academic and career development plans for the quarter
7:00 Go to a kickboxing class with friends
8:30 Attend Rotman vs. Schulich Hockey Game at Ricoh Coliseum
10:30 Work time: e-mails, complete assignments and case readings for class
12:30 Sleep
* Thi was the 2010 – 2011 president of the Graduate Business Council.
Meet Some Rotman Graduates
Click here to see where the Rotman School has taken our graduates in their careers.
University of Toronto: Rotman Students Welcome!
The University of Toronto is recognized worldwide as Canada’s pre-eminent research university, a reputation that will add value for students, especially those who aspire to careers with global dimensions. The University of Toronto’s strong academic and research performance ranks among the best in the world in two prestigious international rankings. In 2010, U of T placed 17th in The Times Higher Education Rankings, and 9th by the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT). In both rankings, U of T leads all Canadian universities.
Established in 1827, U of T is home to 74,000 students and 20,230 faculty and staff members, and generates an annual economic impact of $5.4 billion. It also boasts:
• Six Nobel Prize-winning graduates
• The highest number of Rhodes Scholars of any Canadian university
• 108 spin-off companies with 4,000 employees and revenues of $800 million
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 Centre for International Experience (five minutes from Rotman), and halal and
kosher food at Sammy's Shack at Hart House.
