University of Toronto Rotman

[euges429]

I'm going to Rotman next year. They have admit days this coming Friday and Saturday -- who's going?

I'm also based in Toronto, and am here now. Would love to meet up with those who's going to Rotman next year. I'm in Ph.D. marketing myself, but wouldn't mind MBAs and Ph.D.'s in finance, accounting, OBHRM, other areas!

Private-message me!

[Kidme]

I am going to the campus visit as well. Will fly to Toronto on Thursday. See you then.

By the way, I am in finance.

[phd2008]

Euges- You would pick Toronto over Minnesota? Interesting...

[bauble]

Toronto's b-school is quite good, comparable to top 25 in US.

[phd2008]

hmm. but still minnesota is easily top 25?

how would you compare toronto with maryland in terms of management?

[euges429]

Originally Posted by phd2008

hmm. but still minnesota is easily top 25?

how would you compare toronto with maryland in terms of management?

I don't know about other areas, but for marketing, Toronto's program easily beats Minnesota's hands down. Minnesota's placement isn't as strong as Toronto (though I have a long rationale for that, if you must ask), and Minnesota's program is only well-known in North America. In the world, however, Toronto is stronger. Dilip Soman is at Toronto too -- he's wickedly-awesome, better than anyone at Minnesota.

And, my other reasons are quite personal. I went to Minnesota, and the overall faculty (all women on the behavioural side) seems so "motherly." It just lost that academic appeal to me. Plus, oh yeah, I don't mean to put down those students, but the current students at Minnesota, their academic standards aren't as high, I must say. But again, I have a long rationale to back that up; too short post here.

[bauble]

In terms of strategic management, Toronto has a strong department with a number of impressive people: McGahan, Baum, Silverman (just look at their cites in google scholar as well as their coauthors). I don't know that much about Maryland in that I haven't encountered the work of their faculty as I have with Toronto. I have zero affiliation with Toronto, so in that sense I am an objective observer, but I do like some of what McGahan and Baum have written, so I'm not so objective in that sense.

Minnesota is good as well, comfortably "top 25."

[euges429]

Originally Posted by phd2008

Euges- You would pick Toronto over Minnesota? Interesting...

And, I seriously do think Minnesota's rankings and reputation in business/management is coming down. I honestly believe that.

[euges429]

Originally Posted by Kidme

I am going to the campus visit as well. Will fly to Toronto on Thursday. See you then.

By the way, I am in finance.

Toronto's finance department is superbly-strong. #6 worldwide. Hard to beat that. Well, not hard if you get into the top-5, but Toronto is still nonetheless superbly-strong!

Congrats, Kidme!

[phd2008]

Interesting, I know that Toronto has brought in many good professors in the past few years. Now they have Silverman, Baum, Sorenson, and McGahan.

So Bauble - you wouldn't count Maryland Strategy in Top 25? Maryland has Ken Smith and Anil Gupta. I would think that you should have encountered Anil Gupta in some of your courses on global strategy, no?

The only issue with Toronto would be placing in the US. I know it is different for different departments but overall most of the placement for management seems to take place within Canada. I am not sure if its due to limited opportunities or just the personal preferences of the doctoral students.

Originally Posted by bauble

In terms of strategic management, Toronto has a strong department with a number of impressive people: McGahan, Baum, Silverman (just look at their cites in google scholar as well as their coauthors). I don't know that much about Maryland in that I haven't encountered the work of their faculty as I have with Toronto. I have zero affiliation with Toronto, so in that sense I am an objective observer, but I do like some of what McGahan and Baum have written, so I'm not so objective in that sense.

Minnesota is good as well, comfortably "top 25."