With respect to career change, I’ll agree that Rotman hasn’t traditionally been well known outside of Finance. Dean Martin, however, has done a lot to raise the profile of the school world wide and I’d say that the reputation of Rotman is just as high (if not higher) as any other school in Canada. Many people I know in the program have successfully done the career switch at Rotman into banking or consulting. The major consulting firms all come to Rotman to recruit.

Of course the big American schools will have the reputation advantage for the foreseeable future but you have to weigh many things in making your decision: location, where you want to work, what you want out of your school, do you want a class of 250 or 800….

I’m not sure how else to help you. Unfortunately I don’t know the success rate at Rotman vs. other schools for career switchers. Good luck with your decision.

Your meticulousness in answering the questions I raised beats the vast majority of the other MBA students I have interacted with. And I have been gathering information/insights about several top schools in North America.

Well, great — I am looking for the quantitative rigor that will enable me to make a career change from education to strategic consulting, and it looks like I have made the right choice of a school in Canada. Correct me if I am wrong, though

I have however read somewhere that Rotman’s program is not really that well designed to accomodate the needs of those looking to change careers. Some alumni/ae say that the school’s brand is not very strong globally, and that it is difficult for them to compete with MBA’s from top US schools who often get the preferential treatment from employers in Canada.

What do you think about this?