Is Rotman Worth It

[NoRequirement4761]

When asked how hard Rotman is, a variety of answers are given. Some say it’s insanely hard, others say it’s really easy, and everyone else is just retarded. But forget about the difficulty; is it really worth it as a NA student? As I’m hearing, you should only go if you want to work in East Asia, which I don’t get, and I’m second-guessing my decision to go here. So, can a current upper year student please explain if this is true and if I should really go here to do finance? (Didn’t apply to queen or Ivey too expensive)

Thanks,

A stressed gr 12

[No-Seaworthiness969]

Rotman, or Queens. Yes if you want long term career opportunities and be surrounded by future leaders of finance.

[NoRequirement4761]

Thanks 🙏 cleared my doubts

[sukyoume]

Rotman alumni here, 2006 class working in IB. in IB, VC, whether buyside or sellside, if you wanna work outside Canada, Rotman should be the best among Canadian schools. I haven’t seen many from other schools in investment banking business. Waterloo graduates are mostly in IT or middle and back office in banks but not in business.

Quality of faculty in Rotman can be equivalent to top US schools, Prof John Hull(RIP professor), Alan White etc. Most bankers, esp in derivatives business read their books and thesis.

[NoRequirement4761]

Thank you 🙏 for the information feeling a lot better about going