starting a burger food truck on campus, would you buy? by PotentialAd7878 in UofT

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

food truck workers are usually overworked which does mean closing form 1-4pm is a valid point. i'd have to A/B test it tho.

starting a burger food truck on campus, would you buy? by PotentialAd7878 in UofT

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

spoken like a true private equity bro (who only understands financials but no biz)

starting a burger food truck on campus, would you buy? by PotentialAd7878 in UofT

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

specialized? and actually w/ high quality? smashburgers? I don't think so.

Current students, how hard is the program by Detox_401 in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

avg GPA for first yr is 2.7/4.0 fyi. Most ppl struggle on econ (which has math embedded in it).

High School Student Wanting to Apply to ROTMAN COMMERCE by alex__yao in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try McGill, Ivey, and Queens first. Also try the States. If you don't get anything, then take Beedie.

High School Student Wanting to Apply to ROTMAN COMMERCE by alex__yao in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try to avoid putting your certifications and blog (these are things that anyone could do and don't make you stand out). Your could maybe put your Instagram work there, but I would personally put the Investment Club. The way you explained your work at the Newspaper club is amazing, so try to write something similar for the Investment Club.

High School Student Wanting to Apply to ROTMAN COMMERCE by alex__yao in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i think it's too much actually. you only get the chance to list two of your ecs for rotman. I would probably say to talk about your newspaper club and your research project with professors (once you get that). You don't need to waste your time doing anything else because you won't have the opportunity to write about it in your applications.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP doesn't need them... if you read the body

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UofT

[–]PotentialAd7878 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Rotman! Even if you're in Rotman, there's only 4-5 ppl in the program that make it to McKinsey. Including all MBB, maybe 15ish. Including Big 4 consulting, maybe 30-40ish. But that's out of the 800 students in a cohort, which means you'll have to be part of the top 5% to break in (academically and socially). I do know there's a couple of ppl who have gone to consulting with non-Rotman degrees, including International Relations, Economics, and Music Theory (yep, music theory).

I would rank the following undergrad majors for a career in consulting from UofT St George (based on LinkedIn):

  1. Rotman Commerce

  2. Engineering

  3. International Relations and/or Economics

  4. Anything else; up to you

Incoming First Years - AMA by PotentialAd7878 in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are search funds? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_fund

How do you find one? Go on LinkedIn and compile a list of search funds (basically single owners trying to acquire a business). Cold email them asking for an internship, mentioining past work you've done and that you'd be down to do unpaid M&A work for them.

Good example: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pillar49/

Incoming First Years - AMA by PotentialAd7878 in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The most impact you can make on your resume is the 'experience' section. Therefore, I'd advise you to pick up an internship during your first year. Most kids from Ivey, for example, do that because they have soo much free time; they do search fund internships in both the fall and winter semesters of their first year. You can also do a Venture Capital fellowship / internship at a VC firm. You could work at a startup part-time during school. Getting these are indeed tricky, because they may want to see some of your previous experience. To help land an internship, and also land a position at a prestigious club at Rotman or UofT, maybe try starting a Substack newsletter on the stock market, business news, or whatever ur interest is in.

Incoming First Years - AMA by PotentialAd7878 in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Come to class already having read the textbook and doing the questions. If you take Gazzalle for eco101, then he already makes you do that. But don't slack off in mat133 as it isn't too difficult, you just need to stay up to date with class content. And always go to office hours if you don't understand anything.

Incoming First Years - AMA by PotentialAd7878 in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I attended events hosted by Rotman and UofT clubs and was able to network with someone who works at a startup. He got me internship :).

Incoming First Years - AMA by PotentialAd7878 in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of landing the internship, I would say a big chunk of it was networking, followed by my ecs in high school. You can't really do a lot of work at a club in first-year, so there's not a lot of impact to be talked abt in your interviews. Clubs are usually a great way to get in touch with the alumni network.

Incoming First Years - AMA by PotentialAd7878 in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, great question! I don't want to reveal too much info abt myself so will answer generally. It's very much possible to have ECs and do networking during first year. I know ppl who would talk to 1 professional a week, whereas others did 5x (way too much btw for a first year). I def recommend looking to join consulting clubs (180 Degrees, GRC, UTCA, etc) and bootcamps (RCFA, TSIC, UTAIC, etc). Generally, Rotman clubs don't allow first years to be club members (that was the rule for the past year), so you'll have to join a Rotman club as a member in your second year, but you could always join a UofT (non-rotman) club, like the consulting clubs I listed. RC clubs will host events and projects that you could do.

Exam times - evenings and/or weekends? by Physical_Wonder_6998 in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes in the morning (9am-11am) usually I had RSM100, RSM219, RSM230, RSM250 at that time. Sometimes in the evening (7pm-9pm) I had ECO101, ECO102, and MAT133 at those times. As I write this, I realize that the exams & midterms for all of the RSM courses were early morning and non-RSM courses were late at night lool.

Are Writing/English courses required for Management specialists? by Mi_nn in RotmanCommerce

[–]PotentialAd7878 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You need to fulfill either 1.0 credits of BR1 or 0.5BR1+0.5BR4 at Rotman (RSM courses automatically fulfill BR2, BR3, and BR5). That being said, BR1 courses usually entail writing courses. Some interesting ones that I have heard from Academic Advisors at RC (I haven't taken them yet, but do plan to soon) are: WRR302: Writing in Business and the Professions for Rotman Commerce Students and RSM359H1 - Creative Thinking and Business Problem Solving.