• rotman

    would you like my firstborn child with that transcript?

    January 22, 2013

    Hello!

    So I enrolled in utm (LOL FUN FUN FUN) anyway, I want to transfer to St.George into Rotman Commerce! Can you please tell me what you know about that? I’ve heard it’s EXTREMELY difficult to get it second year, but I have to leave i just can’t. Please tell me all you know! I’m taking all the commerce prerequisites required at utm. Ps. You’re funny!

    Thanks
    Boredatutm

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    Disclaimer to anyone from UTM or who works there: the student is the one that boo-ed UTM, not me!

    Hey Bored,

    Don’t mind that little note. Ahem.

    Anyhow, yeah, getting into Rotman after a year of university is basically going to require you giving up your soul, your time (all of it), and your firstborn child. Just kidding. Well no. Okay, basically, what I mean is that the number of students they admit from your bracket of people is very… miniscule?

    Basically, I’m going to direct you to the transfer student requirements for Rotman, and then see the grades they list there? Basically add like an additional 5% or more to whatever they say. So when they say ECO100Y (or its equivalent) must be completed with at least 73-76%, read that as maybe 83%. Or something.

    What I’m trying to say is that put bluntly, your grades are going to need to be fantastic to get in.

    Good luck!

    aska

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  • rotman

    rotman rotman rotman…

    October 22, 2012

    Hello .

    ive been reading the blogs and they prved to be quite useful.but I am in serious problem here at u of t.i initially got in for com science but after first year i think its not made for me or the other way im not made for cs.i simly just cant get that programing stuff..i want to switch to probabaly commerce.having done eco and currently doing rsm .i would be having the pre req .but the problem lies that the requirement for rotman is atleast 10 rsm courses and 10 others.but having done some courses already,what if im not able to complete 10 rsm courses till i end up with the overall 20 credits..what should i doo

    Thanks

    worried uoftian

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    Hey there worried one,

    Have you read up on the art of switching into Commerce after first year? Do heed the requirements and keeping mind that unfortunately, they allow only a “limited number of spaces” (their words!) so getting in is super, super, super competitive. You’ll be competing with students in other years that also want to switch over, so the required CGPA will probably be quite high.

    As for the question of requirements? okay, to be honest, I don’t really understand what you’re asking me. The requirements you’re referring to are those for the awarded B.Com., meaning they’re irrelevant for you until you’re actually accepted into Commerce. But I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to complete 10.0 RSM or MGT courses. The department wouldn’t make that a requirement if they couldn’t live up to it.

    But if your concern is not being able to finish all the courses within the usual four years, then take a fifth year, duh!

    Best,

    aska

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  • admissions,  rotman

    raving for rotman

    October 15, 2012

    Hi!

    Grade 12 is comming right around the corner and I am very excited to be applying at U of T Rotmans Commerce! I was wondering what would be the “safe” percentage I would need to have to beable to get into Rotmans. My EC’s are decent but I would like to have a number that I can be aiming for. Also, as a BC student what does a rolling basis mean? And If/when I get accepted what are the usual conditional requirements I need to keep to beable to secure my spot at Rotmans?

    Thank You

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    Hey there,

    The thing is there is never ever an actual number to be publicly posted. Why? Because the average needed always changes depending on the amount students who apply. But I can tell you that more often than not, the average you’ll need for acceptance into the Rotman Commerce program is somewhere around the high 80s. As for your extra curriculars, again, there is no specific number, but on the supplementary application overview, they do clearly state their preference for involvement, whether through volunteer work, club membership, student government, sports, and so on.

    Now acceptance on a rolling basis usually applies to students who are out of province. Essentially, this means that there’s no set date on when you?ll receive any response from the university. But this does mean that the sooner you apply, the sooner you?ll get some sort of answer, although that will still probably come around April or May.

    But when you do get acceptance, just maintain your good grades. Better yet, try to boost them! The university does have the right to retract offers if a student’s grades fall significantly.

    Good luck!

    aska

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