A New Admit Test For MBA Applicants

Here is how a timed-written response question will be presented

ONE EXAMPLE: ‘CRAFT AN EMAIL TO REITERATE YOUR INTEREST IN THE SCHOOL’

An example of the type of question Rotman is expected to ask (though not in the bank of questions):

Often prospective MBA candidates build strong relationships, primarily online, with the admissions office. We encourage candidates to follow-up with the admissions team members they meet representing Rotman around the world. Craft an email to the Rotman representative that you met at a recent MBA Fair reiterating your interest in the School and desire to stay connected.

“There is no ‘right’ answer to this component,” says da Silva. “Our team is simply interested in better understanding this element of our applicant’s communication abilities…We wanted to showcase the types of situations students encounter and prompt for the communication that would suit these interactions while being realistic about the amount of time a student would spend drafting something like this (again-a 10 minute maximum).”

Andrew Hastings, marketing manager for Kira Talent, says the new test was added for the first time this year to the company’s video platform. “All of the programs require written essays, but these essays are often perfected,” says Hastings. “Applicants will work on them for weeks. In the real world, you don’t have weeks to prepare a response.”

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