Hello, I am from India and I am researching MBA programs in Toronto. I would like to move to Canada, and I have family in the city. Which should I choose?

York - Schulich
Pros: can complete in 16 months, so I could save some money. Ranked in the Financial Times. Ranked in the Economist.
Cons: still expensive, even for 16 months

Rotman
Pros: Ranked highly in the Financial Times, good career prospects
Cons: longer (20 months), expensive.

Ryerson
Pros: Shorter program (can complete in 12 months). Less expensive. Lower average GMAT score.
Cons: Not ranked in the Financial Times.

Get into the best programme that you can.

I don't think I would consider Ryerson if you can get into Rotman or Schulich.

Rotman tends to draw candidates with less experience, but in terms of career outcomes, these two schools are fairly similar - a good number of grads obviously go into financial services, and salaries are pretty close.

Depending on your career goals and your background, you could always apply to both - see which accepts you and what kind of financial aid package they offer.

Ok, this sounds like good advice.

I would like to go into management consulting after graduation, and hopefully stay in Toronto.

I have 3 years of work experience, do you think that this is enough for Rotman and Schulich?

Thanks!

Your experience is on the low side for these schools. At Rotman it's around 4.5 years, and at Schulich it's 5 years.

You'll probably want to figure out a good strategy to explain why you'd be a good candidate, given your low experience. Maybe a higher-than-average GMAT score (700, maybe) would help.

Ok, I will start preparing for the GMAT so that I can get a 700 score. If I don't, I might wait until next year to do my MBA.

How does the MBA program at Brock compare to these? I realize it's not exactly right in Toronto, but it's close. I was looking at its 16 month MBA that's specifically for international students.

It can't compete with Schulich or Rotman, both of which show up in all the big MBA rankings all the time.

Maybe if you're considering Ryerson it might be an alternative, in that it's similarly-priced and has a (relatively) comparable cohort quality. However, you're right, it's not right in Toronto - and in fact, I believe that its distance from the city is a big disadvantage. Think about it, if you want to network, you're going to want to do it in Toronto, and it's going to be hard to spend all that time in a car or on a train to go to meetings, etc.

I see. I haven't taken the GMAT yet but my practice tests say that I should get around 610 on a good day. Hopefully that gets better so I have more chance at Rotman or Schulich, but if I can't I'll probably apply to Ryerson over Brock since it's actually in Toronto.