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Supplementary applications, essays and interviews for Queen's, Ivey AEO, UBC Sauder, Rotman and Schulich.

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Top 5 Business Schools: What each wants · timeline · interviews
Business

Canada's Top Five Business Schools Compared (2026): What Queen's, Ivey AEO, UBC Sauder, Rotman and Schulich Look For

All five top business schools expect high grades; they differ in what the supplementary application rewards. One table compares Queen's, Ivey, Sauder, Rotman and Schulich.

12 min readSmithIveySauderRotmanSchulich
Queen's Commerce Guide: 10 minutes, 335 words · 2-minute video
Business

Queen's Commerce (Smith) Supplementary Application Guide 2026/2027: The 10-Minute, 335-Word Response and 2-Minute Video

Queen's Commerce admits about 6%, and the supplementary application is half the decision. Here are exact splits for 335 words and two minutes, with before-and-after rewrites.

12 min readSmith
Rotman Commerce Guide: 200-word essays · 60-second video
Business

Rotman Commerce Supplementary Application Guide 2026/2027: The 200-Word Essays, 60-Second Video and Kira Prompts

Rotman Commerce has four components: two you can prepare and two random. Here is each one, plus a second-by-second plan for the 60-second video.

12 min readRotman
UBC Sauder Guide: Personal Profile · Kira interview
Business

UBC Sauder Guide 2026/2027: The Four Personal Profile Criteria and the Kira Video Interview

UBC Sauder scores the Personal Profile on four criteria and adds two random video questions. Here is how to write non-traditional leadership and how to split 60 or 90 seconds.

14 min readSauder
Western Ivey AEO Guide: Leadership essays · 5 Kira questions
Business

Western Ivey AEO Guide 2026/2027: Two Leadership Essays, the Kira Interview and References

Half of Ivey AEO is grades, half is leadership. Here is how to split a 500-word essay, how references are verified, and how to answer five types of Kira questions.

18 min readIvey
York Schulich Guide: Leadership profile · 5-minute essay · Kira
Business

York Schulich Supplementary Application Guide 2026/2027: Leadership Profile, 5-Minute Essay and Kira Interview

Schulich gives you five minutes to write and 45 seconds to prepare each Kira answer. Here is a 300-second writing plan and how to split 90 seconds.

16 min readSchulich