Rotterdam School of Management
Jasper, ein Student an der Rotterdam School of Management, berichtet über den Masterstudienang Master of Science in International Management (MSc) und CEMS Master in Management.
Der Bewerbungsprozess
In order to apply for a master program at RSM you need to send your CV, a letter of motivation and an official transcript of you bachelor
studies. It is essential that you have attained a BSc degree in business
at a research university (so no university of applied science) with a
GPA of at least 7,0 (Dutch grading system).
If the bachelor degree was not fully in English, you need to validate
your proficiency through one of the following certificates: IELTS: 7.0 +; TOEFL: 101+ (internet based), 600+ (paper based); Cambridge CPE or
CAE. A GMAT with a minimum score of 600 is required for students
who did not receive their bachelors at a Dutch research university.
For the CEMS program the extra requirement exists that students
should prove to be proficient in a third language at the minimum level
of B1 (CEF).
Whereas the other master programs of RSM merely asses the
academic background of potential students, the CEMS application
system contains two additional aspects. Applicants will be interviewed
by two members of RSM’s staff following the STAR method. It
is important to prepare well and follow the instructions that will be
distributed in advance. Finally an assessment will be held, wherein
four or five applicants will negotiate a realistic business case and will
be evaluated by an equal amount of HR managers from CEMS corporate
partners. For the CEMS admission the academic background,
interview- and assessment performance of the applicants will be
weighed equally, resulting in a ranking. The top performers will be
admitted.
During my year there were over 200 applicants of which 140 were
invited for the interview and assessment day (i.e. they met the application
requirements). Finally around 60 students were admitted. If
you are invited for the interview and assessment round, you are,
however, automatically admitted to the other business administration
master programs. Meaning that through applying for CEMS
you can circumvent the standard admission procedure and secure
your spot in one of the other programs.
Das Masterprogramm und die Hochschule
The academic culture at RSM is unique in the Netherlands. The commitment
and devotion of its students towards achieving excellence
is much higher than in any other Dutch business school. Therefore a
professional atmosphere will be experienced at RSM. Professors and
fellow students expect you to work hard. When you are participating
well, you will be rewarded with intelligent cooperation and interesting
insights.
The student life at RSM is less dynamic from a social perspective than
at other Dutch business schools. This does not mean that it is absent,
it is just less present due to the hard work and professional mindset
of many fellow students. However, if you value an active social life,
the city and its student population will offer you enough possibilities
From a practical, networking and reputational perspective, RSM
is perfect. According to Financial Times it is ranked the seventh
business school worldwide and its master program in business administration
ranks tenth in the world. Furthermore due to the presence
of Europe’s biggest harbor and its central position in the Metropolitan
area ‘the Randstad’, RSM maintains many important corporate
connections and possesses great expertise concerning supply chain
management. Therefore the university can pass on much practical
experience to its students.
Personally I was triggered to apply at RSM for two reasons. First of
all I considered RSM’s and CEMS’s reputation to be an exceptional CV
booster and secondly both universities are able to offer practical experiences
which are unique in the academic world. For example, instead
of case assignments, we were able to do actual consultancy projects
for multinationals.
Basically the argument on practical experience was also valid for
CEMS, where the development of your language skills, an internship
and practical assignments are mandatory. Furthermore the international
vibe of the program was truly rewarding. In our group of 60,
there were only six Dutch students.
As a final recommendation I would definitely advice the CEMS
program. You can consider to apply either at RSM or another university.
At RSM you will have to work hard and therefore bond
tightly with your fellow students, furthermore you will be secured
of high level teaching. Professionally it is one of the top CEMS schools,
socially it might be worth to give others a shot too. The good thing is
the fact that you have to study a semester abroad anyway, so you can
combine the best of both worlds, like I did with my semester abroad
in Cologne!
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