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Top 200

The Top 200 Program is a specialized development experience designed to accelerate the growth of personal, professional, leadership and career development skills for students at the Ted Rogers School of Management.

About the Program

During this 2-year program, Top 200 students will participate in a structured series of extracurricular activities, learning experiences and employer engagement opportunities.

As a Top 200 student, you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills through a variety of workshops, presentations and a leadership summit, as well as ongoing mentoring and coaching. You will also have access to critical career and self-discovery tools.

The Top 200 program meets the expectations of top industry leaders to recruit from a group of top business students who have well developed leadership, personal, professional and business savvy skills.

As a graduate of the Top 200 program, you will have developed significant, value-added personal and professional skills tailored to your unique career choices upon graduation. You will master skills in the areas of leadership, communication, innovation and creativity, collaboration and teamwork, as well as critical thinking and analysis.

You will receive a Top 200 Program Recognition of Achievement upon completion of the program, which can be referenced on your resume. It will also be kept on file with the Careers & Employer Partnerships centre.

Structure of the Program

The program will span two academic years and involves a time commitment of approximately 1-2 sessions per month.

1. Personal Developmemt:
   • Expand the breadth and depth of professional and personal skillsthrough a combination of small and large group learning opportunities
2. Career Preparation:
   • Provide the tools and support to help our emerging leaders
   • Clarify their career objectives
   • Research their field of choice
   • Explore opportunities
   • Communicate effectively with their target audience
3. Industry Engagement:
   • Leverage our partnerships with employers and alumni to create novel opportunities to showcase TRSM`s emerging leaders
   • Provide participants with opportunities to engage with and learn from industry leaders
4. The Ted Rogers Leadership Centre:
   • Provide third year students with an opportunity to build leadership skills in a 2 day summit
5. Mentorship:
   • Provide fourth year students a chance to forge relationships with mentors in the business community
6. Coaching:
   • Provide participants customized coaching sessions throughout the program

Eligibility

Students entering their 3rd year of study in September 2013 (with a minimum of 20 credits) are eligible for acceptance into the program, based on strong academic performance combined with extracurricular activities inside and/or external to the university (such as work experience or volunteer activities).

Applications

To apply please email Andre Serero at andre.serero@ryerson.ca no later than noon on September 27th, 2013 with the subject line “TOP 200 APPLICATION: Your Name”. All applications must include:

• Name, Year of Study, Program, Major/Minor (if applicable), CGPA.
• A copy of your most recent unofficial transcript.
• A detailed resume (which should include a full description of your extracurricular activities).
• Two (2) recommendation letters (with one (1) letter ideally from faculty or staff at Ryerson).
• An essay (maximum 500 words) answering the following questions: Why do you believe that you are an ideal candidate for the Top 200 Program? In particular, what do you hope to achieve from the Top 200 Program and what skills and attributes do you hope to contribute to the Top 200 Program?

For the Top 200 Program Application Process & Criteria, click HERE