Canadian universities?

BeerGoggles

BeerGoggles

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Well with less than a month left to apply, I thought to myself; fuck, I have less than a month left to apply. Anyone know of/ go any Canadian universities they would like to suggest? Im really not to sure, just to name a few places I might be interested in are McGill, Concordia, Carlton and Calgary. Ill be applying in business btw. Any help would be appreciated, also maybe info on other Ontario U's
 
consider bishop's university. they have a good business program and they are especially well liked by mcgill for masters education MBA.

some firms only accept students from mcgill, bishops, or queens. then of course ivy @ western or schulich @ york.
 
Top 3 universities in Canada in terms of academics go

1. U of T

2. UBC

3. Mcgill (I believe)
 
im looking into UBC but i really have no idea about any other canadian unis, but good luck
 
i was looking into UBC but then i realized i would never go to class because i would be skiing
 
UBC is sick, if you have the grades to get in, also Simon Fraser is a good school which is also in vancouver.
 
I don't know about the BBA program at Queens... but according to my Economics textbook their MBA program has an average starting salary for their graduates at over $90,000/a. If you're the type that cares mostly about money, then that could be for you.

It's in Ottawa, too, much cooler city than Toronto unless you like gang violence.

I've actually been to the University on a grade 8 band trip as my teacher studied there... turns out there's some Jello stuck on the roof that's been there for over 20 years... his friend stuck it up there. Other than that it's a beautiful school.
 
Queens is in kingstons dude. Its an ok town because its small and full of queens students. everybody else there is townies = criminals. Kingston is also remarkable for having the most high security prisons of any town in canada.

its good but WASPy. after four years youlll want to get out.

CARLETON IS IN OTTAWA.
 
i live in toronto and whenever i go to kingston to visit my aunt i can't wait to leave and get back to the city. but i guess that depends which part of kingston you are. she lives in the not so great part because she married a deadbeat.
 
Globe and Mail does a survey every year to know which is the best university in Canada. They are rated on:

1. Class sizes

2. Up-to-date computer equipment

2. On-campus Internet/e-mail access

3. Library

4. Faculty availability to students

4. Affordability of off-campus housing

4. Quality of off-campus housing

5. Quality of Technology

5. Availability of off-campus housing

5. Computer assistance

6. Faculty feedback

7. Off-campus safety/security

7. Computer accessibility

7. Labs/research equipment

8. Teaching effectiveness

10. On-campus employee recruitment

10. Quality of Teaching

The 2005 results:

The universities were divided according to student population and only two earned an “A” — medium-scale University of Guelph and small-scale Sherbrooke University.

The five highest-rated large-sized universities, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, Université Laval, Université du Québec à Montréal, and Université de Montréal all earned a “B+.”

So sorry guys but no Mc Gill, no Concordia and no U of Toronto. Sherbrooke has been the best university in Canada almost since this report has been out...
 
Yeah, I was right... World rankings 2005:

24. University of Toronto

36. University of British Columbia

67. Mcgill University

90. McMaster University

University of Alberta is 5th in Canada and Queen's U is 6th, but after 100th they're so close they don't bother to rank them individually.
 
Anyway I rather go to a university where the students have lower grades but where the teachers are good and available to students, where the equipment, labs and technology are nice and up-to-date and where the off-campus is nice than going to a universiy where students have nice grades but its lame to go to.

And grades dont mean much since...

Quoting Sharpy* from Nov 13 2005 11:24:50:

Even in university, your grade can fluctuate as muc has 10% depending on the prof.

J.D._May*

And as much as 50% depending on your school...
 
Mcgill can be mad snobby man. Like you have to idea. I'd say if you're thinkin Carleton...just go for Ottawa U and you'll have the dowtown experience.
 
so can queens...i got a buddy there that cant stand it because of all the rich ass snobby people
 
The rankings posted are based mostly on the faculty, so "quality of education", as well as who it produces, student performance. Actually you'd get lower marks going to a higher ranked school in many cases, and UBC doesn't really have anything else to go on but high standards in most departments. Facilities are okay, the science faculty is probably the best in the country, so the labs are fine. Though again I believe most of that strength is in the faculty at the higher year level courses. But I'm not in sciences.

So yeah, basically, you nailed it, aside from the quality of the classes themselves and the profs (some of which, surprisingly, make school enjoyable to go to), UBC is pretty lame "to go to" for the most part. There are a few exceptions. Luckily, Vancouver is pretty fucking awesome, so the good times can be had off campus.
 
thats a crock of shit, having the choice of either bishops or sherbrooke which are both in the general vicinity i would definitley pick bishops. class sizes rival or are smaller then sherbrooke and its a whole lot more of an intimate experience compared to the concrete jungle of sherbrooke which looks like a hospital.
 
A hospital is still better than SFU, that place is a prison. There was a song about it I think.

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82-84 for the faculty of arts, which includes a lot of subjects. 88-ish for sciences, and i think above 90 for commerce. Those grades vary all the time.

As of rankings, they're all sooooo relative to what you want to learn. McLeans in their annual publication rated McGill as 25th best in the world, UBC was much further down. So it all depends
 
^thanks, i guess it could all be totally different for US kids anyways but its good to know a range.
 
I dont know where you got that it's like going to an hospital but it really aint. I have to admit the Letters and Arts department isnt the best out there but they really step it up now and they made a lot of their classes nicer. I also had to go to the Admin faculty and this place is real nice. It's no concrete jungle either everything is so intimate and small there. It was a lot of fun going there and I know a lot of people had the best time of their lives going there.
 
I spy home,

yeah its very much a cement school. But its not nearly as bad as everyone says.I for one kinda like the cement look, its all futuristic like a space ship. I abosolutly hate the rain, but I guess that part of the deal with Vancouver, and since SFU is on a mountain on and a while theres snow!The campus is small so classes are easy to get to.

Tuition is surprsingly expensive but easy schoalrships. Ive been told the bussiness program is pritty good at SFU, and considering it myself, but ive been told its not easy to get into.
 
Problems with UVic (I know because I go there):

1. Closest ski hill = Mt. Washington, 2.5-3hr drive up island

2. Other hill on the Island = Mount Cain, 5.5-6hr drive up island

3. To ski Whistler or Mt. Baker it is a 1.5hr Ferry ride (at LEAST 45$ each way if you take your car) then another 1.5-2hr drive to get to either mountain

Sometimes I try to think about how much money I could have saved NOT going skiing every weekend, but then it makes me sad. I ski three days a week living here, but it has cost me an arm and a leg, and I'm always exhausted because of all the traveling.

My 0.2
 
Thanks guys, awesome feedback. Reason Im applying to concordia and carleton is because they both have co-op programs( where you are given a job and get paid for about half your time in uni). Is anyone in a similar program? Anyone know more about it? I was thinking of either applying in marketing or finance(cant decide which one)...
 
If you're looking at going into a business program Queens is top rated in Canada. It might rank lower in a comparison of entire schools but the faculty of commerce (business) there is very well known. however, kingston sucks and say goodbye to ever skiing again if you live there. i go to McGill (faculty of arts) and the city is awesome, skiing is close, and the business faculty here parties like none other.
 
I had no idea Queens was in Kingston. I guess I've been to Kingston, then :P

My college is full of babes:

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The huge campus:

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I think my e-commerce class had 9 people in it this week, biggest classes I have are like 30 people and we start running out of chairs.
 
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