Any Schulich (York) students here?

[ISHGoat]

I am very close to accepting their offer for an MBA starting winter 2016. Would like to chat with some current Schulich undergrad/grad students.

[Legends66NBA7]

There are probably not many people here from Toronto, let alone going to a top program at York U.

Good luck, though.

[ISHGoat]

There are probably not many people here from Toronto, let alone going to a top program at York U.

Good luck, though.

:roll:

Pick one.

[Legends66NBA7]

:roll:

Pick one.

:confusedshrug:

[ISHGoat]

:confusedshrug:

So Schulich actually has a good reputation among the Canadian/Ontario/Toronto public?

[Legends66NBA7]

So Schulich actually has a good reputation among the Canadian/Ontario/Toronto public?

Didn't go to the school, but all business meetings/seminars I've ever went to approved of them. This was late 00's/early 10's. Have their ratings gone down since ?

[West-Side]

I'm thinking of taking my MAcc at Western or Waterloo.
I already have an MBA but I think a MAcc is valuable in the public accounting world.

**** York, it's a good undergrad school; but a horrible graduate school.

[ISHGoat]

Didn't go to the school, but all business meetings/seminars I've ever went to approved of them. This was late 00's/early 10's. Have their ratings gone down since ?

I believe so. Schulich and Rotman used to be ranked in the top 20-30s globally but have now both fallen out of the top 50 :confusedshrug:

[ISHGoat]

I'm thinking of taking my MAcc at Western or Waterloo.
I already have an MBA but I think a MAcc is valuable in the public accounting world.

**** York, it's a good undergrad school; but a horrible graduate school.

If you already have an MBA how will taking time off to do a Masters in Accounting give you any additional value?

[West-Side]

If you already have an MBA how will taking time off to do a Masters in Accounting give you any additional value?

Accounting Firms value it.
I took a general stream during my MBA studies which didn't give me a chance to specialize in any one particular thing.

Plus out of the 20 credits, I will be exempt for 10 of them.
So I will only do 2 courses a semester (part-time) and graduate in 20 months.

My firm will pay for the courses as well, why not?

Imagine these credentials next to my name homie;

CPA, CA, MBA, MAcc

I'll also be taking the CFA exams, as I am part of the advisory group.

:pimp:

Invest in yourself people.

[ISHGoat]

Accounting Firms value it.
I took a general stream during my MBA studies which didn't give me a chance to specialize in any one particular thing.

Plus out of the 20 credits, I will be exempt for 10 of them.
So I will only do 2 courses a semester (part-time) and graduate in 20 months.

My firm will pay for the courses as well, why not?

Imagine these credentials next to my name homie;

CPA, CA, MBA, MAcc

I'll also be taking the CFA exams, as I am part of the advisory group.

:pimp:

Invest in yourself people.

This part makes it a lot more attractive.

Get on my credential level homie:
B.Eng, MD, PhD, JD, MBA, MVP, DPOY, FMVP

[West-Side]

This part makes it a lot more attractive.

Get on my credential level homie:
B.Eng, MD, PhD, JD, MBA, MVP, DPOY, FMVP

Shut up, you're struggling to pass your 1st semester of community college.

:pimp:

[ISHGoat]

Shut up, you're struggling to pass your 1st semester of community college.

:pimp:

How are the girls in MBA school? I'm told that its not good... How often do MBAs and other grad students smash undergrads, or is that kind of activity frowned upon?

[West-Side]

How are the girls in MBA school? I'm told that its not good... How often do MBAs and other grad students smash undergrads, or is that kind of activity frowned upon?

I wouldn't suggest BAcc, MAcc or MBA if you're interested in finding attractive girls. Most are asian, others are ugly and you'll have a very rare beautiful girl in class.

MBA; 60%+ is working class. It's mostly part-timers who already have at least 5 to 8 years of experience (some have 30+ years). I had old men (60+) in some of my classes.

There are attractive girls but aren't many.
There are probably more 30+ year old women than 22-28. In fact, there are.
MAcc is ten times worse.

[West-Side]

There are only about 20-30% of students in the MBA program that took it right after their undergrad (I am one of them).

[West-Side]

PS - My opinion might be invalid though, as I took a LOT of night classes by choice. So, logically, you should find a lot more part-time students during night classes.

Maybe those stats are completely different during day classes (I took 4 of them). From my experience, there weren't many good (or young) looking girls in those classes either. :confusedshrug:

You take humanity courses if you want some ***** homie.

[ISHGoat]

I wouldn't suggest BAcc, MAcc or MBA if you're interested in finding attractive girls. Most are asian, others are ugly and you'll have a very rare beautiful girl in class.

MBA; 60%+ is working class. It's mostly part-timers who already have at least 5 to 8 years of experience (some have 30+ years). I had old men (60+) in some of my classes.

There are attractive girls but aren't many.
There are probably more 30+ year old women than 22-28. In fact, there are.
MAcc is ten times worse.

Im not going to MBA for the girls, but I wouldnt mind some eye-candy to look at or to have some fun with. Having milfs in my classes would be AMAZING. I think I would be the youngest person in my class. I hope that doesnt weigh negatively against me.

And I come from an undergrad with a demographic like this:

50% Chinese dudes
30% Indian dudes
10% foreign aka white dudes
10% girls (all ugly)

I doubt any MBA program can have it much worse than that...

Part time and full time MBA are completely different beasts. Youre 100% correct in saying that part-time caters to an older audience - one that cannot give up 2 years of their life to go back to school.

[West-Side]

Im not going to MBA for the girls, but I wouldnt mind some eye-candy to look at or to have some fun with. Having milfs in my classes would be AMAZING. I think I would be the youngest person in my class. I hope that doesnt weigh negatively against me.

And I come from an undergrad with a demographic like this:

50% Chinese dudes
30% Indian dudes
10% foreign aka white dudes
10% girls (all ugly)

I doubt any MBA program can have it much worse than that...

You did your BAcc too? :oldlol:

MBA is better than the demographic you've shown me.

[ISHGoat]

You did your BAcc too? :oldlol:

MBA is better than the demographic you've shown me.

Nah I did Electrical Engineering :cry:

I would say 99% of programs are better than that demographic. I am not even exaggerating. The upper year/grad level courses with a hard reputation were almost exclusively (80%+) asian male. Ive one class where the prof busted out the Chinese to explain a concept to some international students sitting in the front.

[West-Side]

Nah I did Electrical Engineering :cry:

I would say 99% of programs are better than that demographic. I am not even exaggerating. The upper year/grad level courses with a hard reputation were almost exclusively (80%+) asian male. Ive one class where the prof busted out the Chinese to explain a concept to some international students sitting in the front.

Your assessment is inaccurate then.
I'd say out of 400 students, you'll be lucky to have 10 girls.

So therefore it's more like;

2.5% girls
100% of all girls are ugly

[West-Side]

Wait, are you planning to enroll into MBA?
If so, for what purpose?

I have never heard or saw an electrical engineer enrolling into the MBA program. Unless you own your own business, or are currently a project manager of some sort.

[moaz]

Did you write about your opinions on immigrants or on the demographics of the dudes form your undergrad in your application?

It would be interesting since at least 50% of their faculty are immigrants.

[ISHGoat]

Wait, are you planning to enroll into MBA?
If so, for what purpose?

I have never heard or saw an electrical engineer enrolling into the MBA program. Unless you own your own business, or are currently a project manager of some sort.

Electrical Engineering is just the designation conferred upon my degree. Most of my jobs are/were software-related. I'm doing an MBA to raise my potential and possibility of landing an upper-management job in the West. Also, my parents have plans for me to return to our home country and slowly "take over" businesses as my parents' generation grow older and start retiring.

I actually think an Engineering undergrad + MBA is a killer combo, but then again I may be strongly biased.


Did you write about your opinions on immigrants or on the demographics of the dudes form your undergrad in your application?

It would be interesting since at least 50% of their faculty are immigrants.

Nah there was no space for that. I was trying to explain why I had a 2.2 GPA.

[moaz]

Nah there was no space for that. I was trying to explain why I had a 2.2 GPA.

:cheers: :applause: :cheers:
If you get into Schulich with a 2.2

[West-Side]

:cheers: :applause: :cheers:
If you get into Schulich with a 2.2

:oldlol: There's no way in hell he's getting to an Ivy League school with a 2.2, especially into a graduate school.

They usually consider (at the lowest end) students with 75% or higher; if you're between 75-85%, they determine if you need to take GMAT. I got the waiver when I enrolled but my GPA was 4.0!

Even if you have a 75%, they will need to see your work experience, extra curriculum activities, references etc.

Honestly, I doubt you stand a chance with such a low grade point average.
Go to Brock University or Ryerson bruh.

[ISHGoat]

:oldlol: There's no way in hell he's getting to an Ivy League school with a 2.2, especially into a graduate school.

They usually consider (at the lowest end) students with 75% or higher; if you're between 75-85%, they determine if you need to take GMAT. I got the waiver when I enrolled but my GPA was 4.0!

Even if you have a 75%, they will need to see your work experience, extra curriculum activities, references etc.

Honestly, I doubt you stand a chance with such a low grade point average.
Go to Brock University or Ryerson bruh.

:milton

Well it rounds up to 2.3 ok? Ive been offered free applications by a bunch of good US schools too. Duke guaranteed an interview to me as long as I completed my application. I think I had a good shot at Fuqua, which is almost comparable to Ivy League business schools.

I scored a 770 on the GMAT with the top percentile possible in every section (IR/AWA/Overall)

Also, a GMAT waiver is very rare. It would be for highly accomplished old dudes who dont really need an MBA anyways. Business school will always need to see work experience, resume, references, GMAT scores, etc.

And I've already been admitted to Schulich. I'm just trying to explore other options (i.e. top US schools) and the probabilities that they come to fruition.

[West-Side]

:milton

Well it rounds up to 2.3 ok? Ive been offered free applications by a bunch of good US schools too.

I scored a 770 on the GMAT with the top percentile possible in every section (IR/AWA/Overall)

If you're planning to enroll into graduate school at an Ivy League University like York; I honestly don't see how they'll even consider you.

Only way is if you have strong references and have a solid excuse for your mediocre grades (ex: illness, part-time job etc.). They'll then want to see your GMAT scores (which in your case is great, so that's a good thing), how active you were on campus, your performance at work etc.

I hope I'm wrong but I have never heard of someone getting into a top notch school with such a low GPA.

I know people with much higher GPA's that were rejected from Western and UFT. I'm not sure if York has similar requirements, but why wouldn't they?

They are an ivy league school as well.

Good luck buddy!!!
Hope they make an exception or look at other criteria like your GMAT (which obviously doesn't reflect your piss poor GPA).

[West-Side]

:milton

Well it rounds up to 2.3 ok? Ive been offered free applications by a bunch of good US schools too. Duke guaranteed an interview to me as long as I completed my application. I think I had a good shot at Fuqua, which is almost comparable to Ivy League business schools.

I scored a 770 on the GMAT with the top percentile possible in every section (IR/AWA/Overall)

Also, a GMAT waiver is very rare. It would be for highly accomplished old dudes who dont really need an MBA anyways. Business school will always need to see work experience, resume, references, GMAT scores, etc.

Bud, I got a GMAT waiver. :oldlol:
My undergrad GPA -> 8.3 out of 9.

[moaz]

:oldlol: There's no way in hell he's getting to an Ivy League school with a 2.2, especially into a graduate school.

They usually consider (at the lowest end) students with 75% or higher; if you're between 75-85%, they determine if you need to take GMAT. I got the waiver when I enrolled but my GPA was 4.0!

Even if you have a 75%, they will need to see your work experience, extra curriculum activities, references etc.

Honestly, I doubt you stand a chance with such a low grade point average.
Go to Brock University or Ryerson bruh.

That's why posted two :cheers: and one :applause:. I believe a lot of alcohol is involved here.

[ISHGoat]

If you're planning to enroll into graduate school at an Ivy League University like York; I honestly don't see how they'll even consider you.

Only way is if you have strong references and have a solid excuse for your mediocre grades (ex: illness, part-time job etc.). They'll then want to see your GMAT scores (which in your case is great, so that's a good thing), how active you were on campus, your performance at work etc.

I hope I'm wrong but I have never heard of someone getting into a top notch school with such a low GPA.

I know people with much higher GPA's that were rejected from Western and UFT. I'm not sure if York has similar requirements, but why wouldn't they?

They are an ivy league school as well.

Good luck buddy!!!
Hope they make an exception or look at other criteria like your GMAT (which obviously doesn't reflect your piss poor GPA).

They did make an exception. I had other stuff going for me in undergrad that helped to explain the piss poor marks.

How is York/Schulich an Ivy???

[West-Side]

:milton

Well it rounds up to 2.3 ok? Ive been offered free applications by a bunch of good US schools too. Duke guaranteed an interview to me as long as I completed my application. I think I had a good shot at Fuqua, which is almost comparable to Ivy League business schools.

I scored a 770 on the GMAT with the top percentile possible in every section (IR/AWA/Overall)

Also, a GMAT waiver is very rare. It would be for highly accomplished old dudes who dont really need an MBA anyways. Business school will always need to see work experience, resume, references, GMAT scores, etc.

And I've already been admitted to Schulich. I'm just trying to explore other options (i.e. top US schools) and the probabilities that they come to fruition.

Uhm, that pisses me off then.
I have a close friend who didn't get into UFT graduate program when he had a 3.0 GPA.

I never researched York though, maybe it isn't as competitive?

(I'm not pissed that you were accepted; more so that my friend didn't and the reason was "grades not high enough")

[West-Side]

They did make an exception. I had other stuff going for me in undergrad that helped to explain the piss poor marks.

How is York/Schulich an Ivy???

They were the 5th highest ranked Business School in the world , 2013.
In terms of graduate schools; Western is the best in Ontario (maybe in Canada).

[24-Inch_Chrome]

What does a 2.2 GPA equate to in %?

York isn't an Ivy League school either. :oldlol:

[ISHGoat]

What does a 2.2 GPA equate to in %?

York isn't an Ivy League school either. :oldlol:

I think a C+ :roll:

[24-Inch_Chrome]

I think that McMaster's MBA program has a minimum average of around 75% but they only look at your last two full years of schooling which can help if your GPA has been dragged down by the learning process through year 1 or 2. Not entirely sure about that though, you'd have to check it out for yourself.

[ISHGoat]

Uhm, that pisses me off then.
I have a close friend who didn't get into UFT graduate program when he had a 3.0 GPA.

I never researched York though, maybe it isn't as competitive?

(I'm not pissed that you were accepted; more so that my friend didn't and the reason was "grades not high enough")


U of T > Western = Queens > York

Any random American school > Rotman (U of T) = Schulich (York) = Ivey (Western) = Queens

So it depends upon your friend's program. For everything outside of Business/Marketing, U of T takes a nice steamy dump on York's chest.

[West-Side]

What does a 2.2 GPA equate to in %?

York isn't an Ivy League school either. :oldlol:

Schulich (#1 ranked business school in Canada - Forbes and Corporate Knights).

Do some research.

[ISHGoat]

Schulich (#1 ranked business school in Canada - Forbes and Corporate Knights).

Do some research.

That may be the case but you cant misleadingly label Schulich as "Ivy League".

[West-Side]

U of T > Western = Queens > York

Any random American school > Rotman (U of T) = Schulich (York) = Ivey (Western) = Queens

So it depends upon your friend's program. For everything outside of Business/Marketing, U of T takes a nice steamy dump on York's chest.

:roll:

Schulich >>>>>>>> UoT, in terms of Business School.
Maybe you guys need to stop searching the "indexes" and actually do some research about the Universities "business school."

Just in 2013, Shulich was considered #1 in the ENTIRE country.
How do I know?

Because I did my research before deciding where to take the MBA.

[24-Inch_Chrome]

That's a cool opinion but York still isn't an Ivy League school.

[West-Side]

That may be the case but you cant misleadingly label Schulich as "Ivy League".

Well, I believe its business school is very prestigious.
It was ranked 5th in the entire world.

[West-Side]

That's a cool opinion but York still isn't an Ivy League school.

If you don't consider Schulich an Ivy League Business School (undergrad programs) than there are no Ivy League business schools in Canada.