Grad school applications (Canada)

skygirl_0708 · 发表于 2014-12-22 13:03:53

Hi all,

I am new to here and my name is Emily, nice to meet y'all. I graduated from City University of HK majoring in Economics in 2010. I graduated with a Second Upper Honors. I am trying to go to grad school (Masters of Economics or Statistic) this coming Fall. I only consider univerisities in Canada as I plan to stay here long term. I have been studying for GRE so to take it mid Jan. I have a few yrs working experience in marketing (4A companies) and market research (Ipsos) in Beijing, Hong Kong and Canada, do you guys think I will have a good chance to get admitted in SFU or UBC. I have also taken classes in SFU for 1 semester (in Stat). How good I should do in GRE to get in Masters of Economics usually if some may know?

Many thanks in advance.

Emily

bubbletao · 发表于 2014-12-28 10:14:27

Why choosing British Columbia (BC)? It looked to me that there are not many jobs out there. - The fact is all my classmates coming from BC all decided to work in Great Toronto Area. There are a few good schools in Ontario - for example the marketing stream at York University is pretty popular.

skygirl_0708 · 发表于 2014-12-30 11:51:16

bubbletao 发表于 2014-12-28 10:14
Why choosing British Columbia (BC)? It looked to me that there are not many jobs out there. - The f ...

I have some personal reasons to choose BC though I know job opportunities are not so good. I am not like most people here striving for the best, haha. But anyway, do you know well the schools in CA? I wonder with my qualification which uni do you think will be a fair offer? Are you in CA as well?

AndrewZeng0328 · 发表于 2015-2-2 23:55:29

Just ran into your post. We are from the same undergrad, and I probably know you

I came to Canada right after my graduation and I finished my masters in U of Toronto. I am working in the financial industry now.
I don't know why you are so interested in Canada. Maybe you have a PR or are thinking about immigration. I just want you to know two things if you haven't made your mind yet:
1, UBC or SFU are good schools, but job opportunities are very limited there. You are almost guaranteed to move to other provinces like GTA to find a job. I have many friends/colleagues from UBC or SFU.
2, Canada is only a place to live, and only very few places like Vancouver or Toronto are suitable for living. If you want to have a great career and want to become an industry leader or something, DO NOT come to Canada. A significant portion of jobs in this country is relied on its inefficiency of operations. For example, if a subway breaks down, you are gonna need ppl to fix that, but if it rountinely breaks down like every week, it creates jobs for many Canadians. Government has the intention to protect those jobs because it is better to let them work than getting social welfare for free.

I may sound a little bit synical and biased (I think I probably am

), but seriously consider what you are looking for in Canada. Btw, Canada's economy is going down and will remain so in the next few years becasue of the oil crisis, by the time you graduate from a Canadian university, jobs will be harder to find.

If all you want is immigration, this country has something to offer.

skygirl_0708 · 发表于 2015-2-7 04:17:08

AndrewZeng0328 发表于 2015-2-2 23:55
Just ran into your post. We are from the same undergrad, and I probably know you
I came to Canada ...

Haha actually my purpose is to do immigration, so guess it still makes sense, I do not care too much about getting a good job or not and what I want is to get rid of HK, I do not want to complete with my fellows and trying hard to climb up the ladder everyday. I have been in Van for 1.5 years and I learnt the limited opportunities as well, but I guess there are tradeoffs. I would like to hear more abt your experiences, can I add you on Facebook or whatever else you use? Did you study BBA in EF dept in CityU?

Grad school applications (Canada)

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