Hey anyone know columbia international college? i might head there to do grade12. on august

I was in Lethbridge. And seriously, the weather there is no joke. I met a Canadian there and he even joked not to pee as it'll instantly turn to solid.

do anyone know the fee to study physiotheraphy in canada? if anyone know pls reply me as fast as possible.thk

hey all,i planned to take up econs/commerce for undergraduate.For the unis I gonna apply to toronto, western ontario and mcmaster, are these unis good on those stuff that i wanna study, need some advice and in toronto, 4 years gonna cost 400k?

oh, and we need to send the pse to every uni via courier?kinda confused on the application procedures.

thx in advance. =D

Hey. I'm going canada soon, in like 3 months. any advice? wht to bring .. or anything? n any advice on the college call columbia international college?

Hi all,
I've just received my admission letter for Simon Fraser University, I'm waiting on University of British Columbia and University of Victoria, all three West Coast universities (sent both applications late, will receive the results probably around May)

I'll probably get into UVic and maybe just maybe UBC (I reckon I've a good shot). I know in terms of international recognition, UBC wins hands down, but I'd like to seek your opinions regarding this matter. I intend to pursue a degree in Commerce and have heard good things about UBC's Sauder School of Business and SFU's co-op program. Any comments on both the programs? My student advisor's opinion was rather skewered towards SFU. She thinks UBC's a rather snotty institute

My concern would be the tuition cost, UBC's total cost is $10k more expensive compared to SFU's ($ 24k approximate). Is the school's recognition worth the extra money? (I hope to go to grad school in the future)
I'm the eldest kid with 2 more younger siblings, don't really want to use up all my mom's $$

And umm how's the weather over at Vancouver?

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Added on April 5, 2009, 10:41 amAnyone please...
the question simplified,

uni's reputation vs cost

with the intention of going to grad school
Which would you choose?

This post has been edited by Jyou: Apr 5 2009, 10:41 AM

hmmm y so slow here ya?

Cause there aren't many Malaysian peeps there ...
Btw chika138 are you studying there?

nope i'm not
though there's very slight chance i might be going there

Canada has 3 types of universities...medical-doctoral, comprehensive and strictly undergrad.. University of a Billion Chinamen wins hands down in reputation over UVic and SFU is because UBC is a medical-doctoral university. UVic and SFU are comprehensive universities, ie limited grad and post grad courses and are non medical.
You student adviser maybe a fan of X-files. If you are a fan of the old X-files series, do you know one of SFU building is used as FBI's HQ??? Google 'Xfiles+Simon Fraser university" and the truth is out there:-0

Lol thought you were cause you bumped up this dead thread...


Lol I posted the above in March... (update: just received UVic's offer yesterday)
Yeap I'm aware of that. But in terms of academic quality, is there a wide difference between a medical-doctoral institute and a comprehensive one?
I checked the Maclean's rankings (not a very good one but its one of the few that ranks Canadian universities...) and SFU & UVic are ranked quite well, both tied for first I think (or 1st & 2nd) under the comprehensive universities category. UBC is of course ranked in the medical-doctorate one.
Since I'm not planning to pursue anything medically related, would either SFU & UVic do? I spoke to a lady at the Canadian embassy and she said UBC charges exorbitant international fees ...

Btw, lol yeah read about the SFU-XFiles connection on SFU's wikipedia page, man that's cool!



This post has been edited by Jyou: May 16 2009, 11:39 PM

HAHAHAH!!! UBC-University of Billion Chinese, University of Beautiful Chicks or some of the msians call it, Untuk Budak Cina. But tbh, SFU has tonnes of asians too... arghh,.. its van city fgs, 50% of the population are fricken ASIANS!!! swear to god if u ever step foot on Richmond or Burnaby.. its like freakin beijing or hk city!!

agreed. Sometimes it's good to see azns there, but when it's Van city it becomes a lil bit ridiculous when you see those asians there, whites=minority!

It's not really ridiculous, ya i know walking in some areas like Richmond and Burnaby you see lotsa asians but still it still has a very distinct ang moh feel!



How was the results? And heck no, UBC is a way better university for Commerce.
Weather in Vancouver rocks! rain rain and rain much! haha but during summer it will get really dry, generally it's great, neither too cold nor too hot.

hmmm, i wouldn't say it's useless. my brother studied civil engineering in Canada and he graduated and came back to KL to work at a consulting firm. afaik when you are a practicing engineer in Malaysia, you will be following British codes, those BSI or something... maybe what you learn is essentially the same but codes you need to follow accordingly where you work. and these codes of practice can change and vary from time to time.

This post has been edited by sE_vIxEn: Jun 18 2009, 01:29 AM

No lah......the guy you are replying too is useless. Don't even know how to use Google. A quick search using Google and found two guys from the little red dot
Lim Soo Ping..Singapore's Auditor General
Guaning Su... NTU's president
Where did they get their eng education from?


This post has been edited by segamatboy: Jun 18 2009, 03:00 AM

This thread is kinda old.

Candian Education Centre.
http://www.studycanada.ca/malaysia/index.htm


taken this from a different forum. Other views on Canadian Uni

McGill University
Location: Montreal, Quebec
GOOD: Law, Medicine, Business, Economics

University of Alberta
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
GOOD: Engineering, Pharmacy, Life Sciences

University of British Columbia
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
GOOD: Sauder Business School (Undergrad, MBA)

University of Toronto
Location: Toronto, Ontario
GOOD: Engineering, Rotman Business School

University of Western Ontario
Location: London, Ontario
GOOD: Richard Ivey School of Business

York University
Location: Toronto, Ontario
GOOD: Schulich School of Business (Undergrad, MBA)

University of Waterloo
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
GOOD: Maths, Computer Science (Undergrad, Masters), Actuarial science
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McGill University - also good for Engineering and one of the top in the world for Business.

University of Western Ontario - also very good for Engineering, Medicine, Education and top
in Canada for Business and one of the top in the world for
Business.

York University - also top for Fine Arts, Humanities, Law and Science. They designed the
Space Shuttle Robotic Arm. Very good Business program.

McMaster University - Good in Engineering, Medicine and Business.

Queens University - Good in Engineering and Business.
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FYI: To those referring to Macleans check these link out
http://economics.ca/cgi/jab?journal=cpp&vi...PPv31n3p231.pdf
http://www.csse.ca/CJE/Articles/FullText/C...JE25-4-page.pdf
http://chronicle.com/news/article/3394/mcg...ued-by-macleans

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NEW! Work Regulations in Canada

Government of Canada introduces changes to work permits for international students, making Canada more attractive for skilled individuals

Vancouver, April 21, 2008 — The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced changes to work permits for international students who graduate from eligible programs at certain Canadian post-secondary institutions, making it easier to attract foreign students to Canada.

Effective immediately, and for the first time, these international students would be able to obtain an open work permit under the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, with no restrictions on the type of employment and no requirement for a job offer. In addition, the duration of the work permit has been extended to three years across the country. Previously, the program only allowed international students to work for one or two years, depending on location.

"The Government of Canada wants more foreign students to choose Canada and we want to help them succeed," said Minister Finley. "Open and longer work permits provide international students with more opportunities for Canadian work experience and skills development. This will, in turn, help make Canada a destination of choice, and help us keep international students already studying in Canada."

The increased flexibility offered by the expanded program will benefit graduates and employers alike as the program will help international students get important work experience while responding to Canada’s labour market needs. Canada will benefit in the long run as the professional experience gained will help graduates meet the requirements to stay permanently in Canada.

"As we move toward the implementation of the Canadian Experience Class, these changes will help create a pool of individuals who, with work experience, will find it easier to apply to immigrate to Canada," added Minister Finley. "Our ability to retain international graduates with Canadian qualifications, work experience and familiarity with Canadian society, will help increase our competitiveness and benefit Canada as a whole."

The Post-Graduation Work Permit Program allows students who have graduated from an eligible program at a post-secondary institution to gain valuable Canadian work experience. Preliminary 2007 data indicate that 63,673 international students came to Canada that year, representing a 4.6 percent increase over the previous year.

This post has been edited by patryn33: Aug 12 2009, 09:36 PM

No. McGill is not good for business, certainly not economics. Concordia's John Molson School of Business and HEC Montreal are the better ones.

Economics at McGill is a joke, don't bother if you are thinking of an economics degree or doing anything serious in economics after that.

thanx! didn't know Desautels is that bad, those survey by FT, Bizweek, The Economist Intell only looked at their MBA program. undergrad not as good as MBA or both just as bad?

anyway, I think when ppl saw Robert Alexander Mundell 1999 Nobel prize Econ winner, he/she assumed at McGill Econ is good or maybe at research level. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mundell

Guess many missed this report.
http://www.corporateknights.ca/special-rep...hools-2009.html
Seem like U are base off in Montreal. Can share more info regarding Unis in Quebec?

This post has been edited by patryn33: Aug 12 2009, 10:30 PM

Hello! Thought this thread was dead a long time ago.

Yes, I heard that McGill's economics department/ B-school isn't that good, read it in a Canadian forum, students said that Concordia a nearby university has better ties to the business world, don't know how true this is, just passing on what I read.

I'm transferring to Simon Fraser's B-school this Fall, leaving end of August, how's the weather there?
I going there with some clothes and my trusty laptop, getting my winter gear as recommended by everyone, also got a US travel visa (someone told me it would be useful and I applied for it and got it) anymore pre-departure tips?

The ranking list above, I thought York's Schulich is the top B-school in Canada... the ranking seems a little off. And wow didn't know Waterloo had a B-school, it must be pretty new as they didn't have one previously.