<p>I’ll be applying to a couple of universities in Canada, more specifically in Vancouver - because of the reasonable climate</p>
<p>My friend suggested Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia
Which one is better for Accounting out of the two?
If any other, please suggest.</p>
<p>Also what would be my chances at those universities?
Here are my test scores:-
SAT - 2010
TOEFL - 111</p>
<p>And I got 90% in subjects in 11th grade and and 80-95% in 12th in Term I</p>
<p>SFU Beedie: Safety
UBC Sauder: Low match (ECs pending)</p>
<p>UBC Sauder wants to see whether you had any ECs at all…</p>
<p>Oh yeah, forgot to mention
Not much though, a bit irregular
even the clubs in school, we’d barely have one activity in the entire year
and since we were all in 12th grade this year, we weren’t allowed to become leaders of the clubs nor could we participate in the activities</p>
<p>Music (Instrumental - Piano) -
Been learning for 6-7 years, given 6 different examinations too.
and if it counts, I had to play for a church service when the church was inaugurated
(a large church in the middle east, attended by over 8000 people)
Still play for weekly service (been playing in the church for nearly 3 years now)</p>
<p>Photography-
Organiser of a Photography competition in the school</p>
<p>Paid Work
Covered the Annual Sports Day in school</p>
<p>Def. not SFU. Its not that great of a business school. Just check out their employment report to get an idea why. Sauder is fairly good, but still not the best B. School (in terms of recruiting) in Canada (although it is one of the top). In terms of accounting, a lot of firms would come in to hire accounting students, the Big 4 recruit fairly heavy there, September of 3rd year would have a lot accounting firms come in to get people on board for internhips, and from talking to some of my friends in accounting, the career office prepared them fairly well for the recruiting stuff. </p>
<p>In terms of other schools, Schulich (York University) is good for accounting, Queens Commerce and Western Ivey (fairly good for finance…by Canadian standards, however they still only manage to send, if I am not mistaken, only 5-10 students to the very top finance firms per year, which less than 2% of the student body, as opposed to the top or top’ish US schools that do much better, such as McDonough). I believe Laurier is also good for accounting (but wont have too much of an Int’l reputation, and I assume you are an Int’l student since you took the SAT). </p>
<p>As for your two schools:
SFU - Safety, although your EC’s are not that great so that may negatively affect you in the admissions process.
Sauder - Being an Int’l student will improve your chance of getting in. However, your EC’s will make it harder to get in. You need to show leadership, and you need to show that you are a fairly well rounded person. Your EC’s are not doing that. However, your grades are good and your SAT score is good too. Anyway I think Sauder is a match, and there is a good probability that you get in. </p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Thank you very much!</p>
<p>Hi, I’m currently an accounting student at SFU Beedie so I can share some insight.</p>
<p>If you’re aiming to work in Vancouver for accounting, either UBC or SFU will do you good. These two schools are heavily recruited from in Vancouver and are individually recognized in the CPA recruit season (you are either sorted as a UBC student, SFU student, UBC DAP, or “other”). Do a simple LinkedIn search of CA/CPAs working in CPA firms in Vancouver and I can guarantee you that at least 95% of them are either SFU or UBC grads.</p>
<p>Just speaking from personal experience, I have had the opportunity to interview with one Big 4 firm in my first year (summer internship) and two other Big 4 firms in my second year. SFU is known for its co-op program and we have alumni come back to recruit all the time. You can also do a LinkedIn search of Big 4 HR staff in Vancouver. All are either UBC or SFU accounting/HR grads.</p>
<p>In regards to that other guy who mentioned employment reports posted by schools, they are in no way an accurate representation of employment figures. It’s absolutely cringeworthy to even think that anyone would consider such a thing as accurate in any shape or form.</p>
<p>1) Not everybody completes a survey. SFU employment surveys only take into account of about 50% of its students.
2) “Employment” can mean anything. Working at McDonalds flipping patties counts as employment.
3) It’s a SURVEY, for god’s sake. People can lie, and people can skew data in whatever fashion they desire. It is by no means a fair or realistic representation of factual information regarding post-graduate employment.</p>
<p>well thank you for that informative reply!</p>