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Question
I am going to be grade 12 after this summer holidays, and I have a plan to join SFU Business programs after I graduate.
I have a few question to ask:
1. Which campus should I join, Vancouver or Burnaby? What's the difference?
2. I see the average admission mark is 85% or above for business programs, is that true?
3. If I don't get 85% average or SFU don't accept me to join business programs. What's the best thing I should do?
I have a few question to ask:
1. Which campus should I join, Vancouver or Burnaby? What's the difference?
2. I see the average admission mark is 85% or above for business programs, is that true?
3. If I don't get 85% average or SFU don't accept me to join business programs. What's the best thing I should do?
Comments
vancouver (downtown campus) usually doesn't offer that many classes and I believe they generally offer afternoon/evening sessions
surrey is starting to grow, but i believe that is mostly 100/200 level
2. yeah business is pretty competitive, for first cuts they prob wont consider anything below that
3. for your admission, there is a secondary choice, a 'backup' so if the first program is still pending admission (second/third cuts), they may accept you in the secondary choice and send you a letter of admission anyways
In addition the transfer GPA requirement from college is lower, so if you've done a year's worth of classes at college and then you transfer it's nicer that way. Lower tuition at college is also good. :teeth:
for internal transfer or college transfer, the requirements is VERY high, lots of students apply and pushes up the cutoff grades to at least 3.xx (and i believe college gpas get -0.3 when you transfer from college to sfu, not certain on this but i think its reduced)
2. Yes, it is very hard to get into the business program. But once you're in, the classes are not that hard.
3. You should get into any faculty you CAN get into. A lot of people get accepted to Arts and transfer at a later date. It is hard, that's for sure, but if you really want something you should be able to work hard and get the marks you need. I know a lot of average people who end up with 3.0 gpas, so if you work hard you should get higher than that in arts.
But I will say that there is MUCH more of a student-body presence at SFU Burnaby than the Vancouver campus. I work across the street from the Vancouver campus and to put it nicely, it's not really "happening" over there :) Plus, if you want to get involved there are a lot of clubs you can join and you usually find them on the mountain :)
In the case that you won't get any admitted to the Business faculty you can always transfer in from another SFU faculty (like Arts) by taking the Lower Division prerequisites, which you can find on the website. I'm pretty sure that they require a slightly lower GPA for doing an internal transfer (it's somewhere on the website).
What are your backups in case you don't get admitted? Also from my perspective, I highly suggest taking some Economics courses if you plan on getting into business (especially finance). It really trains you see the big picture in how businesses function in society, instead of just focusing on the internal operations of a business.
Seriously guys, I don't have talents in Arts. What should I do then?
I'd suggest meeting with an adviser at SFU and seeing what they suggest based on your current grade situation! They know a lot more about the system than we do. :smile:
To clear things up, you DO NOT need to be good at drawing or anything of that sort.
Take a look at SFU's Arts website and their programs, http://www.sfu.ca/arts/programs/index.html
Arts is more commonly being referred to as "Arts and Social Sciences".
As you see from the programs it offers, it has everything from History to Psychology, English to Economics.
There are many options there that do not require you to have drawing skills :)
if you're unsure about what you want to get into Arts would be a good place to be in, it offers much more breathing room for you to explore your interests and who knows, you may find something you're more passionate about and get into that field instead! Definitely give it some thought, take a look at some of the courses even if you do get into business because you will have to take some electives that will eventually lead you to a minor, or even a joint major, so get a feel of what else you may interested in!
good luck!
I remember my drafting teacher told me this in high school:
"if you can draw a line and a curve, that means you can draw. Now shut up and get back to work!"
From what I've found by talking to people at SFU, those who do the best there have either transferred from college, or work their asses off. College gives you a chance to practice the skills you need for university... believe me, they aren't taught in highschool!
Of course, the choice is up to you! You already appear to be well-prepared because you're in grade 11 and researching universities. Well done!
But hey, we were all there :shade: