Questions For Ryerson Business Managment

[Flight93]

I have decided that I will be headed to Ryerson university this fall for Business Management. My focus of study will most likely be Finance. I had a few questions in mind, that I wanted to be answered by current/former students at the university/program.

1). How reputable in the program? Is the program growing?
2). Generally do students find the courses and content easy?
3). How are the job prospects after graduation, especially for a Finance major?
4). Are there alot of internship opportunities available to students?
5). How is the overall atmosphere of the School/Program?

*I still haven't clicked accept on OUAC 101, the other universities I have been accepted to are McMaster Business 1, Brock BBA With Co-Op, Western BMOS, York Admin Studies.

[imflying12]

I have decided that I will be headed to Ryerson university this fall for Business Management. My focus of study will most likely be Finance. I had a few questions in mind, that I wanted to be answered by current/former students at the university/program.

1). How reputable in the program? Is the program growing?
2). Generally do students find the courses and content easy?
3). How are the job prospects after graduation, especially for a Finance major?
4). Are there alot of internship opportunities available to students?
5). How is the overall atmosphere of the School/Program?

*I still haven't clicked accept on OUAC 101, the other universities I have been accepted to are McMaster Business 1, Brock BBA With Co-Op, Western BMOS, York Admin Studies.

1) Not very reputable. Noone can predict the future accurately.
2) Should be considered a joke to Uoft
3) To be honest, it depends on the person. Every person differs, you can make a difference yourself.
4) No internship at all. You have to search for yourself online which can be difficult.
5) Its located in the downtown area, of course the atmosphere is good.

I would go with Brock's BBA with co op if your concerned with finding relevant work experience while still in school.

[minty14]

I have a friend whos doing commerce at Mac and shes loving it. There are internships attached to that program.
I'm currently in York's Administrative studies program (just finished second year) for accounting so i can only speak for that. There are internships for third year level students who can take part of the internship program (from specific streams such as accounting, finance, HR and various other majors from other departments in our school). However, to qualify for this internship, students in their third year require a minimum cumulative gpa of a B overall (for obvious reasons). I have a friend in her third year doing HR and she got a relevant position through the internship program. I am excited as I am entering into my third year this upcoming fall :)
I can safely say that the accounting and finance stream is quite strong in our program in terms of the quality of student body and the alumnis that come in to talk about where they are at. Many of the accounting and finance grads are in big banks, accounting firms, etc. The other streams such as management, HR, marketing ( im not too sure). In terms of the level of difficulty-- some courses can be a pain and some others can be your typical average course. I actually transferred from UTM management to York after first year-- level of difficulty is almost the same imo.

Some courses i took:
Financial accounting, managerial accounting, adms 1010 (basically history of business--sounds easy but no it wasnt >_< it was a rigorous course), business law, quantitative methods 1 (business stats), etc were some of the harder courses that i encountered so far after first year but I LEARNED alot. Actually there was also a humanities course (gen ed) that sucked a lot of my time too... god, dont want to get into that.

Then there are some of the average courses that was required such as Organization Behaviour, intro to HRM, etc

All in all, im loving it so far. :) There are also many professional clubs (accounting, finance, etc) in which you can take part of to enhance your learning experience. Hope this helps.

[dankup]

I have decided that I will be headed to Ryerson university this fall for Business Management. My focus of study will most likely be Finance. I had a few questions in mind, that I wanted to be answered by current/former students at the university/program.

1). How reputable in the program? Is the program growing?
2). Generally do students find the courses and content easy?
3). How are the job prospects after graduation, especially for a Finance major?
4). Are there alot of internship opportunities available to students?
5). How is the overall atmosphere of the School/Program?

*I still haven't clicked accept on OUAC 101, the other universities I have been accepted to are McMaster Business 1, Brock BBA With Co-Op, Western BMOS, York Admin Studies.

1) Not reputable, yes it's growing. They're opening another school up either next year or 2 years from now focusing on accounting and finance. Will be called: School of Accounting and Finance
2) First year was extremely easy, ESPECIALLY if you're smart about it. What I mean is you look at what courses you do in 1st year and take those courses in grade 12. Half the courses were the same from 1st year as what I took in grade 12. Accounting, marketing, global management, both economics. Then there's a bird course called BUS 100.
3) Sorry, I have no idea.
4) Sorry, I have no idea.
5) Horrible. 95% of people commute to Ted Rogers and Ryerson in general. Since you're going to be spending most of your time in TRS, you're just gonna come up from the subway in the morning and go down in the evening. Good luck with rush hour.

For the record I go to Ryerson and do not support the school in any way. I'm not proud of that, just saying it's a TRUTHFUL opinion as others who go there might be biased and hit some high points to show you it's not that bad. Dude, you got accepted to McMaster, Brock BBA Co-op, AND Western? That means your average would have been 87%+ in high school and you'd be getting a juicy scholarship from Ryerson probably. That's the only reason you should accept the offer. Brock BBA is better than Ryerson because of the co-op. If I were you, I'd either choose Brock or McMaster. Queen's is very solid but I never heard of them having an internship/co-op program - and you want that. If I were you, I'd go for Brock. Co-op for work experience, better campus atmosphere, next to the border if you ever decide you want to go to Buffalo for the weekend or something. Nothing else pops up but do YOURSELF a favor and don't go to Ryerson.

[mr_toast]

1). How reputable in the program? Is the program growing?
2). Generally do students find the courses and content easy?
3). How are the job prospects after graduation, especially for a Finance major?
4). Are there alot of internship opportunities available to students?
5). How is the overall atmosphere of the School/Program?

Graduating in June from Ryersom BM:
1. Not very reputable, but the grades cutoff has been rising each year
2. It depends on your dedication. I went from Accounting to HR because I wasn't dedicated to Accounting. My average in Accounting was about a 2 GPA. HR average is about 3 GPA.
3. Job prospects are highly dependent on the labour market, and not so much on the degree you have. Of course, fresh outta uni, employers will judge you based on your school, but that doesn't account for the countless jobs available from millions of employers. In short, it depends more on the effort you put into your job search, and a little less on the name of your school. Others will, obviously, debate this.
4. There are close to no internships. You'll have to join clubs or associations to be considered for them and have a high GPA. These club internships are the only school-related internships available.
5. It depends on the effort you put into making friends. Although 95% of the people are commuters, it doesn't mean the people you meet will go home immediately. I've often found myself getting to school at 9am and going out for drinks with former classmates after 6pm. Right now a former classmate is my gym buddy - 4 hours per day, and we hang out afterwards.

In short, if only for the name of the school, I would choose anything except Ryerson and York. Take my advice and live away from home. You'll incur more student debt, but you'll have that much more fun.

[flamez1000]

Reputation and job/internship opportunity-wise, Brock Co-op is the best. If you can afford it, head there.

[Kunman]

I have decided that I will be headed to Ryerson university this fall for Business Management. My focus of study will most likely be Finance. I had a few questions in mind, that I wanted to be answered by current/former students at the university/program.

1). How reputable in the program? Is the program growing?
reputation wise, they are all the same
2). Generally do students find the courses and content easy?
ryerson is probably the easiest, followed by york
3). How are the job prospects after graduation, especially for a Finance major?
if you don't go to ivey, qc, or schulic, or other top tier programs, its really the same for everyone. But i have no experience in this
4). Are there alot of internship opportunities available to students?
at mac you can choose between a 6, 8 , 12, or 16 month intership program with an average aboe B, if you want an investment type internship you need A
5). How is the overall atmosphere of the School/Program?
To be honest, Mac is okay there are parties, but also people who focused on school like all other schools but Id rather commute to help out with parents and save money

*I still haven't clicked accept on OUAC 101, the other universities I have been accepted to are McMaster Business 1, Brock BBA With Co-Op, Western BMOS, York Admin Studies.

sounds like you are the person who posted on mac 2015 asking about mac. But I could be wrong.

In the end I would still go to Ryerson, because its in Downtown, I think the opportunities proivded by its location is a huge asset.

[blzn]

Just finished my 3rd year at Ryerson.. go to the co op!

[imflying12]

Originally Posted by mr _toast

...In short, if only for the name of the school, I would choose anything except Ryerson and York. Take my advice and live away from home. You'll incur more student debt, but you'll have that much more fun.

If its between Ryerson's bcomm and York's administrative studies, I would prefer York mainly because of its internship program that goes with the program. In terms of having fun at school, I'm sure you can have fun in your own ways in any university especially if your in Toronto.

[TheBateman]

Choose co-op but be weary, if you're a competitive candidate, you'll be competitive anywhere you go. Likewise, if you're an uncompetitive candidate, your school's reputation holds no value.

Case-in-point: http://forums.redflagdeals.com/travails-unemployed-bba-accounting-graduate-1178815/

[nx6288]

If I were you, I would choose McMaster (Any other business stream other than Accounting but it's still generally better than Ryerson) or Brock BBA Co-op (If you're sure accounting is for you because thats what they're known for), Western BMOS, Ryerson, then York in that order.

[bluejazzy]

brock co-op. their employers include rim and larger accounting firms to say the least. Don't kid yourself into believing the ryerson name will do you much benefits over brock, but with solid working experience upon graduation, you could be ahead of schulich and rotman kids that have never worked a day in their lives, cgpa aside.

[imflying12]

If I were you, I would choose McMaster (Any other business stream other than Accounting but it's still generally better than Ryerson) or Brock BBA Co-op (If you're sure accounting is for you because thats what they're known for), Western BMOS, Ryerson, then York in that order.
OP got into BBA Co op not Bacc, BACC is suppose to better. I have a couple of friends in the BBA co op and they feel inferior compared to the BACC students.

I would rank the following for accounting:

Mcmaster (intern) > York (intern)> Ryerson or Brock BBA (brock for co op)> BMOS

From my networks and highschool friends, accounting is suppose to be really good at Mac and York.

but for other streams like marketing:

Brock BBA co op > Mcmaster > York or Ryerson >BMOS

BMOS is not good for accounting at all, they are known for their management and Hr/ob specialization.

[geokilla]

Here's a thread on transferring out of Ryerson. (http://forums.redflagdeals.com/transfer-students-what-were-your-marks-experience-1166814/) It's un-related, but it might help you somewhere in those 7 pages. I'm too tired to dig through 7 pages right now.


1) Not reputable, yes it's growing. They're opening another school up either next year or 2 years from now focusing on accounting and finance. Will be called: School of Accounting and Finance
2) First year was extremely easy, ESPECIALLY if you're smart about it. What I mean is you look at what courses you do in 1st year and take those courses in grade 12. Half the courses were the same from 1st year as what I took in grade 12. Accounting, marketing, global management, both economics. Then there's a bird course called BUS 100.
5) Horrible. 95% of people commute to Ted Rogers and Ryerson in general. Since you're going to be spending most of your time in TRS, you're just gonna come up from the subway in the morning and go down in the evening. Good luck with rush hour.

For the record I go to Ryerson and do not support the school in any way. I'm not proud of that, just saying it's a TRUTHFUL opinion as others who go there might be biased and hit some high points to show you it's not that bad. Dude, you got accepted to McMaster, Brock BBA Co-op, AND Western? That means your average would have been 87%+ in high school and you'd be getting a juicy scholarship from Ryerson probably. That's the only reason you should accept the offer. Brock BBA is better than Ryerson because of the co-op. If I were you, I'd either choose Brock or McMaster. Queen's is very solid but I never heard of them having an internship/co-op program - and you want that. If I were you, I'd go for Brock. Co-op for work experience, better campus atmosphere, next to the border if you ever decide you want to go to Buffalo for the weekend or something. Nothing else pops up but do YOURSELF a favor and don't go to Ryerson.

This man pretty much speaks the truth. Do keep in mind though that he's a bit.... biased. A PM from him to me gave me that idea that he's biased. I won't disclose the contents of the PM but in the end, dankup is pretty honest with this post. The commute is not bad for me, except for when the TTC breaks down and there are delays. Otherwise, I get onto the Yonge line fairly easily at Sheppard station.


Graduating in June from Ryersom BM:
1. Not very reputable, but the grades cutoff has been rising each year
2. It depends on your dedication. I went from Accounting to HR because I wasn't dedicated to Accounting. My average in Accounting was about a 2 GPA. HR average is about 3 GPA.
3. Job prospects are highly dependent on the labour market, and not so much on the degree you have. Of course, fresh outta uni, employers will judge you based on your school, but that doesn't account for the countless jobs available from millions of employers. In short, it depends more on the effort you put into your job search, and a little less on the name of your school. Others will, obviously, debate this.
4. There are close to no internships. You'll have to join clubs or associations to be considered for them and have a high GPA. These club internships are the only school-related internships available.
5. It depends on the effort you put into making friends. Although 95% of the people are commuters, it doesn't mean the people you meet will go home immediately. I've often found myself getting to school at 9am and going out for drinks with former classmates after 6pm. Right now a former classmate is my gym buddy - 4 hours per day, and we hang out afterwards.

In short, if only for the name of the school, I would choose anything except Ryerson and York. Take my advice and live away from home. You'll incur more student debt, but you'll have that much more fun.

1. Grade cutoff has not been rising. They make it sound like it's rising, but it's not. I saw my sister's OUAC application, and honestly, I'm surprised she got an offer from Ryerson very early in I believe March or April.

3. This man speaks the truth with regards to jobs. However, not having internship or co-op opportunities puts me at a huge disadvantage in my opinion. I don't understand why BTM students have co-op yet BM students don't. The amount of students graduating from BM co-op like programs offered and it won't do Ryerson, or its students any good if it doesn't have co-op or internship. While yes it's true you may not find a job in co-op, at least you have a chance to work for a place you have a highly improbable chance of working in while you are a student. I'm not saying it's impossible as I know a student who is in Ryerson 2nd year BM going onto 3rd year BM and he found a job with the Government for the next couple months. Props to him. However if he was able to do that in Ryerson, I can only imagine what kind of opportunities he would get from say Waterloo or McMaster.

4. It depends on what clubs you join. I tried joining DECA because I enjoy DECA Quiz Bowl and DECA handled Quiz Bowl really badly. There were people who were interested in doing Quiz Bowl but I felt like they didn't care about us. We couldn't go to those weekly case meets because a) it's irrelevant to Quiz Bowl; b) schedule conflicts with my classes, even if I attended another section's class by the same professor.

5. Making friends and keeping contact with them is hard at Ryerson. Commuter school pretty much explains it. Though the same should apply for York and U of T as well. I say should because I know friends at York and U of T, and they seem to be enjoying it much more than I am. I guess the fact that only a small amount of people of my high school friends/classmates chose Ryerson BM doesn't help either. Plus, it feels you gotta make good friends in first semester. I lost contacts with some after first semester, and we haven't talked much since. Yes I'm partially to blame as my communication skills may not be that great, but the term commuter school plays a role too.

Ok I need sleep. Hope it helps... And makes sense..

[dankup]

Here's a thread on transferring out of Ryerson. (http://forums.redflagdeals.com/transfer-students-what-were-your-marks-experience-1166814/) It's un-related, but it might help you somewhere in those 7 pages. I'm too tired to dig through 7 pages right now.



This man pretty much speaks the truth. Do keep in mind though that he's a bit.... biased. A PM from him to me gave me that idea that he's biased. I won't disclose the contents of the PM but in the end, dankup is pretty honest with this post. The commute is not bad for me, except for when the TTC breaks down and there are delays. Otherwise, I get onto the Yonge line fairly easily at Sheppard station.

Haha. Thanks man. Yeah, I'm not being biased despite the fact that I go there. Truth shall be told!