The Official Best Business School Thread

[pirate]

allright there has been much debate on the best buisness schools in terms of undergraduate and proffessional degrees. The top 4 are usually queens, shulich,rothman and ivey.

now which in ur opinion is better then the 3? and which one of the 4 is easier to get into.

thanks

[winner2000]

This thread is going to be nothing but endless, worthless bickering between who thinks which school is the best.

I'll let you in on a little secret though...there's NO SUCH THING as the "best" business school. Every school has its positives and downfalls. There's no perfect biz school out there for everyone. It depends on what you want to do, where you want to go, what you want to experience, what types of things you place a greater emphasis on (i.e. do you value small class sizes? do you want a tight-knit community? good professors? rich resources?) etc. etc.

Just do your own research and find the best business school for YOU.

[CJJ25]

its all about you, period.

Ivey is good because the enroll requirement pushes you to learn a lot of managerial skills from getting involved.

Schulic ... a lot of my friends don't really enjoy it lol. It seems lilke it is more academic focused

UofT - Commerce: same old commerce

Co-op Mgmt: Same as commerce with the addition of co op experiences.

Laurier - similair to co-op mgmt w/o the big name and tuition.

Waterloo- good for accounting

that's just my 2 cents...prolly just my perspection anyway.

[CHINAdeals]

This thread is going to be nothing but endless, worthless bickering between who thinks which school is the best.

I'll let you in on a little secret though...there's NO SUCH THING as the "best" business school. Every school has its positives and downfalls. There's no perfect biz school out there for everyone. It depends on what you want to do, where you want to go, what you want to experience, what types of things you place a greater emphasis on (i.e. do you value small class sizes? do you want a tight-knit community? good professors? rich resources?) etc. etc.

Just do your own research and find the best business school for YOU.

yup i second that.

of the 6 schools i applied to i got into all but queens (and i really didn't expect to cuz i never really filled out the entire entrance form :X)

I chose Laurier for its co-op (one of the few biz schools that has it..another is UTSC - but i didn't want to be in toronto)

Worked out for me so far

[will1087]

its all about you, period.

Ivey is good because the enroll requirement pushes you to learn a lot of managerial skills from getting involved.

Schulic ... a lot of my friends don't really enjoy it lol. It seems lilke it is more academic focused

UofT - Commerce: same old commerce

Co-op Mgmt: Same as commerce with the addition of co op experiences.

Laurier - similair to co-op mgmt w/o the big name and tuition.

Waterloo- good for accounting

that's just my 2 cents...prolly just my perspection anyway.

You missed queens.

[pirate]

i was thinking of going into finance and Investment Banking ive heard that the best schools for that are ivey and queens, is that right

[red_roses101]

i was thinking of going into finance and Investment Banking ive heard that the best schools for that are ivey and queens, is that right

Cornell and LSE

[will1087]

Cornell and LSE

I think he meant in Canada.

Even then, Queens and Ivey are excellent internationally.

[red_roses101]

I think he meant in Canada.

Even then, Queens and Ivey are excellent internationally.

Doesn't say...

[will1087]

Doesn't say...

Assumption

[red_roses101]

Assumption

It doesn't say Canada only, you're assuming that it is...

[will1087]

It doesn't say Canada only, you're assuming that it is...

Uh... yea, thanks?

[g5cubed]

Doesn't say...

Even if the OP is thinking international, Cornell isn't considered a top business school. I beleive they specialize more in the Sciences and Engineering. The top business schools in finances are Wharton, Stern and UofMichigan, at the undergraduate level. Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, LSE and Northwestern at graduate.

[pirate]

i was referring in canada but i was actually wondering about unis abroad...in order to apply for uni in the states or in UK do i have to take a test. i kno the SAT for states but for uk? and is it possible to take this test in toronto? jus trying to keep my options open.

[will1087]

i was referring in canada but i was actually wondering about unis abroad...in order to apply for uni in the states or in UK do i have to take a test. i kno the SAT for states but for uk? and is it possible to take this test in toronto? jus trying to keep my options open.

I'm sure if you searched the school-you're-interested-in's website, they'll have the requirements.

And then you can google where and what you need to do to meet those requirements.