Ryerson Business Program is coming up fast

[Treylakes]

With the new Ted Rogers School of Management Facility and increased Corporate ties ..Ryerson is pushing hard to be a contender. Enrollment to Ryerson's Business Management program is at all time high with tougher competition.

[Octavius]

With the new Ted Rogers School of Management Facility and increased Corporate ties ..Ryerson is pushing hard to be a contender. Enrollment to Ryerson's Business Management program is at all time high with tougher competition.

You sound like an advertisement for Ryerson's Business Program.

[Time_Keeper]

You sound like an advertisement for Ryerson's Business Program.

Probably had no one apply, so they've started early for '09 admission.

[spades]

Definetely, Ryerson is loved more and more by employers everyday. Its a great advantage.

[thephenom]

Great to hear, but reputation will take time to build up before it's truly recognized. It took Rotman a few years to rebuild their MBA reputation when they were beat out for many years by other grad schools.

[7jai]

For some reason, I still feel that Ryerson is the type of university that gets attended as a "last resort", rather than getting picked as a personal top-choice.

I recall my university days where I would apply for alot of universities (including Ryerson) and waited for my UT/UW/Queen's acceptances. I knew that if I didn't get chosen in those, I would resort to whatever is best on the list.

[VmanAK47]

This years cut off was an 80 average so in about 2-4 years it should be up to mid 80s with ufts commerce. Well this is for business management at least.

[7jai]

This years cut off was an 80 average so in about 2-4 years it should be up to mid 80s with ufts commerce. Well this is for business management at least.

I would think that this is because the UT competition is getting much harder, symbolizing that even a mid 80 average won't allow you to get into the top tier universities. I would say that this has direct impact on why Ryerson's admission average has been steadily going up.

[Sheek]

yeah, heard that high school is doing well nowadays

[DeltasInTheSky]

This years cut off was an 80 average so in about 2-4 years it should be up to mid 80s with ufts commerce. Well this is for business management at least.

Yeah, but don't you think there's a bigger issue behind it? Such as GRADE INFLATION, if you need a mid-80 to get into Ryerson...you'll need a 90 for UofT Commerce then. Then again, UofT will just list it as a mid-80 to give everyone false hope...as they always do.

[Rishi]

Yeah, but don't you think there's a bigger issue behind it? Such as GRADE INFLATION, if you need a mid-80 to get into Ryerson...you'll need a 90 for UofT Commerce then. Then again, UofT will just list it as a mid-80 to give everyone false hope...as they always do.

If you read about UT's Toward 2030 planning initiative, you'll see that they are trying to move toward being a more "elite" university and actually decrease undergrad enrollment in arts&sci over the next few decades (while increasing enrollment in professional programs which give the university more $$$). There it is little room for physical expansion on the core St. George campus and UT has far higher student-to-faculty ratios compared to other Ontario universities. A push toward limiting undergrad enrollment will naturally increase cutoffs. With UT moving in this direction, someone will have to absorb the leftovers.

[adehbone]

Rotrman's commerce program is in year 1 of the restructuring as well no, since it gotten its butt kicked over the last 5 years. As Schulich's rise to the top, has made the main target for most buyside firms now over UTSG. Ivey also moved to take more transfer I hear over the last 3 years, since they were losing out alot of top students to again Schulich and Queens because of the 'AEO' style. UTSC has created conferences and advertised alot more now, I remember back when I was in grade 12, no one knew where UTSC even was or what it was. WLU, Queen's and Atkinson haven't been sitting idle either.

Basically its not like Ryerson's competitors are standing still, the undergrad business environment is always improving and changing.

[Rishi]

Rotrman's commerce program is in year 1 of the restructuring as well no, since it gotten its butt kicked over the last 5 years. As Schulich's rise to the top, has made the main target for most buyside firms now over UTSG. Ivey also moved to take more transfer I hear over the last 3 years, since they were losing out alot of top students to again Schulich and Queens because of the 'AEO' style. UTSC has created conferences and advertised alot more now, I remember back when I was in grade 12, no one knew where UTSC even was or what it was. WLU, Queen's and Atkinson haven't been sitting idle either.

Basically its not like Ryerson's competitors are standing still, the undergrad business environment is always improving and changing.

From what I've seen of UTSC management co-op (my brother will be graduating from it in '09), it is an excellent program and with the number of unemployed BBA grads I meet co-op seems very valuable. He actually received an unsolicited job offer from a major telecom firm through a mock interview in first-year (typically you don't do your first co-op term until you've done three semesters) and has now has two standing job offers at $60-70k salary upon graduation as well as 16 months of solid work experience. All that snowballed from that one job opportunity which he got through the co-op program.

As for Rotman, from what I understand they are a more research-focused school so they are weaker in undergrad studies than their ranking would suggest.

[gilboman]

With the new Ted Rogers School of Management Facility and increased Corporate ties ..Ryerson is pushing hard to be a contender. Enrollment to Ryerson's Business Management program is at all time high with tougher competition.

well in the GTA, for those who can't get into York or UT's, there's only rye high left.

[Rishi]

well in the GTA, for those who can't get into York or UT's, there's only rye high left.

I work at Yonge & Dundas and every time I walk into the Eaton Centre on the southwest corner I chuckle when I see the sign that says "Ryerson University & Best Buy straight ahead." Sharing a building with Best Buy and Canadian Tire is not the way to get your school's prestige factor up.