RobotChild Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I am currently nearing the end of Grade 10, (Well, 7 months), and have started looking at Post-Secondary Education. (Hell, I'm taking French. I might as well use it) I am currently looking at a few different schools: UBC (Located in Vancouver, BC) BCIT (Also in Vancouver) Or if move to Ontario: University of Toronto My grades are quite average, mostly C+'s and B's. I excel in Science though, and have been getting A's in Chemistry since god knows when. I am mainly focusing on taking courses in Chemical Engineering. Now for the main question, how hard it it to get in? (Just decent Universities in general) Do your marks have to be Straight A's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an0 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 It all depends on how good of a school you want to get into and the program you are looking at. Some program's have more competition and that means higher entrance requirements. Technically you don't even need a high school diploma to get into University. I would go online and check to see what the minimum requirements are as they normally reflect somewhat closely to what you will need. Also you might want to research how many students got turned away for that program in the last 2-3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I got in, it can't be that hard.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 In the UK its harder not to go to university. But now I have £20K in debt (around $35-40K) and a degree. Woooo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 agreed with vako, i think it's pretty easy to get into uni in the uk. but.... you take a loan.. over say 3 years... 10-14k... + 3 years sacrificed wages.... 40-65k... = £50-79k LOSS from university. i'm yet to see any gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Don't get me wrong, It was fun, but kinda a joke with hind sight, just a 3 year drunken haze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 yep, great fun, but... dunno... i'd do it again, but it doesnt get u a job or money or anythin but chicks! ... chicks r good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 They do make the whole thing worth it, that and having to get up early to make that 1pm lecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I'd like to go, you know, but I don't fancy a 5 figure debt... I don't know about the education side but all I've really heard about uni is it's a great place to meet people and... well... get absolutely hammered on a fairly regular basis... I mean... that's all good, but £x,000 debt? meh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoR_Wraith Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I am mainly focusing on taking courses in Chemical Engineering. Just make sure you know what chemical engineering is - it's more like Maths and Physics than anything to do with chemistry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobotChild Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 I am mainly focusing on taking courses in Chemical Engineering. Just make sure you know what chemical engineering is - it's more like Maths and Physics than anything to do with chemistry. I know, I looked it up before hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 personally I'd love to go to MIT ... but if not ill try Queens, they helped invent THX in queens and shit so thats cool and its in Belfast :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga-Zula Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Yea, as said before it really does depend on the school. Just go to the school website and look for reqs. The school I go to now is just an average run of the mill school, and all I needed to get in was EITHER a 22 on the ACTs (Standardized test, not sure if it's just an American test or not) or be in the top 50% of your high school graduating class. I was one person under 50% of my class, but I got a 27 on the ACT's so I got in easily. However if I would have tried to get into the main school around here I don't think it would have went through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dаrren Kitchen Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I would say it is pretty easy to get into most Universities. Maybe not MIT or the like, but you average place. Higher educations has become big business and they want your money, so it behooves them to let you in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 ACT is amercian only seems to be the equivalent of a A-Level here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 If you want all that make sure you start off by spending the first year in halls, preferably mixed (its better in general to live with a mix of girls and guys imo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I'm going (taking a gap year tho) but the only thing that is putting me is because I'm doing an IT based course I'm just worried that there will be no girls and just a bunch of unsociable guys in my group, I have no problems meeting girls or getting to know people but I need to be round people like me; outgoing, mad, sociable etc you know :? hey I'm a very out going computer nerd :P .. don't be too stereotypical like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyedie Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 thats exactly why you should go to a University.. .But make it a cheap one! all the fun and all of the degree at a Very cheap price... for me about 3k a year! woo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I got this email once that offered a degree, and you wouldn't even have to show up at any University or anything. Hold on, I'll look it up and PM you the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobotChild Posted December 14, 2006 Author Share Posted December 14, 2006 I got this email once that offered a degree, and you wouldn't even have to show up at any University or anything.Hold on, I'll look it up and PM you the details. Sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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