graduating hs this year. Where should i apply?
 

so i am graduating high school this year.
you start applying for post secondary in october.
lets just say im not a very bright student.
i had a low B average last year.
1)which university/college should i apply for?
(i am thinking of sfu. do i have a change of getting in? are chances high or slim? im also thinking langara or bcit.)
what course is the easiest to get into?
(if i go into sfu what is the easiest to get into?)
if i go into langara or bcit what should i apply for?)

thanks guys.

Don't go to university just because you think you need to. Do what you want to do in life, learn what you want to learn. Post Secondary will accommodate depending on what you want to study.

From what I know, it costs money to apply to places right? Think of what your interests are, choose the best institution for that interest and apply! There is no need to find which one is easier to get into and which one is harder.

Hope this helps

What's the point of going into what's easiest to get into?

^that way at least i know i have a spot

Langara, you apply, you will probably get in. You need a B in english I believe

BCIT- It depends on what you want to do.

SFU- lowest is health science, I think min is 75 %

Be sure to do well in English and in Math

good luck

sprott shaw community college or everest.

Kwantlen its a university.

kwantlen business is probably better than sfu business -- sfu is just name.

^

name can actually go a long way though. you may be able to learn more in kwantlen, but you will impress less with your resume for the most part.

i say try university first if they dont accept you, use langara as a backup. what you learn in university / college is irreplaceable. plus its just really fun learning things

LOL

I wouldn't even bother with anything other than SFU or UBC if I were doing accounting, MIS, finance, or marketing.

Big 4 get something like 80-90% of their CA recruits from SFU/UBC. Although CGA/CMA probably isn't as big of a deal on where you go but everyone seems obsessed with getting a CA.

BCIT school of business is the shit.

2 years for a diploma and one year after that for your BBA.

Find what you're passionate for. Business might have super great prospects, but a disadvantage is that some people find it uninteresting.

To Do list: Make sure your english mark is 80%. If not, take LPI. Make sure math 12 is C+ or else you won't be able to take pre-calc/calc. First year english requires 80%.


Go to Langara. Tuition is a lot cheaper, so if you mess up, the risk is quite low.
5 courses=$1700-$2000
It also gives you an opportunity to scout out prospects on what you want to do. e.g. business, arts or sciences. As for transfer process, look at the other thread.

BCIT is a great alternative for business because iirc, i had a work experience at a high end accounting firm and they stressed that bcit is more preferable than most institutions since they stress the practicum part of business.

Langara, go to it, if you really dont know what you want to do. Plus like what Gilgamesh said, its cheap tuition.

BCIT- Hands on. But if you dont have a strong work ethic you will probably get dEstroyed in the first year. ( Im glad I didnt go BCIT, I really wanted to though. But was NOT ready for school right after hs)

SFU- If you have asian parents , then go for it. But unlike colleges, you have like 300+ students in a lecture hall. Be sure you can learn on your own because you will barely get any interaction with the professor.

With that being said, pick your poison

My advice is to apply to all schools. If you can take grants/student loans and/or your parents can afford it.

Apply to as many as possible, Out in the east coast, UA/UCal.

Everywhere.

I'm taking some 100 courses at SFU right now, too easy for my own good but might be right for you? I'm an Environmental science student which is about 80%
Don't worry about what faculty you get into yet though, just your courses really makes no diff LOL at least for 1st year.

Langara is probably a better option since you don't really seem like you know what you want to do with post secondary

okay my next question is extremely retarded for most people. but what do i need to know about applying? any tips? or will i understand the process as i apply? do i submit my top courses? can the be electives or do they have to be academic?

SFU has required tutorials once a week for most courses. There are only 9-12 people in a tutorial and it is taught by a grad student who has been through the program the class is for. You get to know everyone really well and it helps a lot.

I went to both. Kwantlen is not better. Material is similar obviously, but the whole experience is night and day. I found at kwantlen my classes were filled with idiots, gangsters, and one or two actual smart kids.

I look at it this way, Post secondary is an awesome place to network for the future. Would you want to be networking with people who got better grades, and do well in school, or people who just scraped by and didn't get accepted to one of the bigger schools? Almost everyone in my class at kwantlen went there because A. They lived very close, or B. They weren't accepted to UBC or SFU.

School websites are very good. Simple step by step processes. Though it was a while ago, it involved submitting estimated mid term marks for each of your required classes. You will submit all your marks, but usually they only look at your academic ones.

You will probably need to report your top 4 provincial courses. (Eng being one of them) then any gr 12 courses are you are so taken. SFU/UBC will only look at the avg between your provincials (top 4)

Be sure to have a language as well. You do not want to fill in that requirement in uni.

Be sure to look at the requirements for your faculty / major as well.

If you do well on three academic provincials (A grade I believe), the government will give you a $1000 grant.

Good to know if you're strapped for money.

My ubc friends always complain that we have tutorials because it's a lot easier meeting people in tutorials since it's a smaller group and you're encouraged to do group work/partner up. Building a proper social network at post secondary is key to helping you study and the later stages of life in the work force.

don't mean to sound like a jerk
but if you can't figure this out on your own, you are probably not fit for school.

it's okay to ask about inputs regarding a direction for your post-secondary studies, but it's another thing to ask about the steps of applying. at least ask your grade's counselor.

yeah dude, you should probably go talk to your hs counselor lol...

Just a heads up if you decide to go the transfer route.

Kwantlen offers a lot of courses that SFU accepts
Langara offers a lot of courses that UBC accepts
check the BC transfer guide if you can't or don't want to get into UBC/SFU directly.

and if you don't want to or can't get a 5 in LPI then you can take a full semester pre-undergrad course at Kwantlen / Langara to fullfill that requirement. I believe you only need a minimum of C in that course to get yourself into undergrad english.

Also, like many have said already, figure out what you want to do first.

Tutorials are awesome for meeting people! And they're an easy 10-20% (for attendance and/or participation) to get! But I do admit I've skipped a bunch of my UBC tutorials a bunch of times out of pure laziness.

prepare to have no social life for two years. if you can handle 7 classes , 5 days a week, your other commitments - u'll do well. then again, u must also be a super human.