My Friend has a total percentage in her bachelors as 65% although she has work experience of 4.5 years and she wants to apply for masters in computer science in Canada. Which university will she get with this academic profile.
Help on choosing universities
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Can she not contact universities and ask herself? It's really not a difficult task and would take a few hours of research.
I always thought that it was a matter of applying and seeing into which schools you can get in. Of course, I am not talking about "the ivy-league" level schools (highly selective with 3-10% acceptance rate), but to others sure.
Only the lower end Universities like Bishop's in Quebec and Regina in Saskatch. would accept that score for MS. There are a lot of hypocritical people on these forums who believe it's only their right to study in Canada, don't fall for those.
she mailed universities after a few days of "research" but no relevant response on the topic. Plus there might be many universities.
It costs nothing to research. It costs nothing to email and ask admissions officers. I did not state to apply to universities. This is basic level research anyone who is hoping to attend university should be capable of undertaking.
Ok so keep researching. Yes there are many universities, they all have websites, emails and phones. Use Maclean's.
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Use the ranking here:
https://www.macleans.ca/education/canadas-top-school-by-reputation-2020/
Contact the universities that are lower ranked in the 35 to 49 range by overall ranking.
that's why you apply smart. If school is selective (less than 75% acceptance rate) and your scores are low then it is no go. If it is like in 80% then this school doesn't care about who to enroll. Also, if your scores are low you can always write a convincing letter proving that you will study well and deserve admission
By the way, Avoid Bishop's University at all costs, especially a lot of Second World immigrants from Europe prefer that University so that they can flaunt it among their peers, most of them end up jobless and become a burden for the Canadian economy especially if they have no prior work experience. If you have work experience and have a knack only then go for such Universities.
So the top undergraduate university for student satisfaction in Maclean's list again is which university?
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Bishop's tends to rank fairly high in student satisfaction - although it's obviously not a top university in Canada taking other factors into consideration. Most small schools score well in this category. In my opinion Bishop's is an OK choice for someone with somewhat lower grades who can't get accepted by one of the top 15-20 schools.
If someone has good grades and is looking for a small school, then my vote would be for Mount Allison. This school has a pretty solid reputation.
It's Mount Allison again (which I am a fan of as smaller schools go).
https://www.macleans.ca/education/university-rankings/canadas-best-primarily-undergraduate-universities-rankings-2021/
But this wouldn't be a great choice for the OP since Mount Allison doesn't have a comprehensive graduate program.
Having said that, Maclean's undergrad list uses somewhat different criteria than the overall list. It's heavily focused on things like class size, etc. I would use the overall ranking list as the guide in terms of best universities / best reputation among employers / best for career opportunities / best for networking / etc.