Is my plan likely to be successful?

[vinda]

Hi, I'm a student from Sri Lanka entering University of Alberta for engineering this fall.
I have thought a lot about the risks involved with coming to Canada like being unable to find employment.
Therefore I made the five year plan below:

1st year: Enter university and work as hard as I can to get he best possible GPA. Do some community involvement on side of it. Join one or two clubs. Get an off campus permit and find a summer internship (as you are allowed to work off campus full time on holidays).

2nd year: Choose to major in Petroleum Engineering(Co-Op). Hunt for Co-Op jobs. Visit career fairs, contact employers, networking .etc Get Co-Op permit.work as hard as I can to get he best possible GPA. Club activities and community service. Start first Co-Op term.

3rd: Find for more Co-Op opportunities and complete Co-Op work terms. Study hard, community and club work.

4th: Try to finalize a placement with an employer (probably a company whom I've with for Co-Op). Work hard. Relax at last.

After Graduation: get 3 year work permit.

Do you think it will allow me to successfully land a job after studies, going according to this plan.

 

[itstime]

Life is what happens when you're busy planning it.

That's all I'm saying.

 

[omi khan]

hope this works for you..if u stick to ur plan and if things happened according to what ur thinking..

best of luck..

 

[sharjeel91]

Hi, I'm a student from Sri Lanka entering University of Alberta for engineering this fall.
I have thought a lot about the risks involved with coming to Canada like being unable to find employment.
Therefore I made the five year plan below:

1st year: Enter university and work as hard as I can to get he best possible GPA. Do some community involvement on side of it. Join one or two clubs. Get an off campus permit and find a summer internship (as you are allowed to work off campus full time on holidays).

2nd year: Choose to major in Petroleum Engineering(Co-Op). Hunt for Co-Op jobs. Visit career fairs, contact employers, networking .etc Get Co-Op permit.work as hard as I can to get he best possible GPA. Club activities and community service. Start first Co-Op term.

3rd: Find for more Co-Op opportunities and complete Co-Op work terms. Study hard, community and club work.

4th: Try to finalize a placement with an employer (probably a company whom I've with for Co-Op). Work hard. Relax at last.

After Graduation: get 3 year work permit.

Do you think it will allow me to successfully land a job after studies, going according to this plan.

in practical life nothing goes according to plan, thats the ideal situation u have made there dont want to discourage u but know thats the truth, so be ready for everything,, good luck

 

[on-hold]

A plan is things that you control -- every single stage in your plan has assumptions that you don't control. You don't know if you will:

1) find a summer internship
2) be accepted to Petroleum Engineering
3) find a good co-op placement
4) do club work, what is this? I've never heard of it. Clubs are not an important part of higher education in Canada.
5) get a job (which is when you decide to relax, oddly enough)
6) be able to get a post-grad work permit (these things change a lot)

You also don't know if:

1) you will like Canada
2) you will want to stay
3) you will like this major
4) etc. etc.

The best plans are ones that you make up as you go along, because they are responsive to events.

 

[jomz]

A plan is things that you control -- every single stage in your plan has assumptions that you don't control. You don't know if you will:

1) find a summer internship
2) be accepted to Petroleum Engineering
3) find a good co-op placement
4) do club work, what is this? I've never heard of it. Clubs are not an important part of higher education in Canada.
5) get a job (which is when you decide to relax, oddly enough)
6) be able to get a post-grad work permit (these things change a lot)

You also don't know if:

1) you will like Canada
2) you will want to stay
3) you will like this major
4) etc. etc.

The best plans are ones that you make up as you go along, because they are responsive to events.

Agree 100% with the above. You have to understand that the Petroleum Engineering is a highly competitive field, and not everyone gets accepted. Have a few friends who exceed the entry requirements and who put their studies on hold for a year after not getting into the program, and are reapplying for next intake.

 

[greenlytatum]

Hey guys.
I'm new to this forum and so far,I think you people are very informative and that's really helpful actually. I kinda need your help or rather advice on what I should do now. I applied for a study permit last year October and got denied. These were the reasons:

Purpose of visit ( I don't know how or what I was supposed to show because clearly my only intention is to study in Canada and nothing more)

Ties in my home country and Canada ( my mom is a canadian citizen and that's absolutely not my fault! Even though,my father has been my guardian ever since I was a toddler doesn't this count as home ties?)

Okay so I reapplied on the 13th of december with proof of my father's property and an affidavit that states that I'm going to inherit his property one day. BUT,I presented my mother's bank statements because my father's company is currently undergoing massive renovations so his bank statements didn't have enough money. How do you think this will affect my study permit application?
And again,my LOA has been cancelled because I asked for a refund from Seneca College. Reason being,I was supposed to start college on the 6th this month,and it waaaaay past that now. Does the embassy verify my acceptance letter again? I mean I used the same acceptance letter that I used in my previous application,do they really have re-verify it? Because now I'm going to re-apply to Seneca college again for the next semester. I'm confused right now and I don't know what to do. Has anyone been in my situation before? Please let me know how you dealt with it

Thanks in advance for your replies

 

[itstime]

Ties in my home country and Canada ( my mom is a canadian citizen and that's absolutely not my fault! Even though,my father has been my guardian ever since I was a toddler doesn't this count as home ties?)

Was your mother a Canadian citizen when you were born? If yes, you WOULD be denied a study permit as you wouldn't need one because you are a Canadian.

 

[greenlytatum]

No she wasn't,I'm 20 years old and she became a citizen in 2007

 

[itstime]

Start a new thread and be short yet clear in your subject line and very clear in your question. This topic is about someone elses plan.

Hint: your mother might be able to sponsor you. But as said, that's for a whole other discussion.

 

[vinda]

Agree 100% with the above. You have to understand that the Petroleum Engineering is a highly competitive field, and not everyone gets accepted. Have a few friends who exceed the entry requirements and who put their studies on hold for a year after not getting into the program, and are reapplying for next intake.

None of the Canadian Universities offering Petroleum Engineering allow first year students to choose their majors. Instead they should all follow a common first year and thereafter choose the major. I think your friends were not qualified for the first year of the University's engineering program altogether.

 

[on-hold]

None of the Canadian Universities offering Petroleum Engineering allow first year students to choose their majors. Instead they should all follow a common first year and thereafter choose the major. I think your friends were not qualified for the first year of the University's engineering program altogether.

He didn't say his friends were first year students -- and it's great that you've figured out what Canadian universities should do!

 

[jomz]

None of the Canadian Universities offering Petroleum Engineering allow first year students to choose their majors. Instead they should all follow a common first year and thereafter choose the major. I think your friends were not qualified for the first year of the University's engineering program altogether.

They are very qualified, and they are not 1st year students. What I said, was that there are more canditates than open seats. Similarly, try getting into a law school or medical school in Canada, and tell me how it works out for you, with 30 out of 1000 applicants being accepted. Good luck.