hey hi ... on what basis ur first application was refused
@chhandak Hi. I got the same two universal reasons that everyone seems to get - I won't leave Canada, and my previous studies don't match my proposed course of study in Canada. Honestly, I was rather surprised with the rejection. I applied for an MSc in International Business degree at Ivey Business School (which I believe is quite reputed). Had an average IELTS score of 8.5, graduated from one of India's top 5 law schools with a 75% average and 2 gold medals in 2020, and had no backlogs or anything; also I had applied through SDS and many Indian agents (incorrectly) told me that I would definitely get an approval because my financials had been taken care of. I had also received a 25% scholarship from Ivey, which is among the higher range of scholarships that Ivey gives. However, after getting my rejection, I took some time to introspect and applied for my GCMS notes. When I first applied, I knew nothing about the Canada visa process, and depended too naively on some Indian agents. After getting my GCMS notes, I realized that there was only one real reason, namely - my bachelors degree was in law, while my masters was in business, which they felt was a mismatch. Since I was already one term into my degree, I was pretty stressed out. I contacted an accredited law firm in Canada, and rook advice from them. That's when I realized what a terrible job my Indian agent had done. They had completely screwed up my SOP. Factors such as how a law and management degree is considered a really good combination from a career perspective, the transferable skills that a legal degree gives which are useful for a management masters (eg. critical thinking), the reason why Ivey's management degree was particularly suited for law graduates (they follow the case-based method which is extensively utilized in law school), and why particularly I selected Ivey (Ivey was the only university I had applied to, and the only one which I felt suited my career goals). Factors such as my international competitions, foreign travel, etc. had not been highlighted. Based on this law firm's recommendations, I drafted a detailed 10-page SOP, and added all necessary documents (which my Indian agent had told me was unnecessary when I had suggested it, as it would apparently "clutter" my file. Thankfully, the hard work paid off this time, and I'm looking forward to being in Canada soon
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