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With all these school shootings/stabbings going on from various psychopaths, my first thought of some guy mutilating a chicken in a cafeteria would not be "woooow man artttt...let me stick around and...

Useful in terms of what? Grad school or industry?

I did econ 323 (with Schlenker) and I remember that there was quite a bit of writing as he would write his notes on the projector - the course...

First I determined what I liked to study. I really enjoyed economics and was passionate about it's wide applicability to many of the worlds problems.

Second, I wanted to do something economic...

Never took these courses myself, but from what I heard from people back back in undergrad is that Church would try to hook up people with jobs if they did good in his courses. Also if you want to...

Agree with this. I ended up with around 60 to 70 during high school in math pure courses and with A's in calc 1 to 3...some of this can be attributed to the lack of not caring during high school...

Hi guys,

Suppose you have a Masters in Finance and worked as a commercial advisor straight out of school doing strategy and business case formulation, business development and economic evaluations...

There's an equivalent for social sciences/humanities. Its called Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC - equivalent to NSERC for engineers/science).

For most MA's, you get some...

I guess what he means by exit opportunities is which of the jobs would give him the highest probability of attaining a management/senior role in the least amount of time or which experience would be...

I'm posting this for a friend of mine who's from Ontario. He's 22 years old and will be 23 when he finishes his Masters in Financial Economics.

He has an offer in Business Development/Economics...

I have already been hired, I just wanted to confirm if the salary was a competitive entry level salary. In this day and age, I should just be happy to get a foot in the door :)

Hi what should a new grad with a masters degree in economics and a few o&g summer terms expect in terms of a base salary from a big oil and gas company in finance (ie. Shell)? Is 60-70k okay or above...

ARGH@!@@@!!!@!

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You're right..my argument wasn't directed at giving advice but more towards putting down engineering. Mah bad.

Rant: I'v come to realize that Engineers are some of the cockiest people in the...

Engineers sure have a big ego about being "math" guys, when really all their engg courses only require at most single & multivariable calc, linear & diffEq (which is I believe the only "math" they...

Is this train able to be driven in either direction (like Calgary transit)?.. in which case any collision is a head on collision..or a rear end collision, whichever you prefer.

You should check out the Energy Economics journal and go through some of the articles that might give you some research ideas.
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Is that so now? I did not know the Chinese operated on a different brain capacity than us other normal humans. I guess it explains why their country is quite shitty.

I think you are confusing the...

I had a minor in management from Haskayne...but that was just so I could take advantage of their job postings mwuahaha

You speak a engrish?

Calm down, I'v known a few cases of plagirizing at UofC and MRU and the worst punishment people usually recieve is an F in the course or an F in the paper. I'v also known a few cases where there have...

I think expelling him would be too harsh of a punishment.

People make mistakes and sh!t happens...i honestly don't think it is as bad as everyone thinks...its just a speech, it is not an academic...

Doctor Logic 101: If you think the MCAT is hard, you are an idiot, take it from me...I are professional doctor.

If I am not mistaken, Finance majors can only take max 2 courses in Econ. To take Econ 559, I believe you need Econ 303,359, 387, 389 and 395, so I highly doubt you would be able to do that unless...

Who cares about CFO's when you can become a CEO?

Percentage of S&P 500 CEO's degrees.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y209/UnitedBalkans/ceodegrees.jpg

When adjusting for size of the pool...

You will not learn much of the stuff that you are talking about in Econ303. Unless they have changed the course, you will mostly be learning about the IS/LM model (the aggregate demand side of the...

Sorry, but you're in University?

Oops never mind, I just saw the student was from Haskayne.

For the summer I'll be working downtown for a large oil&gas company doing things related to carbon strategy and offsets, emissions management and other environmental economics topics related to...

I don't know if this is the same type of job you guys are talking about, but I was called for an interview for a real-time analyst for the Alberta power desk at ATCO, which I turned down....so...

Hello Guys.

Since there is quite a lot of students here on Beyond, it would be nice to know where summer students or new grads are going to be working this summer, the type of work you will be...

Above person must be one of those so called "Haskayne Douche".

I totally forgot that a Haskayne degree gets you a guranteed job as a "fucking boss".

Reminds me of that video "Like A Boss" by...

If you can, you should try transferring to Harvard Business School..I hear they are top notch.

Everyone knows a guy.

From many job postings and my experiences with talking with HR, many companies (oil and gas, investment banking, accounting, finance & economics) who hire new grads almost always ask for transcripts...

359 with Atkins is an easy class, his assignments, midterms and finals are easy. As for learning, you really won't learn much from Atkins other then his views on politics.

As for Roberts, I have...

If it makes you feel any better, I am in Economics & I got a position this past summer as an energy analyst with an oil & gas company in their strategic planning & analysis department....and the job...

Have you guys seen Thai Insurance commercials? I swear to i have to control myself from crying....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR5mZqeDNtg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvYb4BLIAQw

Such bullsh!t generalization. I know many Indians and what you describe is not the "norm" as you make it out. I'm sure you would badmouth anyone whose house does not smell like mcdonalds.

You...

Hey i am also taking this course with the same prof.

I'm wondering though why the grading scales are so ridiculously high....everything you do is a assigned a GPA which is then weighted, so that...

Well i was talking in general here to the co-op students but in that case then:

- Planning Analyst - think forecasting and variance analysis of production, budget planning, Netback and sensitivity...

Easier to ask in a forum then in real life so.... :D

How much are you guys paid in ur Co-op/summer positions...is it fixed monthly or hourly wage?