Calgary, need your help.. (University of Calgary question)

[MidnightSpecial]

I pretty much have to come up with a proposal for my father on why going to U of C and moving to Calgary would be a good idea. My major is Marketing Management and I need to know about growth trends and major companies in the area that show it to be a place more beneficial than say... Indianapolis, Indiana.

I've covered Toronto as I've spent time there (my ex fiance from Sarnia, ON went to uni. there) but have only been in Calgary briefly.

TIA!

[Xtrema]

Why Calgary?

There are many better school than UC. People go to UC usually because of proximity and not for quality.

[Spoons]

Werd... so many schools better than UC.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Don't go to the UofC if you can help it.

[BlackArcher101]

Just say your other option is Edmonton.

[adidas]

go to the american univ...your bound to have better parties and hotter girls!

[JordanLotoski]

^^^ wow you guys are really not helping him... hmmmm...Id say its a safe city where you dont have to worry about getting anal raped by a bunch of weirdos....like you would in the states perhaps.

Calgary is just a great place to live..i spent 23 or so years in Ontario and i truly could never move back.. Friendly people, mountians, hot ladies, ok weather...and a decent economey

[MidnightSpecial]

I like Calgary. The people you consider shit are FAR from the bottom of the barrel here. U of C because it gets my foot in the door of the region.

It's the same thing here. People go to Ball State for proximity instead of quality and the same goes for Purdue (unless you want to do engineering) and IU (unless you want to go to a great medical school). Indiana University used to have a great business school, but they haven't turned out shit for a long time.

Hell, I could expound on my reasons for wanting to move up to Canada (without a girlfriend clause) for hours, but in short... Anything the US does, I've seen Canadians do it better.

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by adidas
go to the american univ...your bound to have better parties and hotter girls!

Depends on the school/area...

Not uofc, but I remember Maxim mag had Mt Royal ranked in the top 10 N.A schools for hot girls. UofC isn't as good, but this semester is MUCH better than usual, I think all the hot MRC chicks finally made it to the UofC.

OP. Calgary does have a lot of big companies, probably good opportunities in co-op programs, but as far as the campus itself goes, it isn't great.

[CMW403]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT
^^^ wow you guys are really not helping him... hmmmm...Id say its a safe city where you dont have to worry about getting anal raped by a bunch of weirdos....like you would in the states perhaps.

Calgary is just a great place to live..i spent 23 or so years in Ontario and i truly could never move back.. Friendly people, mountians, hot ladies, ok weather...and a decent economey

beyond's official realtor can't even spell economy?

[JordanLotoski]

^^^Anything the US does, I've seen Canadians do it better. ^^^

I like this noob....

[JordanLotoski]

Originally posted by CMW403


beyond's official realtor can't even spell economy?

OUCH...i know you dont wanna hear it, but iam a hopped up on cough meds and about to pass out......go on flame away guys hahaha

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by BlackArcher101
Just say your other option is Edmonton.

which has a much better university than Calgary despite being a shithole of a city. The only real thing U of C has going for it is a foot in the door for oil companies located here. Otherwise, I'd be looking at going to a better school. After all, you are looking for a good education, and not just a "nice city to live in", right?

[frozenrice]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT
^^^ wow you guys are really not helping him... hmmmm...Id say its a safe city where you dont have to worry about getting anal raped by a bunch of weirdos....like you would in the states perhaps.

It's not the weirdos that do the anal raping here.....it's the cost of living that does these days.

[MidnightSpecial]

Originally posted by buh_buh
After all, you are looking for a good education, and not just a "nice city to live in", right?

I'll compromise a bit of column A for a bit of column B. I could go to Notre Dame, but South Bend is a shit hole and has no nearby businesses worth anything unless you drive 90km to Chicago.

Calgary is the only place left I have to account for. The other universities I've applied to are:

McGill (Montreal)
Ryerson (Toronto)
University of Toronto: Mississauga (Greater Toronto Area)
U of C

[psycoticclown]

University of Lethbridge

Yeah it's a shitty town, but good management school. Think the University on the whole is rated 8th in Canada. Tiny class size (40 or below, almost feels like high school again) and pretty good profs. My mom works for Conaco Philips and she says that her company would much rather higher graduates from UofL over UofC.

[BananaFob]

Originally posted by psycoticclown
University of Lethbridge

Yeah it's a shitty town, but good management school. Think the University on the whole is rated 8th in Canada. Tiny class size (40 or below, almost feels like high school again) and pretty good profs. My mom works for Conaco Philips and she says that her company would much rather higher graduates from UofL over UofC.

Well the difference is that most UofC Business grads can spell Conoco Phillips and hire.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT
^^^ wow you guys are really not helping him... hmmmm...Id say its a safe city where you dont have to worry about getting anal raped by a bunch of weirdos....like you would in the states perhaps.

Calgary is just a great place to live..i spent 23 or so years in Ontario and i truly could never move back.. Friendly people, mountians, hot ladies, ok weather...and a decent economey

Nothing horribly wrong with Calgary, but I cannot in good faith recommend the UofC itself.

[psycoticclown]

Originally posted by BananaFob


Well the difference is that most UofC Business grads can spell Conoco Phillips and hire.

Ouch, you got me there, fucking tired and have been staring at fucking my marketing textbook for the last 4 hours.

[xLostx]

don't listen to anyone, I'm actually the city of Calgary. I want you to come here to make me bigger and stronger! I will eat you up, nom nom nom.