U of C Management People!!!

[Ajay]

I agree with CanadianFC that alot of people are bitter towards MGMT but I don't think it's necessarily the fact that people didn't get in. Alot of it has to do with the attitude of alot of MGMT students. A fair amount of MGMT students think just cause they're in MGMT they're the shit and no one compares to them. I'm not saying that's the case with all MGMT students but a fair amount!

That's why I'm kinda bitter towards Haskayne cause alot of students in MGMT think they the shit and no one is as good as them.

[Wildcat]

Originally posted by Ajay
I agree with CanadianFC that alot of people are bitter towards MGMT but I don't think it's necessarily the fact that people didn't get in. Alot of it has to do with the attitude of alot of MGMT students. A fair amount of MGMT students think just cause they're in MGMT they're the shit and no one compares to them. I'm not saying that's the case with all MGMT students but a fair amount!

That's why I'm kinda bitter towards Haskayne cause alot of students in MGMT think they the shit and no one is as good as them.

nah man, thats what eng's are like.

[Ajay]

Engineers are the same as MGMT students....all thinking they the shit.

[kaput]

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[thich]

CanadianFC said it best.

like i said earlier... i don't like the fact that a lot of them are so stuck up... many of them ARE rich and second/third-gen managers too tho... so

I worked my butt off to get into MGMT and I still have friends who are trying their best to get in while other ppl just cruise on in with easy marks from high school and other places :P

[Gainsbarre]

I'm in 3rd year management.

I don't think it's that great. At least business classes are held in decent buildings (Scurfield Hall/Professional Faculties)

[pinoyhero]

1st year...MBA

[Pacman]

did a finance degree at UofC, now working in sales.

[R-Audi]

I believe it was said best earlier on, IMO it is around 20% what you know (marks etc) and around 80% who you know. I am down in UofL, so I don't know the specifics of each faculty, but from my experience, it is the faculties that are involved the most in their particular business communities that get their students the most jobs. I know CUS and TSE try to get local business involved, and I think that is the best thing you can do as a student is to participate in these events, and go to conferences. As much as people think being a "clubbie" may not be considered cool to some, they are the ones ithat are nteracting with the faculty and business community the most. In the end, my money is that they are the ones getting the jobs.

[Chim]

I keep hearing stuff about how hard it is to make it into 3rd year BComm.

What is the usual GPA required to not get cut out? Right now I'm at 3.3 and I'm 1st year lol I should really stop slacking...

[Gainsbarre]

Here's a website with some good info. The cutoff for 3rd year BComm in 2003 was 3.35; it was 3.19 in 2002.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/admissions/averages.html

You shouldn't worry too much..I totally slacked off in my first year and got a 2.78 GPA. Came back with a 3.72 GPA in my second year and got into the BComm programme easily. It gets much easier after your first year. Just be sure to get the more painful junior courses (such as STAT 213 and STAT 217) out of your way in the first year or during the spring/summer so they won't count towards your 3rd year admission average..they'll take the 10 courses from your second year and calculate the GPA achieved on these courses for admission purposes.