Confused with business school degrees

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<p>Hi, I am a Junior at an American School in the Middle east and am interested in business schools in Canada.</p>

<p>I am confused with the degrees offered by the top schools (Ivey, Schulich, McGill, Queens, UBC) as not all of them offer BBA degrees.</p>

<p>(1) Are these equivalent UG business degrees - Ivey HBA/McGill BCom/ Queens Commerce/ Schulich BBA/ UBC BCom?</p>

<p>(2) Does the admission to the schools guarantee an UG business study or do we have to reapply in the second/subsequent years to be selected for the business programs?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>or which Canadian business school admits students directly from high school (1st year entry)?</p>

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<p>McGill admits directly to the Desautels Faculty of Management. I don’t know about the others. The BCom, BBA, HBA are essentially different names for the same degree.</p>

<p>In the US, the degrees are BS in BA, BBA etc. They are all undergraduate degrees in business.</p>

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<p>All of them except Ivey (AEO isn’t a guarantee) are direct-entry programs.</p>

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<p>^ How many people actually never get into Ivey despite AEO? I wouldn’t want to be stuck in UWO in some other junk.</p>

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<p>Thanks - tomofboston, PrincetonDreams & StarsAligned. I prefer a direct entry program.</p>

<p>Please rate my chances for the top Canadian business schools. I am a Canadian with these stats - GPA -3.93 (unweighted), rank - 3/125, AP’s to come - WH/English/Statistics/Economics/Spanish. Reasonably good EC’s. Hoping to do SAT soon (aiming 2200+).</p>

<p>Also, I aspire to do Harvard MBA one day. </p>

<p>Would an undergraduate in business in Canada help me towards the goal? I know you would ask me to do an UG program where I can get a very high GPA (& top GMAT). But my dad believes that a good BBA (or equivalent degree) would land you with a nice job with top financial/management consulting firms (compared to any other social sciences degree) and that work experience would add weight to your MBA application. </p>

<p>What is your opinion?</p>

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<p>@ StarsAligned: The lady I spoke to at Ivey said “very few” AEO’s fail to gain admission to the HBA program. Kinda vague but I guess it means that as long as you don’t completely slack off, you’ll get in.</p>

<p>@ Azabhu: That’s great. I think you’ll be competitive for all those programs. Yes, getting a top-notch business degree like Ivey’s HBA can help you considerably in getting a prestigious consultancy/banking job but HBS is another matter altogether. Getting into Harvard’s MBA program isn’t going to be very simple.</p>

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<p>OP, if you are coming out of an American high school, even in the Middle East, McGill would require the SAT or ACT. Other Canadian schools may require these tests too.</p>

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<p>@PrincetonDreams: I will apply to all of the leading business schools in Canada. Harvard is a 10-year plan, let me walk before I run.</p>

<p>@tomofboston: Thanks. McGill is high in my list and I intend to take SAT soon.</p>

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<p>Are there scholarships in the business schools for non-resident Canadians?</p>