<p>Hey everyone,
I am a finance major and just recently found schools like Concordia which has a trading lab....which I love....
and always thought of going out of country to study for new experiences....</p>
<p>Also I am speculating that by the time I graduate, 2012-13, Canada's currency will be higher and also the GDP will be somewhat better due to demand for natural resources....</p>
<p>Anyways, how legit is a bachelors from a business school in Canada?</p>
<p>I have no idea, as I was also wondering about this.</p>
<p>Depends if you want to work in Canada afterwards. The strength of a business school is also in networking, and you will probably have mostly Canadian connections in Canada. But if you are just asking if the degree will be recognized as legitimate, then yes.</p>
<p>I mean of course its legit, but as in do companies from around the world or US look at it differently then say UIUC??</p>
<p>All the Canadian schools you’d likely consider are AASCB accredited. A good percentage of professors are American and/or have their PhDs from the US. Moreover, there is no border when it comes to pedagogy: most have American coauthors, and publish in American journals, and use American cases. In essence, the education is the same. </p>
<p>But all business schools in both countries will vary in terms of the network they provide, the alumni base, and the recruiters who come to campus. It is quite easy to find information on who recruits at which schools- in either country. Many American firms recruit at the top Canadian schools. Major employers in both the US and Canada will be familiar with and recruit from top schools in both countries. Smaller regional employers might not (and instead may hire primarily from b-schools in their own state or region only).</p>
<p>business schools in canada are recognized in canada’s bay street, but not in america generally.</p>
<p>I am also a business major at mcgill, which is a decent business school in canada. I know Ivey and Queens are a little better. But all three schools place their students on bay street earning around 50k-60k.</p>
<p>If you want to go to wall street, mcgill and other canadian schools just won’t cut it. You will get several students every year that will be hired by the bulge bracket investment banks in new york. But that is by far the exception rather than rule, we are not wharton here. Boutiques and 2nd tier investment banks are more likely though.</p>
<p>If you want to go onto the elite banking on wall street, then do extremely well in any school, score well on the gmat, and have solid extracurriculars. Get an interesting job and then shoot for the top tier business schools in the US for MBA.</p>