Business Programs

I know nothing about business school, but the kids at Sauder at UBC certainly talk about it enough to give me the impression its quite prestigious.

Dont go to uvic if you want to ski very much

skiing isnt a huge priority. more interested in the programs and overall life/vibe of the school

What major are you planning to pursue? For undergrad business, the programs are not that different (unless you getting into something specific like investment banking). For general finance, accounting, marketing, etc. they are similar. One thing that matters is where you want to work after, if you go to school in the same city, you have a better chance at getting 4 or 8 month co-op/internship terms (HUGE for getting a job after) and you can make connections in the job market before you graduate. If you want to work in Calgary, it's way easier if you go to school there (personal experience).

I'm a current UBC undergrad. The commerce faculty has a pretty good reputation as far as I know, enough so that it attracts a lot of international students. Never heard any of my buddies in Sauder bitching about it so I can only assume stuff works out over there. UBC is a really big place, and some people find that intimidating and/or overwhelming. You're probably going to have classes with 200 other kids in first year. But that also means opportunities are there which probably don't exist at universities which don't have 40,000 students and the critical mass for stuff. Also the general reputation and name recognition of UBC counts for a lot.

Generally UBC does have pretty good campus life, though I don't think we're a "party school". Also, the UBC Ski and Board Club has a certain reputation... I'm going to guess that maybe half the members couldn't ski or board to save their lives but are in it for the parties and events they put on. When I first paid my fee to join I was promised that I'd get my money back in the form of beer by the end of the week. They also do ski trips of course and those are a great deal of fun. For example I personally witnessed the Big White Parking Lot Purple Dildo Incident.

Whether or not you go to UBC (Vancouver, that is) I would say get away from home if at all possible. It forces you out of your comfort zone and you'll be a better person for it. Living in campus rez, especially my first year, was an awesome experience and I met and made friends with tons of awesome people. In the end it's the people I knew from rez who are still my closest buddies and who I hang out and party with. I'm sure the same would go for any university but you miss out on that if you commute.

Seriously, even if thats the case I would suggest UBC over UVic. Bigger school, better city, more interesting lifestyle.

Testimonial: I go to UBC. I don't ski that much, but I have lots of fun. I saw Just Blaze a few weeks ago, I will be attending Excision in another 2. Every DJ comes here and most bands that end up in Canada do also. You can walk to the beach from class, smoke all the weed you want and take the bus everywhere, at any time of day. Plus UBC's campus is about a million times nicer than U of C's. Sometimes between classes I walk down to my favorite cliff overlooking the ocean just to catch a nice view and chill out. Maybe eat lunch there.

When I go home to Calgary I honestly just feel trapped because I can't think of anything to do, downtown sucks, there are no beaches, and it is too cold and there is too much gravel to skateboard/longboard 8 months of the year. The skiing in Calgary is awesome if you have a car though, buy a COP pass and you can get it 2 or 3 hours after school at night, and hit a really nice park. Plus the jump line got an upgrade for this year, and there are a lot of really good resorts not too far away - Lake Louise has killer terrain, but it won't measure up to whistler. Ease of access is what makes Calgary better for skiing IMO.

I've heard good things about both business in both Calgary and Vancouver, but Calgary is geared towards oil and gas industry stuff which means $$$$$$ after graduation, especially if you get a work placement somewhere good.

If you're 19 or have a fake... In Vancouver a world of partying is open to you. You could spend half an hour at clubs and just go club-hopping for an entire night and you wouldn't be able to experience the full spectrum of cool venues and events that go on. And if you like urban exploration Vancouver is the place to be. I love going different places in the city and exploring, theres so much cool stuff here.

Don't know enough to compare how easy it is to get to skiing, but Greyhound runs a bus direct between UBC campus and Whistler on weekends. Most people I know who ski and go to UBC has a Whistler season pass cause the student rate is 1/3rd the regular adult price (but blacked out on Christmas).

You can also get to Grouse on transit, though the terrain and snow there is nothing great. If you've got a car Cypress and Seymour are also options... but if you could you're probably just going to Whistler anyway.

Thank you to everyone who posted in here! I really appreciate it, it helps when I can hear opions from people who all share a common lifestyle to mine, makes it much easier to relate rather than reading shitty reviews from online.

Also, has anybody ever studied abroad, like in Europe while paying regular tuition fees? I think that would be an amazing experience 

sorry pal, but the ocean is still a long way from where you think it is.

ahhh yes the great pacific lake that touches BC.

more like the strait of georgia.

learn2geography.

Which is connected to which body of water? Call it what you want, its salt water, its the fucking ocean. It may not have the marine life that the island has but its still the ocean, I can't believe I'm having this conversation.

Use space bar.

still not the same. if you knew how long it took to get to the mouth of the pacific (juan de fuca with washington to the south and van island to the north) from the corner of the ubc cliff (or english bay) by boat you wouldn't be saying its the same.

furthermore, if you ever spent time on the pacific ocean, you would know it's not the same.

this is equivalent to saying that the mediterranean sea is the atlantic ocean because the same water passes through gibraltar.

well ill be a monkey's uncle

everyone I know who's in the UVIc business programs loves it. Those who ended up going to UBC not so much. But it all depends on what type of business that you want to be in.

could that have anything to do with uvic being more of a party school and sauder school of business at ubc van being pretty fuckin hard? (from what ive heard anyways)