So.... anyone else following this?

I am curious does it matter what undergrad i went to if I get into a prestigious target school?

I am from canada, and I go to a non target school 3.8 gpa and was wondering if i get into lets say University of Toronto's MFE or Queens Mfin will it really matter what i did in my undergrad?

What title says, do you think it would be worth it for me to pay international fees to attend school in the USA? Do you think I can break in to the USA market, prob need a work permit.

Or would my time be better spent trying to break into the Canadian market by doing a Mfin program from Rotman, Schulich, Queens?

Hey I know many ppl here are very knowledgeable and was wondering what should I do. Currently have a 3.8 GPA, and I am from Canada (Toronto).

I was wondering what should I do CFA, MBA, MFIN, MFE...

I think I would like to do investment banking so I was thinking of aiming to do my MFin, at Queens University. I believe Rotman, Ivey, and Queens students run Bay Street. Though Queen's Mfin program usually require candidates to have work experience they will make an exception for strong candidates that demonstrate two of the qualities (undergrad in business, gmat >650, and CFA lvl 1).

US schools seem too expensive for me, and I think I would stay in canada despite the BB being in USA. I am at a non target and I want to break into banking and think by going to a grad program it will give me access to recruiters to help me break in. Know of any good programs?

So far this is what I am looking at:
York Schulich MFin
UToronto Rotman MFin
Waterloo Quantitative Finance
McMaster or Laurier Co op MBA

From what I heard a MBA is more valuable, but I know many top schools do not accept ppl straight after undergrad. I am more inclined to do a MBA because if I do not break into banking I can fall back on F500, though it does not seem like much in comparison. So I am left looking at tier two MBA programs or Master programs like MFin.

Been trying to get a summer job, feels like next to impossible to land a banking "summer" job. I am coming from a non target school, i have won awards for writing creative essays which translated into my cover letter but I only got 1 interview.

I am also from Canada. I feel like I should just do grad school and go into a Mfin program and try my luck there.

I'm a senior in high school thinking about where I should go for College. I'm originally from Toronto but moved to Detroit in middle school. Right now, I'm trying to decide whether or not I should go to school in Canada. I'm hoping on getting in to the University of Michigan and going to Ross but in case I don't get in, I would like to go to the University of Toronto. I wanted to know if American consulting firms actually recruit people from the University of Toronto. Also, how is the consulting scene in Canada? How does salary, competitiveness, and lifestyle differ? Thank you.

Hello!

I am currently enrolled in a private school in ontario. I am in grade 12, and have a very good chance of being accepted into Harvard or Wharton, because of my connections (through private school), 4.00 GPA, IB (International Baccalaureate), and 2300 SAT, and great EC's.
I don't want to go through my application, but I had trouble on a decision I have to make soon.

Lets say I got accepted into both Harvard, Wharton, and Richard Ivey.

My parents paid $40k/year for my high school education, and they will for my younger brother too (who is in grade 6).

They are going to have trouble paying off the $60k/year for my university and $40k/year for my brother, since their business is going down anyway, but they'll do it (and go into debt) if I wanted to go to H or W.

How is LSE viewed in the Canadian Job Market? Specifically the MSc in Accounting & Finance.

Hi.

I'm looking to get a foot in the door at an Equity L/S fund in/around British Columbia/Alberta. I might be starting at the University of British Columbia for an Econ Masters with a CFA.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
MK

Canada has jumped on the bandwagon of people that don't trust Chinese tech companies in the same day that Cisco has ceased cooperation with a company that was selling their products to Iran.

Predicting this will spread to the EU soon. Cheap just isn't worth the cost. Irony at its finest.

Just keeping fellow monkeys informed of progress in this part.

sources:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19879864

I go to a Canadian university and GPA is calculated in terms of % here.

My uni has their own guide to to GPA conversion.

So if I have an average GPA of 86%, this would mean A. This would translate into something like 4.05/4.33.

How would GPA: 86% (4.05/4.33) look to a banker?

Hey all;

Going into fourth year in a Canadian feeder school (think, Ivey/Queens/Sculich).

Does any one know how many summer analysts were hired back at the big Canadian 5 banks?

Anyone know what recruitment will be like for FT in September?

I have heard its going to be a tough hiring year...

Hi there,
Sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum, I'm fairly new to this website.
As the title mentions, I'm a Canadian attending the University of Western Ontario (will be in the Richard Ivey School of Business HBA program starting 3rd year)

As of now, I have been looking into becoming a Chartered Accountant (CA) after I graduate from university. However, after some careful consideration and some research, I feel as if the finance route would definitely be another option for me.

Maybe I am mistaken, but from doing some research online, I can see that Finance (more specifically investment banking, hedge funds, private equity etc.) is more prominent and "grande" in the US and is difficult to break into as a Canadian.

Alright,

Options:

(1) RUSH: I can go right now to complete non-target (this would rush me on the BBA Finance/Accounting from a tier-3 university)

(2) RELAX: I can take "an extra year" with additional courses to significantly boost my university application average and go to a "semi-target"

I will also have a lot of free time and I will have the budget for Wall Street Prep and some MMA training.

so.. Rush... or... Relax?
******Rush to non-target uni vs. take a year to polish my application, get credentials, train hard, and network******

How do you get a permit to work in the states over the summer?

Do you need to get the Visa before you get the job or does the firm help you get it once you are successfully interviewed?

Basically; how much harder is it for canadians to get SA positions in NY or LA?

Hi everyone,

Like a lot of people, I am interested in getting into Investment Banking. I am one of those who are doing the career change thing. Some background: 23 years old, from Canada (Toronto), zero banking experience. I completed my undergraduate degree at McGill University in Microbiology and Immunology (Bsc). I have realized that neither lab research nor medicine is the path for me.

Wrote the GMAT a while ago and applied to some schools, all in Canada. I have been accepted into the following MBA programs: Ivey, Rotman, Schulich, Queens, and Desautels.

Hi,

Is it possible if you guys can PM me the names for the heads of the prop group for the Canadian banks? (ie GAT for RBC, Strategic risk for BMO etc).. I'm currently a strategist at a stat arb hedge fund in nyc and thinking of moving to Toronto... I'm sure some of the prop group can utilize some of my signals but I can't seem to be able to contact the right headhunter that has the connection to those groups (most of them does ibanks positions).. So i'm thinking of just directly contact them... So if anyone can PM me their names, that would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks,
- theboy

Hello all,

Just wondering if anyone here has experience with getting into the Canadian VC space, especially for someone coming from a (NY) BB background. I presume the recruiting process is a lot less structured, so was wondering what the best way to get a foot in the door would be.

Also, from what I understand, the Canadian VC space is quite fragmented. I've heard of a few names like Real Ventures, iNova, and Edgestone. Are these the main players or are there others out there?

Would appreciate any insight.

Cheers!

Hello,
I just finished freshman at Canadian semi-target.
My gpa is probably around 3.7.

My question is what should I do this summer?
This year, I didn't do any jobs or clubs during the school year making my resume blank (Focused too much on academics).
I did not even start applying for internships (most are past due dates now)

How should I start my career?
I'm thinking of taking the CFA Level 1 this summer?
Is this a good start?
I think it will be a good indication towards my interest in finance.
Or is it better to just work at some office as receptionist and earn some money?

P.S. My only past work experience is at McDonalds in high school.

So, Canada decided today to remove the penny from circulation... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-29/canada-el...

Should the U.S. do the same? What would some non-obvious effects be?

I was reading an interesting article in Barron's about how removing the penny here would not only impact Main Street, but also widen bid/ask spreads in trading. Thoughts?

http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111...

Hi,

I am beginning my major class in Finance and we have to choose a Sector, find industry specific data that relates to that sector, and then run regressions and make an assessment of our findings...

Since the financial sector is key in Canada, I thought it would be interesting and more relevant than let's say the airline industry (where you pick oil, alluminum as factors for example).

However, for the "Financial Sector", I'm kinda clueless on what those factors would be. And if they can be easily found and worth the work for a small project (worth about 6% of final grade)

For a start, I was thinking to use Canada, us, euro, china, Currency / GDP / Dept / ??? It seems kinda macro though, maybe I'm off?

Just a bit of Canadian Propaganda for you jive A-MUR-EE-CAN turkies

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/...

hi everyone,

i got my BA in Finance in Manchester, UK and i was just wondering if anyone could suggest some target programs/schools like an MBA or a M.A in Financial Economics. i know the usual five are Ivey, Schulich, Rotman, McGill and Queen but i was wondering if anyone had any advice on what program would be best to try and break into IB in Canada after graduation. internships, analyst/associate roles, etc. I went for an interview with Vlaad & Co. last week and the person i spoke with suggested MFE at UofT. all your input is much appreciated.

Hey guys,

It's my first try at a resume critique on WSO. I just used and modified the M&I format. I'm not using it for the summer but it'll be good to know what are the main faults etc.

Thanks and I apologize if its too blurry.

http://www.razume.com/documents/24572

I'm having difficulty finding relevant info on how the large Canadian banks will be impacted by the new legislation. Does anyone have any insights or sources?

If you can't comment on Canada specifically... do you really expect the Volcker rule to pass and force prop desk shutdowns in the US?