Hi, I'm currently a grade 11 student in a BC offshore high school student and want to study business (considering Finance) in university. I have a 92% average and got 98% in pre-calculus 12 now, but do not have many extracurricular activities. What courses should I take in grade 12 and what can I prepare in order to apply for some top business schools?
Should I join as much business training programs as I can?
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Thanks a lot. I do want to know more about the activities I can do to enter those schools, but I barely know a thing and dont know what to do.
Talk to some current students of some of the programs you’re interested in to see if they have thoughts with regards to what courses have been helpful and amount/depth of extracurriculars.
Generally speaking you don’t need to take business courses to apply to undergrad business programs. But if your school has accounting, economics, or business management type courses, those can be helpful in that you’ll be familiar with some concepts that will overlap with some first year univ materials.
As for extracurriculars, do things you enjoy and ideally something that shows meaningful commitment (either in responsibilities or leadership). Some programs will place more emphasis on extracurriculars than others. AEO (pre-Ivey acceptance) for example, does like to see people with good extracurriculars, in addition to high marks (minimum of 90% average, give or take, but higher is better)
In terms of courses, I've already taken all business-related courses but those are in high-school level, not very deep into the topics. As for extracurriculars, my school really doesn't have much time and enough facilities to run for a variety of clubs and sports teams are lack of support. I wanted to join some other organizations outside of school before, but I couldn't find a way to take part in.
I just went through the Canadian process myself, and I know that also went through it. Here are a few tips.
Make sure you study and get really good grades in Calculus. Not only will it help you get in, it will help a lot in your schooling as well. First year calculus has some of the lowest averages in university. At UBC the first year calculus midterm averages this year were 22.5/50 and 23/50.
Play sports. Every school seems to like at least one sport/some sort of physical activity on the application. People who played more sports seemed to have an easier time getting in to business schools, compared to people who only volunteered/had higher marks. This doesn't have to be with your school, but could be with an external club.
Have good work and volunteer experience, showing commitment (make sure it's not just a one time thing).
Nail your essays and interview. With entrance grades being higher than every before, schools are looking more towards the way you present yourself and the way your write. One of my friends got waitlisted for Sauder with a 97 average and good essay, because she screwed up her video interview. A lot of schools look for specific things in their essays, so search online to find what to write about.
Show initiative/leadership. It's a lot better to be the founder of a club rather than just a member.
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