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Get the inside scoop on University of Alberta admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The admission process is not as selective as the university would lead one to believe. A surprising percentage of the class did not have two year...   READ MORE
Current Student
It is a long and time-consuming process to get admission even if you have already been qualified for acceptance.However,the best advice I can give...   READ MORE
Alumni
Standard application forum, transcripts, GMAT score, reference letters (three) and short essage on what value you bring to the UofA MBA program.   READ MORE
Alumni
There is an application deadline of April 30 in which a full package, including GMAT score, transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, TOEFL (if ap...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The classes ranged widely in quality. There were a number of senior professors who were willing to teach MBA students, and they provided better l...   READ MORE
Current Student
School of Business at University of Alberta is quite competitive compared to other schools and programs.On average,the classes are not bad,but the...   READ MORE
Alumni
Well integrated first year with extensive group work including some very interesting case studies. A really focus on the people side of managemen...   READ MORE
Alumni
The first year of the U of A full-time MBA Program is filled with core courses that each student is required to take: Accounting, Economics, Finan...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
This degree does not have a high profile. One large Canadian bank outright refused to accept resumes from MBA students at a career fair. In 1998, th...   READ MORE
Current Student
when it comes to career opportunities,it depends.the faculty has co-op program for canadian citizens and landed immigrants and also has placement offi...   READ MORE
Alumni
MBA's have their own consulting organization that has strategic alliances with a number of local consulting companies. I got hired on to this organiz...   READ MORE
Alumni
Edmonton is the capital of the province of Alberta and therefore many public sector employment prospects exist within the city itself. The province as...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The facilities dated from the 1980s and were clean and well maintained. Library resources in the faculty were limited, and one had to rely on the...   READ MORE
Current Student
i live oncampus,so basically i hang out more in school.personally i am pleased with school facilites but to be honest,the food arent really good t...   READ MORE
Alumni
UofA is a top quality University with considerable student housing, and affordable housing very close to school. It's a little cold in Edmonton d...   READ MORE
Alumni
The University of Alberta is a modern, yet historic, educational facility with over 30,000 students in a wide variety of faculties. The setting of...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Faculty building is attached to a shopping mall / housing complex with a good selection of fast food / coffee. Graduate student union operates a ...   READ MORE
Current Student
there is a oncampus bar which is usually crowded by students on weekends.right beside school,it is the busiest street in the city.:)    READ MORE
Alumni
Again, outstanding social events with the school, monthly activities to ensure that students hawe some sort of balance, while Edmonton is well kno...   READ MORE
Alumni
The University of Alberta is really a community in itself, with a student population of over 30,000, many living either on campus or in the direct...   READ MORE

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