The Suite Life Of Aryan at Douglas!

I chose Douglas College as it has good recognition in Vancouver. I had some family friends who gave good feedback about Douglas College. Douglas College provides prospective international students an opportunity to connect with fellow current international students studying at Douglas College who gave me a better understanding of how student life at Douglas College is.

The course curriculum is very much updated to the current industry standards. The assignments and projects did give an individual an opportunity to research about the industry and were very complex and challenging. However, there weren't much networking opportunities in the finance sector for new grads as compared to accounting networking events.

The faculty-to-student ratio is 1:30. The faculty and staff are really very helpful and knowledgeable. They provide real-life examples and case studies to enhance the overall quality of education. Faculties have office hours prior to and post the class timings for students to approach them with any queries. All professors and students have a Douglas College email through which they can communicate and get their questions answered. Some great finance professors are Anderson Lu, Cleusa Yamamoto and Reza Hosseini Ghinani. These professors deliver exceptional teaching with practical knowledge and real-life case studies.

Campus life at Douglas College is really exciting with a lot of extra-curricular events happening all-round the year. Events like Friday Hangouts and Slice of Summer happen on bi-weekly basis giving students an opportunity to connect with new individuals and make new friends. Douglas College International organizes plenty of events like hiking to Lynn Canyon Valley, visits to Burnaby Pumpkin Festival and Queen Elizabeth Park every semester. The library is huge with access to computers for student access, textbooks for borrowing, calculators and even research books. All students have free access to wifi on all the floors everywhere on the campus. Douglas has its own basketball and volleyball team wherein students can be a part of it.

There is no placement guarantee or a placement cell. There is Douglas College's Career Centre which has its expert Career Coaches who guide and help students in preparing resumes and cover letters. These Career Coaches also help in interview preparation. However, one must apply for jobs on their own through either Douglas College's Career Centre's job board, LinkedIn Or Indeed. Jobs on the Career Centre's job board are very specific to certain programs like Marketing only.

Douglas College is working towards creating affordable housing options for its domestic and international students. This will be probably completed by 2025/ 2026. However, when I was studying, I like most students was staying on a rental basis in a basement wherein one room can cost anywhere between 700 CAD to 1,000 CAD. If only looking for a room on a sharing basis, rent can be anywhere between 500 CAD to 800 CAD. I have lived in an apartment wherein I had a private room and private bathroom with shared kitchen and shared living room (hall) which costed me 1,300 CAD. All the rent prices are based on a monthly basis. One can also evaluate housing options by staying in homestays with host families. For housing options, check Facebook marketplace, kijiji, craiglist, Homestay websites.

- My Scores: IELTS: 7.5, Listening: 8, Speaking: 7.5, Writing: 6.5 & Reading: 8 Required Scores: IELTS: 7, Individual section: 6.5 - 10th CBSE : 90% ; 12th Maharashtra Board : 90% R.A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics (Autonomous) - Bachelor of Management Studies (Finance) - 10 CGPA (UG) - Requirements: Yes, I had to submit one SOP, 1 academic LOR, 1 non-academic LOR, all mark sheets of my bachelor's degree, transcripts, and my updated resume with relevant work experience supporting documents. The SOP must have your statement of intent to pursue the specific program you have applied for. The academic LOR talks about your academic achievements and contributions. The non-academic LOR should mention your extra-curricular contributions to the college community. Your mark sheets should be semester and transcripts should be official mentioning your SGPA and CGPA. A relevant work-experience service letter might be needed to show as proof of employment.

The total tuition fees was 40,000 CAD approximately which comes around 25 lakhs approximately.