Resources for locating Academic Positions

Chronicle of Higher Education
Make the Chronicle the first stop on your tour of sites with job postings. Visit regularly as the job listings in all academic disciplines are updated each Friday.New Scientist Jobs DatabaseFrom the New Scientist Magazine, covering positions in the UKAcademic Careers OnlineA global database of career opportunities in education and […]

Free Open Course Ware

 
There are several colleges and universities that offer OpenCourseWare material on their websites. Take a look at these top sites:
MIT – The forerunner of OpenCourseWare, this college provides dozens of detailed courses, as well as audio and video lectures. Fulbright Economics Teaching Program – Offers economics and marketing OpenCourseWare. […]

Master of Public Health Program Deadlines

PLEASE NOTE:
The information given here is in good faith. As the deadlines change frequently it will be prudent to verify them from the official websites of the  schools

University
Deadline Date

University of Washington
1st November

Johns Hopkins University
1st December

University of CA–Berkeley
1st December

University of CA–Los Angeles
1st December

Harvard University
15th December

University of Illinois–Chicago
1st January

Emory University
1st January

University of MN–Twin Cities
15th January

University of […]

100 Free College Rides

There are many colleges offering Free Education.
 
Tuition waiver is offered for students falling in the following categories:
1.Academic Achievement
You are required to have high SAT or ACT scores and`good grades
2.Work-Study
The school will ask you to work while you study
3. Need Based
If you are from a low income family you can get free education.
4.Professional […]

So Sayeth Warren Buffett

 
 

 
Use these as a pinch of salt in your essays
 
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.
I […]

SAT Scores required for TOP Colleges

 
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Here’s a  comparison of scores for the middle 50% of applicants to top schools . If your scores fall within or above these ranges, you’re on target for admission to one […]

Canadian Grading System and their equivalence

 
From Wiki
The following are commonly used conversions from percentile grades to letter grades by some of popular Canadian Universities
 
BC             Newfoundland   Saskawatchen 
  Labrador
90–100  A+      90-100  A+      90-100  A+
83–89   A       85-89   A       90-89   A
80–82   A-      80-84   A-      80-89   A
76–79   B+      75-79   B+      70-79   B
72–75   B       70-74   B       60-69   C
68–71   B-      65-69   B-      50-59   D
64–67   C+      […]

Canada MBA Guide

Among Canadian MBA Schools only 9 programs  have been ranked by Business Week,Financial Times and The Economist.
These schools are:
University of York (SCHULICH)
University of Western Ontario (IVEY)
University of Toronto (ROTMAN)
University of British Columbia (SAUDER)
Queen’s University
HEC Montreal
University of Alberta
McGill University (DESAUTELS)
University of Manitoba

School
RankBusiness Week
RankFT
RankEconomistWhich MBA ?

York
4
3
1

Western Ontario
2
1
 

Toronto
3
2
 

British Columbia
 
5
2

Queen’s
1
 
 

HEC
5
 
 

Alberta
 
4
 

McGill
 
 
3

Manitoba
 
6
 

 
 
ADMISSION AND OTHER USEFUL STATISTICS ABOUT CANADIAN BUSINESS PROGRAMS […]

Canadian Business Schools : Relative importance of Application Elements

 
There are 6 elements of an application mix:
GMAT Score,Work Experience,Essay,Recommendations,Undergraduate GPA and Interview.
How do the Canadian Business Schools treat these? What weight do they give to each of these while considering your application? These are presented in a table below.
 
 

School
Middle 80%GMAT Scores
GMATImp
Work ExImp
EssayImp
InterviewImp
RecosImp
GPAImp

Western Ontario
590-710
Some
Very
Very
Some
Some
Some

Queens
580-710
Very
Very
Very
Very
Very
Very

Toronto
580-740
Very
Very
Very
Very
Very
Very

York
580-710
Some
Some
Some
Some
Some
Very

U of BC
550-700
Very
Very
Some
Some
Some
Some

McGill
590-700
Very
Some
Some
Some
Some
Very

 

 

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