Thinking of pursuing a masters degree within Canada. Skimmed through some of the admission requirements and it seems like my undergrad gpa would be too low (low 70s). I have 4 years of professional experience...do I still have a chance? :(

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You can get into any Canadian MBA program you want if that’s what you are looking at...basically everyone that applies gets in!

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I would remove Smith from that list...if you want consulting that is. Their placement in MBB has gone down hill significantly over last ~5 years. But they do crush it at the UG level.

Honestly speaking, Canadian programs are some of the easiest to get into. Which country are you applying from? I'd suggest speaking to admissions from schools youre targetting, explaining your situation, and then gauging their response to see if you're a good fit.

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For analytics, I would do a good online program from the states over programs in Canada. Berkeley MIDs, Georgia Tech OMSCS/OMSA. Canadian programs are just too weak (including all of Schulich MMA, Rotman MMA, Queens MMA, UBC MSDS)

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What kind of Masters?

Most likely in data science or even considering business analytics

Other factors come into play E.g. quality of work experience, gender, GMAT, and references to name a few. Plenty of information available online

GPA doesn’t matter if GMAT is good

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I would suggest going for a Post Graduate Certificate (in any of the colleges) if you really want to get the best ROI.

Thank you all for perspectives.

If consulting (MBB/B4) is the target, then I would suggest OP getting into a top MBA in Canada.

However, if the target is tech/data science, then MSc in Computer Science or any Math heavy MSc program will be a better option.

The other thing I would like to mention here is Canadian MSc / MBA programs do not admit every applicant who applies, that's a wrong/misleading notion.

Admit rate is definitely higher than the universities in the states, but not 100%

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