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vy &

B.C. universities rate

IT’S FINALLY here. Maclean’s magazine’s long-awaited

special report on

newsstand Oct. 21. For those

post-secondary education

hit the

of you who don’t

subscribe or can’t see yourseif putting up the $2.25 cover

. price, here’s the synopsis:
Buy it. It’s a good investment
in your future. You may think it’s
only Novemberand you don’t have
to think about it until next year,
but the. best decisions are made
earliest, and the choice of whether
you go to university may be one
of the most important in your life.
“‘Dad never went to college and
he’s doing fine,’”’ you say. Wake
up, because times have changed,
kid, and they’re not getting any
easier, no kidding.
_ Usually the choice of whether to
go has been made long before
Grade 12; if you’ve got the money
and the marks, it’s usually a
given. This done, another, even
more complicated choice looms

DILLON

{UG Ki0S HAVE LEARNED:

By Red Solar
Contributing Writer

over the educational horizon: If
yes, which one?

And there are many. Maclean’s
has only looked at the 46 certified
universities in Canada. This ex-
cludes many reputabie post-
secondary religious, military and
technical institutions (sorry, Cap
College and its kind aren’t in this
list).

Well, here are the results:

On a2 1,000-point maximum
scale, the three universities in Brit-
ish Columbia finished respectabiy.

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The University of Victoria (UVic)
ranked 24th overall (362 points),
and was shown up slightly by
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
which landed the 23rd spot (365
points). Both were substantially
defeated by the University of Brit-
ish Columbia (UBC) which
achieved seventh place overall
with 539 points.

According to the data, SFU re-
quires the highest grade point
average to get into out of the
three (it’s the 17th highest). UBC
and UVic tied at ithe 3Ist spot on
entrance requirements. UVic is the

least exclusive of the three, accep- -

ting a higher percentage of its ap-
plicants.

In terms of faculty, UBC has a
better student-teacher ratio than
the other two, receives more
money in research grants per pro-
fessor, tied SFU in‘ percentage of
tenured faculty, but doesn’t have

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nearly as much percentage of PhD
facuity as either SFU or UVic.

UBC has the fifth highest
operating. budget per student
compared with SFU in 22nd place
and UVic in 24th. If you’re look-
ing for a scholarship, however,
SFU ranks at fourth in available
money per student, UVic follows
in sixth place, and UBC trails
behind in 13th. It’s easiest to get
residence space at UBC, with
UVic, then SFU. With regard to
student services, SFU spends the
most money of the three (14th
highest), then UBC, then UVic.

If you’re deciding on a universi-
ty on the basis of reputation, the
data is somewhat surprising. As
would be expected, UBC ranked
quite high on the basis of reputa-
tion: the fourth best in Canada.
Remarkably, a degree from UVic
has more clout (13th place) than
one from SFU (23rd place).

If you’re talented enough to win

an athletic scholarship it should be
noted that UBC is the top school
in varsity sports in the country.

So that’s the count for the three
B.C. schools. If costs are a large”
these figures/per.. year ..

concer,
were also supplied by Maclean’s :
@ UBC: tuition - $1,680; room
and board - $3,877
@ SFU: tuition - $1,650; room -
$1,865
@ UVic: tuition - $1,729; room
and board - $3,586 . .
Some students wili have no res-
ervations about moving out of the
province to go to schocl. For the
adventurous sort, here is the list
Maclean’s gave for the six univer-

sities above UBC:

1. McGill University - Montreal,
Quebec ($1,340)

2. Queen’s University - Kingston,
Ont. ($1,638)

3. Mount Allison University -
Sackville, New Brunswick ($2,290)
4. University of Toronto ~ Toron-
to, Ont. ($1,640)

5.McMaster University -
Hamilton, Ont. ($1,722)

6. Acadia - Wolfville, Nova Scotia
($2,125) ,

Then, of course, there are the
American universities, if you’ve
got the bucks; i.e. Harvard
(arguably the most respected
school in the U.S., and the
world?) at a staggering $17,400
per year tuition. .

Lastly, one. needs more than
just facts and figures when
deciding on one’s future alma
mater. A great school is: compris-

ed of many more. facets than just . oe

reputation and tuition fees. There . -
are the myriad of special pro-.
grams, extra-curricular activities,
athletics, clubs, and so. much more
on which to base a decision. This
kind of information can be had by.
contacting individual institutions. .. -

It should always:‘be

remembered, however, ‘that:.:
schools exist: to teach their’ stu-".

dents:— above all. No matter how. :.
much’ money it costs, no:‘matter --
who graduated from: ‘there’:
(whether ‘it. be Mom or.‘ Brian*
Mulroney), and no matter where:it :
is, the choice of school is just the
beginning. . - TUip te
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GVRD sponsoring contest |

THE GREATER Vancouver
Regional District (GVRD) is once
again sponscring its annual Sec-
ondary Schools Essay contest.

It is open to students in Grades
8 to 12 in al! schools in the met-
ropolitan area, including the
North Shore.

The four topics to choose from
this year are: Transportation and
Air Quality; So You Want to be
Mayor; The Fraser River’s Impact
on the Region and Do You Want
to Live in Greater Vancouver in
10 Years?

The three best essays overall
will win $500, $400 and $300
respectively. There are also five
merit awards of $200 each for
essays from Grades 8 to 10 and
five merit awards for Grades 11

LAST WEEK we asked Zap-
pers if they thought their high
school had helped prepare
them for a career.

I think that Argyle does do a
very good job of preparing us
for the work force, pretty high
scholarships to get you into
college and stuff, so they really
do prepare you for the
workforce when you get there.
Dustin, Argyle

No.

No they haven't.
haven’t at all.

They

Yes, because I was going to
drop out and they really talked
to me and stuff and it’s alot

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Entries can be submitted
any time until March 27, 1992.
They: should not be. more than. -
2,000. words, typewritten (double ‘

spaced) and should include the: :

student’s name, age, address,’
telephone number, school, class
and a biography. :

Entries are judged on content, .
research, originality, general’:ap- -
pearance and use of language.
Graphics may be used. re

“Nandbills and posters . with
detailed information on the topics .

will be available in public-libraries| -

throughout the Lower Mainland
by the end of November.

For more information, call the
GVRD’s communications and
education department at 432-6339.

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they do.

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they haven't. John, West
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