Mansimran Singh Review at Saint Mary's University [SMU], Halifax | Collegedunia

A well rounded MBA learning experience

7.2
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Academic
9.0
Accommodation
8.0
Faculty
9.0
Infrastructure
9.0
Placement
8.0
Mansimran Singh
Reviewed on Nov 18, 2023(Enrolled 2023)

Required Exams for Admission

GMAT (570)
IELTS (9)

The University has a lot to offer and many people find it quite overwhelming as campus is always buzzing with lot of activities around the year. You will not find any racist behavior from fellow students or university staff and faculty. They only value for your work and not who you are based on nationality or religion race etc. If you can keep up with the activities around you, no doubt you will learn a lot. Lot of hackathon happen with good price money in offering and I have won myself quite a few. Lot of workshops happen where you get paid to attend them.

Course Curriculum

9

The course is designed in a very good manner, typical to the standard MBA format. It's a well paced program which includes 10 days of international immersion in Europe as part of curriculum. All the costs are included in the fees. The faculty is quite experienced and accommodating to the students. Lot of events keep happening around every month with visits from industry experts and workshops.

Faculty

9

The MBA batch is small generally around 30 students, not sure about the faculty to student ratio. All of the professors are PHD and very experienced. They have quite a accommodating approach towards students. In particular professor Dr. Gordon Fullerton from Marketing and Professors Robert Farmer for Accounting are very good.

Campus Life

9

All the assignment and curriculum is updated online on Brightspace website which is used by many universities. Every month lot of activities are planned and visit by industry experts. Campus is well connected with WIFI, a very big ground for football and university has its own varsity league. Lot of open spaces for students to sit and study. The University has Tim Hortons and Starbucks right inside the campus along with University Mess. They also provide food bank facilities for students who find it hard to earn during studies. The University just inaugurated it's innovation hub with state of the art facilities for students.

Placement

8

Lot of companies hire from university since batch size is small and university has a good reputation for its business program in the province. Most of the graduates gets places within 3 months of passing out. Average salary would be 70000 CAD per annum.

Accommodation

Off Campus
8

All types of accommodations are available with the university, but due to lot of people mostly international students opting for in house accommodations the wait list is long as it is advised to book accommodations as soon as you get admission. The rooms are single and in sharing both average rent in sharing around 700 and single non sharing 900 plus. One can get accommodation off campus ass well ranging from 500 in sharing to 900 for single room.

Exams

My Score GMAT - 570, IELTS - 8.5, University Requirement GMAT - Minimum of 550 and IELTS - minimum 7 in each. Resume, SOP, LOR (electronic format in University's admissions account) 2 LOR required. The person recommending will fill the electronic form designed by the University. Yes, KIRA test after you finish and submit your application form with LOR.

Fees

The fee for my admission year was 44,100 CAD (Including insurance and transportation pass)but for year 2024 fall batch intake it has increased to 48,100 CAD.