There isn’t really a lot I can say about this topic…but as small as this piece is going to be, at least you can count on this as being honest…I initially, I had intended to attend the U of A, but after weighing in both U of A and GMac,

I chose this school for a few reasons:

1. affordability - Gran MacEwan has a tuition that was about roughly 10% lower than that of U of A.

2. small class sizes - prior to coming here, I went to a U of A open house, and after coming out of there, I thought: “I WILL NOT FREAKING SURVIVE HERE.” honestly…400 people?! And to make matters worse, some chick who was hosting the lecture hall I was in said “it’s not that bad, huh?” — let’s just leave that as I saw right through that and I would’ve strangled her for that…lolz

3. a tight-knit community - this reason bacame apparent to me as I attended GMac…I have developed a relationship with a few of my classmates that would never occured in a setting of 300-400 people…as well, the school spirit that most students have here is extrememly phenomenal. If someone would have asked me to prove the statement “enthusiasm is contagious,” I’ll definitely take that person here…that said, this goes out to the students who participate in just about every event that this school comes up with: thanks for making me feel that I belong here…without you guys, I would have been having a rather wasteful 4 years…lol

As for being able to choose the program I wanted to attend, let me just say that BComm saved my freaking life…lol I would’ve been enrolled in some crap program where my only option would be researching in a lab, isolated from the rest of humanity for 8-12 hours everyday…yeah, sure, it would earn a lot of cash…I mean…let’s face it…the world today needs a lot of scientists (I wanted to be a biochemist). But I realized something: could I apply that knowledge in my NORMAL life? I think that you can answer that…most likely not…if you’re a doctor, nurse, etc…maybe you can, but I don’t think a biochemist would sit in front of TV, for example, and judge a commercialized product because of its chemical composition…If you’re one of those people, I suggest you get a life…lol…no offense….but seriously…I know I wouldn’t…

Anyway…Bachelor of Commerce was something that became an obvious choice for me bacause of that fact that I have been developing basic business skills all my life…I realized this when I entered Junior Achievement last year. The more I learned about the business world, the more I wanted to know…next thing I know, I’m here in the BComm program, and loving every minute of it!

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Tags: biochemistry, Junior Achievement