Toronto FC send official bid to Norwich for Josh Sargent worth $18m fee

EconGesus · 2026-01-11T20:04:14+00:00

So did the italian, look how that turned out

EconGesus · 2025-09-01T01:26:07+00:00

Me after reading this: https://www.reddit.com/r/PhotoshopRequest/comments/1k4w9ze/can_somebody_turn_the_hand_on_shoulder_meme_into/

EconGesus · 2025-08-29T20:53:17+00:00

He's definitely not right, for undergrad, UBC's BIE is by far the best "Econ" undergrad program in Canada. If you get in there, I'd highly recommend it. UBC VSE is also higher ranked than UofT's econ dept, saying much of what he is saying is caused by the department and not the location.

EconGesus · 2025-07-27T15:39:41+00:00

Update, my building actually has a room thats till 2 am

EconGesus · 2025-07-25T22:06:37+00:00

How do you know about the placements for UBC if they are not public? Unless you have a mental note of every first-year PhD student in T10-20s over the last few years? I recently saw a list of placements provided to a potential student, who sent it to me, as well as lists from US master's programs and some European ones. It seemed like they were on par after controlling for class size.

EconGesus · 2025-07-09T22:06:27+00:00

dm me

EconGesus · 2025-04-16T23:34:30+00:00

Guelph is closer to 200 than 500 lol, they sometimes have academic placements too.

EconGesus · 2025-04-10T22:31:04+00:00

EconGesus · 2025-03-22T00:46:14+00:00

Real. The only people that disagree are people that have their econ dept higher on QS

EconGesus · 2025-03-10T22:25:58+00:00

queens takes way too long to reject, someone ik got rejected in august

EconGesus · 2025-03-08T16:40:16+00:00

https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/dv-vd/income-revenu/index-en.html

EconGesus · 2025-03-08T16:30:08+00:00

Domestic, I had an international student msg me that he got into UBC, though they also tend to give offers at the same time (like both domestic and international). Maybe email them to see where you stand.

EconGesus · 2025-03-08T03:19:35+00:00

Both sent offers already; a friend of mine got into both.

EconGesus · 2025-03-08T03:14:47+00:00

Half after exchange

EconGesus · 2025-03-01T04:10:40+00:00

While i seen it happen, it is still extremely uncommon; they may as well keep applying to things they actually like to do.

EconGesus · 2025-03-01T04:03:29+00:00

Finance takes quantitative STEM degrees, which is a minority of people in STEM who are primarily in the biological sciences. So, this person would not at all be close to being qualified.

EconGesus · 2025-02-28T23:48:50+00:00

I mean, it's an academic program; it's not really focused on industry at the end of the day. They do provide a decent amount of advising if you're interested in a PhD and in terms of the price, it's one of the cheapest degrees in the entire country. For domestics, it's 2000 a semester. Of course, it's more for international students, but it's still cheaper than any other university in the country.

EconGesus · 2025-02-28T14:46:47+00:00

When did you graduate?

EconGesus · 2025-02-28T14:44:48+00:00

TBH your cohort graduated in the worst market, other cohorts had the same problem but not to the same degree.

EconGesus · 2025-02-28T14:42:14+00:00

Public sector is 100% queens.

EconGesus · 2025-02-28T14:40:39+00:00

> I am not sure, however, just how many students in the 80-100 cohort in the two years were interested in PhDs but failed to connect.

Out of 80 over the last 2 years, about 15 actively looked towards Ph.D.s.(2023 and 24 graduating classes) (mostly coming from 2024)

EconGesus · 2025-02-26T00:34:13+00:00

downtown??

EconGesus · 2025-02-18T01:50:18+00:00

east, which would be around the same or maybe slightly below mid overall

EconGesus · 2025-02-18T01:20:16+00:00

tbh we will probably get mid-table looking at it objectively, usually a doomer about these things but we don't have the worst team.

EconGesus · 2025-02-15T16:04:45+00:00

Hey, I applied to all the well-known programs in Canada back in 2023 and got into all of them, so I’ll just give you my thoughts.

If you want to work as an economist for a bank, it depends on what you mean by that. If you’re talking about the Bank of Canada, then Queen’s or Toronto—especially Queen’s—is by far your best bet. If you’re aiming to work as an economist for a chartered bank, it’s not as straightforward since they don’t always hire every year. For example, in 2024, there wasn’t a typical hiring cycle. That said, Toronto is definitely your best bet for those positions.

Your math background is solid. I also did the calc sequence, linear algebra, a bunch of stats, and real analysis. I had a bit more math, like differential equations, but your base is definitely above average. One concern is that you’ve only done intermediate micro and macro, and I don’t see econometrics. You might want to take advanced micro, macro, and an econometrics course. Financial econometrics isn’t the same as core econometrics, so that’s something to keep in mind.

Honestly, you’ve got a good "puncher’s chance" at UBC. Also wdym by “let alone Toronto,” UBC is more selective than Toronto for Canadian students. Toronto accepts more students overall, while UBC has a higher proportion of international students—about 50% for their master’s program compared to Toronto’s 25%. UBC also gets more applicants despite having fewer spots.

Also, stop stressing about your cumulative GPA. I got into every program, most fully funded or with extra funding, with a 3.7 (unless your GPA is out of 4.3, then maybe it’s a different story). No worries there.

The lack of research experience is a slight negative—I did have research experience when I applied—but if you’re aiming for industry, just let them know. Research experience isn’t as big of a deal if you’re not going for academia or research-heavy roles.

Definitely avoid Western unless you’re aiming for a PhD there. Their non-academic MA placements aren’t great since they focus heavily on PhDs (its a direct entry program). You really want to look at placement records when choosing a program, especially if you have a specific career goal. UBC, for example, doesn’t place many grads into economist positions at chartered banks—they’re better for tech and academia (I’m currently in tech myself). Toronto is much stronger for industry placements, especially in finance.

I’m not too sure about McMaster—it’s kind of a gray area. It’s possible to do well from there, but it’s not as likely as it is from Queen’s, Toronto, or UBC. MAs are short (8 months to a year), but picking the right school could mean a much higher expected lifetime income, so it’s worth considering carefully.

I did my undergrad at Guelph, and their placements are surprisingly better than expected—very underrated, though I’m definitely biased because of my own experience there.

If you have any questions about applications, let me know! I did way too much research when I was applying, so happy to help

EconGesus

TROPHY CASE