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Originally Posted by dhillon09
Transferring is better for 2 reasons:
- GPA for transfer to SFU/UBC with 60 credits is lower than straight from highschool (i.e. 75% is more than adequate -- which trust me, is easy to achieve if you're focused on school)
- You are marked on a curve in most classes, this means against your peers. Although I shouldn't say this, colleges like kwantlen will have more people focused on other things in life like work, therefore their marks will reflect that (basically, it'll be easier for you to get A's).
If you're thinking of going to any kind of grad school, your GPA will matter, and for the most part most won't care where you spent the first 2 years of your schooling. I made the mistake of going straight to SFU -- If I could do it again, I'd take my first 2 years at Kwantlen/Langara then I would have transferred over for my last 2 years -- just for the benefit of padding my GPA.
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I have no experience with Kwantlen business courses, but Kwantlen arts courses are not marked on a curve. I have attended UBC and Kwantlen, and noticed no overall difference in difficulty. I have had several professors who teach simultaneously at SFU, UBC, and Kwantlen, which would explain that observation. I have seen a professor who teaches at SFU and Kwantlen prompted to compare the students of either institution. He hesitantly noted that Kwantlen students generally produce higher quality work, and he believes, that is because the professor to student ratio is so much lower. The students attending evening classes at Kwantlen while working during the day are often among the highest performing students. At the risk of sounding overly defensive, you've got your facts all wrong here dhillion.