My overall experience at Western University is honestly pretty good. I have had many extracurricular activities while studying for the past two years. If you care about the university’s ranking, Western University also ranked much better than before. There are also a lot of resources on campus, and if you need any kind of support, you can always find a place to solve it.

Most importantly, I met many good people here and we studied and partied together to get into Ivey.

Some bird courses I would like to share: math 1229, 1228; cal 1000, data sci 1000, poli sci 2144, 2141, 2142; classical studies 2300, 2301, etc.

I have enjoyed my past two years at the Ivey Business School at Western University so much. The format of the program is what really appealed to me, by getting the opportunity to study something else I was interested in in my first two years really helped me become a well-rounded student. Coming to Ivey, it was as if I entered a whole new world, the tight-knit community at Ivey is what especially stood out in my first year of studies. The special thing about Ivey is that the learning structure is almost entirely case-based this allows students to make real world applications and learn about challenges that occur in actual companies across the globe. Overall, Ivey really spends time curating a wonderful student experience that values a high quality of student life, while taking active measures to ensure equity, diversity and inclusion.

Western is a huge school. In saying this, it has many pros and cons directly related to its size. First of all of your a science or research student, the resources and facilities available to you are second only to American Ivey’s and let’s not forget how cheep Canadian schools are in an international context. The huge size however can be daunting and lead to challenges at first. Western has a reputation for being a party school and this is certified the case hahah. London although a slightly shabby city, is centered around students with extensive night life, walking trails, a central river, and a stunningly manicured campus. The campus is huge but completely connected, it can take >20min to walk end to end. In terms of reputation, the Ivey school is consistently ranked #1 in Canada, and our grad school are extensive including Med, Law, Dentistry, and The arts. Housing is a bit expensive to most but a bargain compared to a Toronto. However don’t be fooled into think you live in Toronto, you don’t, in facts, it’s rather arduous to get there although if you get the right train it takes about an hour. If you have an interest I guarantee there’s a club for it, no jokes Western is serious about extracurriculars. If sports are your thing we have the largest indoor gym in Canada and our varsity teams have an extensive list of Olympians among them. If you’re looking for a highly social, academics focused school and don’t mind the size Western could be for you. Once again if you think size doesn’t matter, remember you’ll have no relationship with the prof of your 1000 person class so it’s something to consider. Alternatively, students at Kings uni or burschia uni which are affiliates have access to all western facilities and classes and even graduate with a western degree and the class sizes are much smaller and much more student focused. Food for thought.