So i'm still waiting to do the CPE (for math) and to have a few things sorted out with my language courses, but this is what it looks like right now :)

(btw - I used CRN's to distinguish between the courses; (T) =tutorial)


http://imageshack.us/pho...17/laurierschedpic.png/

Fall
BU111 (58)
EC120 (109)
MA129 (1906 and 1919 for T) <might switch to MA110 (still deciding)
CP102 (470 and 471 for T)
GS101 (1967 A and 3194/A14 for T)


Winter
BU121 (387/C)
EC140 (92/C)
PS101 (3698/G)
SP202 (488 and 530 for T)
FR231 (472 and 476 for T)

oh boy. I should have a copy and paste for this :P

Well basically why I ruled out Ivey (no offense meant to any ivey-ers -it's a great school which deserves its rep.):

1. no coop. coop gives you the network, as well as experience, as well as money, and most importantly, GREAT chances for a job after uni. Ivey provides you with the people, but to actually build that network when you don't work with them/see them on a day to day basis is, I think, much harder; -especially when they are top exec people (which is a main reason for ivey's rep) who have much better things to do than go look for uni grads (thus they wait for uni grads to come to them and stand out). Also i think that getting that internship or summer job relies too much on luck and the connections parents have to be worth it.

In my opinion,experience trumps school any day.

2. atmosphere. I went to western and ivey open house; LOVED western and its students, but as soon as I walked into ivey, I knew it wasn't the right place for me. I like competition and ambition, but the vibe ivey gave me of those two I don't think I could reciprocate (and thus I wouldn't fit in) or live in.

3. Ivey brand name (or the brand name from any good B-school) is in my opinion much more relevant to an MBA. if an employer has to decide between a 22 yr old from ivey (mba and hba basically do the exact same things,so lets assume the 22 yr old knows as much as an mba-er ivey-wise) and a 27 yr old who also did ivey mba but has 4-5 yrs experience under his belt and a good undergrad, for a managerial position (because it's what ivey trains their students for), who do you think they'll choose? I bet on the 27 yr old.

Why not AFM? this was tough:

1.I applied to FM (because I'm not set on accounting) but apparently the big advantage AFM carries translates mostly to PA.

2. Not sure about the accounting. I always thought (and still do) that it's best to understand the fundamentals first (and accounting is "the language of business" according to loo -which I agree with). However, if I really dont like the accounting focus, then I don't have much maneuvering room. Also, laurier is tied with afm for first place in terms of most gold medals on the UFE exams -so if I do choose accounting, I'm still good.

3. Coop jobs at laurier are much more diverse, (and I can still apply to CA/CATO jobs if I like), which for me is imperative as I'm completely open to any business field (aka I have no idea what I want to do), and so I want the opportunity to try different kinds of jobs/fields instead of being limited to only finance or accounting (especially).

4.International Exchange. No can do at waterloo, and for me it's really important.

5. Loved the atmosphere at Laurier. Also love love loved the residences.

Anymore questions/ if you want more depth, feel free to PM me

Wildsong, it's refreshing to see someone decide on a program based on their own feelings and not on reputations and other people's opinions.

And welcome to Laurier! You're going to have a great time!

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jdizzy - we have all of monday, most of wednesday, and all of your friday in first semester in common :P

@north: woops! my bad, I saw the 2016 without realizing that you're DD so you have 5 years :P
and ya!, I do have tons of questions :P I'll PM you the ones on the top of my head (thanks :P )

we have both business courses together :) (BU, EC)
p.s. i think your EC time is supposed to be from 11:30-12:50 (not 11:00-12:50) :P

I'm glad to hear it!! :D But yes, for sure check out the campus (have fun!! -make sure to check out king's street residence <3 ) and fo sho hope to see you next year

PM me if you want to talk after your trip! :)

(and keep in mind classes are done, so it's probably going to be empty :P )

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BTW to anyone interested, SBE has a mentorship program where 6 first years are paired with 2 upper years. You meet bi-weekly (or more often if as a group you want to) and can discuss anything about Laurier :) Also have competitions between, and social events for, the different mentorship groups (6 of them)

http://sbess.ca/mentorship.php

How are you taking SP202? You took Spanish in High School O.o?

We need more first-year schedules posted.

You don't need to worry about the 51 hours yet. You'll take the courses for an accounting concentration in your upper years. If you have questions then, you can ask the academic advisers and they can help you.