Haha thanks. ENW.

I applied to BBA/BCS from both sides, BBA/BCS at JUST WLU, UW CS, CS at Guelph, Nanotech at Carleton. I wasn't huge on business until the last minute, and I hadn't done much research on programs so I was "stuck" with DD. Looking back I would of applied to Queens as well. Got into all but DD from the UW side. I chose it simply because it combined the two things I loved.

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Also, I'm currently applying for co-op jobs, and going through the interview process. If anyone wants to hear about the jobs I've been getting interviews for, and the process as a whole just ask!

In regards to BBA/BCS, at UW everyone is in a CS job. They have a ton of them, in everything from startups, huge software giants, to industry. At WLU the CS opportunities are more limited, think RIM, Ontario Teaches Pension, Sybase, Desire2Learn, Open Text, some banks, and a couple start ups. Certainly not the same number as UW.

Personally, I'm more onto the business side of things, I don't want to be a code monkey, so I love having more business jobs. However the majority of my interviews have been for somewhat more technical positions - Open Text, Manulife, and Deloitte, all in a somewhat technical position.

Cutoff and harness are both lower. No idea on the amount that get accepted/apply, although FWIW, I've never met anyone in that program.

Actually, one of the jobs I interviewed for was as a business systems analyst ( I THINK thats what you mean). So its very possible with either DD. At a minimum, I'd recommend either a CS degree with a minor in business, or a BBA with a minor in CS, although DD is great of course.

There were about 200 jobs posted for the first round. About 60% of people get jobs in this round (this is for BBA, econ, and all DD's at WLU. UW has many many more jobs). After that the other 40% of people will find a job.

Question difficulty is pretty common. I had one interview that was really really bizarre, and one which just wasn't a good match for my skills, so it was tough. The rest though have been really laid back for the most part. They understand you don't have advanced technical skills, so they're trying to judge fit, how you manage yourself, work ethic, learning ability etc.

Process is jobs are posted, you apply to jobs you want. I applyed to over 100. This is a common number for first time co-ops. For later co-op terms people tend to apply to 40-50. Employers select you for an interview. You go in for an interview. Employers then rank the people they interviewed. After that I rank the employers. Then you're "matched" with the best fit. If a company ranks you #1, thats essentially a job offer. If I rank then #1, thats essentially an acceptance. #2 would of course be, "well if I don't get #1, I'll take this one," and this stands for both employers and applicants.

Although the cutoff is technically the same, UW tends to get more applicants then WLU, thus making the minimum higher. You have to remember that in ALL programs the cutoff is an estimate. Schools base it upon how many applicants they get. For example, in BBA/BCS UW/WLU, each side will take in 30 people. If they estimate that say, 67% of all people they offer to will accept, they will make 45 offers. So, they will make offers to those that they feel are the top 45 people. Minimum grade requirements can vary by as much as 3% a year, depending on the program, school, economic climate, etc.

Laurier offers an ABS, which is their AIF.

I talked to someone in the math faculty at the uni fair and they estimated that about 600 students apply and they only accept about 40. But there have been different cases where I heard they take 60

How would you know if you needed to write the abs, fr what I understand you write it if you are 3% below the cutoff

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Workload and difficulty I think stays reasonably consistent throughout. For myself personally though, I like it now that I don't have as many math couses to take after first year (being in CS). I find the CS assignments to be much more enjoyable then math. Also, in CS assignments make up a large chunk of your mark (40-60%), as compared to math which is usually about 10% of your mark. Much nicer!

Yes I do think their international rep is increasing. One thing to note, is that the first graduating class graduated in '05 (or '04). So it is a very young program. However, there are graduates that have gone on to work for McKinsey, BCG, Goldman, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Bucks, etc. Nationally I find the program to be very well regarded. DD's are taking more and more of the finance co-op jobs away from normal BBAs, which I think is a strong indicator of the reputation that the program is garnering.

International rep is still growing, and much of that comes from being associated with UW. This up coming winter 2 BBA/BCS students will have co-ops with Google, which is very impressive for 2nd years. Also, a few weeks back I was having a Twitter conversation with a developer at Bloomberg sports, who was very familiar with UW, despite living his whole life in the states. UW itself really brings the international reputation, along with excellent recruiting opportunities.

Hi, can you explain to me how the software engineering option works? can i major in act. sci thru DD w/ BBA, without getting a high GPA like the BMath program? and is CS DD a lower avg. requirement than BBA DD

You can do a software engineering option with CS. You won't be able to get it in the CS DD because you won't have enough space but you will get some exposure to the kind of courses they take.

alrite thanks, and I think you're right its possible because it was on the brochure for the DD compsci program. Do you think I can get in w/ an 87 avg. on the laurier side? My EC's are just a part time job and DECA, and some volunteering experience