我是laurier 2013 fall MBAcoop 的学生
楼主不是什么只要去 常青藤的大神 ，该死的高考制度让我不小心去了个上海某不知名高校，读的金融投资 GPA 3.7， T102 当年情伤导致GMAT只准备了15天 没考上7，
但总归我也是个上进的人吧，哈哈
读了大半年，经历了一个study term和work coop term，觉得laurier在加拿大真的是个蛮不错的学校，
所以打算把这个学校的信息多一点给大家分享。
http://lauriermba.ca/#sr=xmv.db&m=r&cp=%28sfgfssbm%29&ct=-tmc&ts=1399310617
laurier （WLU） 在waterloo， 是一个加拿大本土商科非常著名的学校。
大概是因为学校太小，基本上整个商学院就是学校主体了 他往年也很少招中国国际学生，基本是服务本地的学生， 所以laurier 的国际名声 没有那么响， 如果你想本着 我要去“光鲜亮丽的名校” 那你就别往下看了。
Laurier 在加拿大本地声誉很好，我觉得有点类似国内上海财经之类的，可能排名榜上没什么很高的名气，至少，我和一个U of T MBA 五年前就毕业的姐姐说起我在laurier，他直接回复我两个单词：GOOD SCHOOL。
当时手上有Schulich SFU CONCODIA 等学校的offer 都没去，
去了一个有coop的laurier MBA。
原因很简单，我没有两年以上的工作经验， 20个月， 工作签证长， 包括八个月coop 可以提前工作，未来找工作简单。
Laurier MBA 分为三种
Pre-MBA 不是真正的MBA，其实就是预科，要求工作经验，读完 还是要考GMAT什么才能去 laurier 的full time MBA，不能读coop MBA。
MBA fulltime，课程和coop一样 一起上课，录取要求比coop 简单 G550 就可以了。。。但是要求2年以上工作经验，没有八个月的coop， 三个学期，12月就毕业了，工作签证就一年，不利于就业。
MBA coop， 就是我的啦 录取要求更高，五个学期 20 月，第一个学期和fulltime 一起上课，Study+coop term+s+c+s. 毕业 工作签证20月。
coop fulltime 不能互转。
MBA Co-op Admission Requirements- A four year undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognized university with a minimum B+ standing (77%) in the final year of study, or most recent 10 half-credit university degree courses.
- Evidence of strong quantitative skills, with a GMAT score of 600 or higher. The GMAT is mandatory for the co-op option.
- Letters of reference. Three academic references, or two academic and one professional, are required.
- Applicants are not required to have work experience. Eligibility is limited to those with less than two years of work experience.
- Applicants whose language of instruction during the undergraduate degree was other than English must furnish evidence of proficiency in English prior to admission. A minimum score of 573 paper-based, 100 internet-based (with minimum skills scores of 21 in each of the four skills sets), on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or its equivalent is required.
MBA coop 要求不高，才100/600， 但是laurier 真的很小 小而精，每年只招几个国际学生，我听说今年的名额在去年年底就已经沾满了，我看照这个形式 之后申请起来 不到 105/700 也很难进的。我记得当年我发信息给小米 问国际学生情况， 他直接告诉我 今年就只招5个coop 国际生，然后去上课的时候，看到我的同学们，真的是这样，中国人在coop的 一共6个人，2个是国内去的（我+央财的本科妹子）2个是加拿大商科本科 1个是加拿大商科硕士transfer去的 还有一个是 laurier pre-MBA argue进的coop，，两个班一共 50+个fulltime，35+个coop， 第一个学期一起上课，每个小组6个人左右什么背景都有。
第一个学期 8门课，真的你没听错，8.19 开始上课 八门课 外加 以小组为形式的integrated course （要做5-6个project 最后还要final）
BU601 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
BU602 MARKETING
BU603 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
BU604 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
BU605 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENTBU606 ECONOMICS
BU607 ACCOUNTING
BU609 BUSINESS ANALYTICS
所有的课都是Case 分析，尼玛金融会计也都是case，清一色用的Ivey 的case（Ivey 绝对是dream school 可惜没有工作经验 无法申请 哎）。。。哎，20多页的case，现在看起来就像撩菜样的，
每天就像高中生一样的上课，整个课表被排满， 上午8：30-12：00 下午1：30-4：00， 无穷无尽的midterm 无穷无尽的case， 还夹杂着 申请工作 找工作面试。。。。。无法形容有多苦，很孤独，很累，哭了很多次，但总算我最后能熬过去。。（真的有人熬不下去 drop 了的 ，而且2门70分以下就要被踢掉了。。。）
大概就是这样， 说下coop，laurier 可能继承了U of waterloo 的优良传统， coop 也搞得有声有色， 商科机会很多，大小形形色色楼主昨天接到 Fidelity 的电话面试通知~
这是我最近申请的工作list，
(Job ID) Job Title / Organization
(63704) Internal Audit Intern LoyaltyOne
(63757) Business Process Analyst Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.
(63762) Research Associate CI Investments Inc.
(63769) Analyst Hay Group Limited
(63830) Co-op Analyst BMO Capital Markets
(63482) Investment Banking Analyst Origin Merchant Partners
(63483) Rewards/Talent Consulting Analyst Mercer
(63517) Analyst Altas Partners LP
(63520) Finance Intern Hershey Canada Inc.
(63656) Business Analyst Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co.
(63929) ePMO Co-op - Project PortfolioManagement Support Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(63947) ePMO Co-op - Project FinancialAnalyst Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(63948) ePMO Co-op - Business Managementand Operations Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(63949) ePMO Co-op - Project Coordinator Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(63952) ePMO Co-op - Project Analyst Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(63954) Co-Op Student, Credit &Counterparty Risk Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(63955) Investment Services Administrator,FI, FX & Future Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(63944) Research Analyst - Global Equity /Energy Sentry Investments
(63971) Junior Investment Analyst HollisWealth
(63975) Trading Assistant Morgan Stanley
(63994) Investment Services Administrator,Exchange Traded Products-Equity Markets Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(63995) Investment Finance Co-op -Derivatives Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(63997) Investment Finance Co-op - DataManagement Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64002) Investment Finance Co-op - ExternalFunds Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64005) Process Improvement Support Analyst Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64007) Co-op, Private Investment Valuation(Finance) Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64011) Teachers' Private Capital Co-op -Direct Investing Team Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64012) Teachers' Private Capital Co-op -Funds Team Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64013) FI & AI Co-op - Core Group Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64014) FI & AI Co-op - Credit Group Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64015) Asset Mix & Risk Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64016) Co-op Student, Asset Mix & Risk Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64017) Co-op Student, Asset Mix & Risk Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64019) TAA Co-op - Global Opportunities Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64020) Co-op Student, Natural ResourcesGroup Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64021) Co-op Student, Infrastructure(Private Equity) Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64023) Business Project Analyst Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64009) Teachers Private Capital Co-op -Portfolio Management Team Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64060) Co-op, Alternative Investments Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
(64004) Financial Analyst American International Group, Inc. (AIG)
(64032) Financial Services Student - ClientServices Planning & Analysis Fidelity Investments Canada
(64033) Financial Services Student -Private Investment and Institutional Operations Fidelity Investments Canada
(64034) Financial Services Student - FundTreasury Fidelity Investments Canada
(64035) Financial Services Student -Corporate Treasury Fidelity Investments Canada
(64036) Financial Services Student -Financial Reporting Fidelity Investments Canada
(64037) Financial Services Student -Institutional Distribution Fidelity Investments Canada
(64038) Financial Services Student -Advisor Sales Fidelity Investments Canada
(64039) Financial Services Student -Advisor Service Centre Fidelity Investments Canada
(64084) Research Analyst Imperial Capital Group Ltd.
(64088) Analyst, Global InfrastructureAdvisory KPMG
(64070) Co-op Analyst Clearwater Capital Management Inc.
(64129) Analyst - Investment Team Turtle Creek Asset Management
(64143) Financial Analyst (TT) CGI
(64148) Financial Analyst (RS) CGI
(64150) Financial Analyst Co-op - FinancialPlanning & Reporting ConAgra Foods
(63872) Trade Marketing / FinancialPlanning & Analysis Unilever Canada
(63883) Customer Development Unilever Canada
(64078) Finance Intern PepsiCo Foods Canada
(64112) Risk & Capital Audit TD Bank Group
(63896) Global VaR Reporting Co-op TD Bank Group
(63898) Retail Risk Management TD Bank Group
(63899) Counterparty Risk Control TD Bank Group
(63902) Wealth Credit and Market Risk TD Bank Group
(63904) Global VaR Projects TD Bank Group
(63906) Data Management & GovernanceCo-op TD Bank Group
(63909) Risk Analyst TD Bank Group
(64008) TD Securities Compliance TD Bank Group
(64010) Analyst Scotiabank
(64054) Finance Intern Smucker Foods of Canada
(64178) General Accounting Intern Crawford Technologies
(64214) Investment Banking Analyst GMP Securities
(64198) Cost Accountant Co-op Dynaplas
(64187) Portfolio and ETF TradingAssistant, Active Market Access CIBC
(64189) Analyst, Client Integration Group CIBC
(64217) Analyst, Client Solutions PrimeServices Group, Equity Markets CIBC
(64219) Analyst, Derivatives Trade Control CIBC
(64224) Analyst, Business IntelligenceGroup Capital Markets Trading CIBC
(64230) Analyst, Securities Lending PrimeServices Group, Equity Markets CIBC
(64231) Analyst, Strategic BusinessImplementation and Verification CIBC
(64234) Analyst, Client On-Boarding CIBC
(63857) Finance Analyst PepsiCo Beverages Canada
(64276) Investment Banking Analyst BMO Capital Markets
(64317) Co-op Analyst CI Investments Inc.
(64407) Business Analyst CIBC
(64408) Intermediate Project Coordinator CIBC
(64409) Sourcing Analyst CIBC
但是对于第一年的MBA 第一个coop，超级难申请， 因为MBA 本身竞争不过BBA ，BBA是laurier的王牌项目，全加拿大算数一数二的商科本科 加上和UW 的double degree（math or CS），Rotman什么的和它比起来也不过如此，另外人家本科读四年五年的 ，你虽然是Master 可你才才读一个学期，怎么竞争。另一个，企业对硕士期望比较高，我们又是留学生语言不行 面试不行 知识也不行 还有八门课！！！ 所以压力特别大。
楼主比较幸运，国内有Mercer的工作经验，对自己的简历改了又改 面试练了有练，终于在十一月底拿到了 offer，加拿大经济发展部的coop Business Analyst (Co-op) at Investment Funding and Coordination Branch, Ministry of Economic Development
之前说的6个中国人里，我算是第一个拿到的offer，后来也有三个拿到了 offer（当时已经接近圣诞了），还有两个没拿到，继续读书，之后这个学期也都有offer 工作去了。
我现在在申请 下个学期的coop，哎。。。忙死了 还有CFA， 楼主比较幸运，上个study term 成绩还可以被选 这个学期帮做RA，但是好累啊 巨大压力。。。。
总之，学校不会帮你找工作，他只会告诉你哪些在招人，你自己申请，准备面试，还是要靠自己吧，孩子们！！ 真的，第一个学期 特别累特别苦！ 快崩溃了。
至于工作，我觉得各有利弊， 政府工作比较轻松，但是我觉得对移民有帮助，而且作为加拿大第一份工作 挺靠谱的，当然 我的目标还是 投行或者企业公司金融。
总之，上到现在，我觉得这学校的program真的挺不错的，有coop工作 还有好多不同的speciallization 好多课都可以选 很棒，
http://lauriermba.ca/specializations-marketing-mba-accounting-mba/#sr=xmv.db&m=r&cp=%28sfgfssbm%29&ct=-tmc&ts=1399310617
我准备读的 Financial management stream 所以只选了Finance 和accounting 的课，这是我后面两个学期选的课
基本都是和Master of Finance 的人一起上课， 其实比他们学的课还要多（因为还选了accounting tax之类的），
所以我觉得对我这种只选Finance 和accounting 的课得人 来说laurier 这个MBA 和它的 Master of Finance 就是个tiitle的差别
另外Mfin 全是中国人 还没有group work，挺没意思的，我觉得还是和外国人一起上课能提高口语和能力。 | 
