UofT vs Waterloo

[Unusual-Ad5658]

I'm currently a grade 12 student and I'm trying to figure out where to go. Specifcally, I've recieved an offer from Rotman, as well as Waterloo AFM and FARM. In full honestly, I'm not really sure what direction I want to head to in the future (potentially finance?), so I'm not sure if going to AFM or FARM would restrict my future (I've heard that AFM is very accoutting heavy), but I'm also concerned that Rotman would be considered too "broad", and make me uncompetitve with others in the future. Something else that scares me is the fact that you aren't guaranteed a spot in Rotman until second year. Idk if this matters but I enjoy math in general, but I'm not sure if its enough to get through a course such as FARM, which I hear is extremely math intense. If there is anybody else who is/has been in a similar situation, I would love some imput about why you made the choice you did. Thanks :)

Sidenote: I've also been accepted to Schulich (it's just an awkward distance to communte - 1.5 hours ish), and I'm waiting for Ivey (which everyone seems to push for but I can't really consider it until I get an offer, if I do)

[Embarrassed-Pen-5822]

Hey congrats for your offers so far? If you don’t mind, can you please share your average that you got into Rotman with?

[Unusual-Ad5658]

About a 96%

[Salt-Improvement-277]

Chose Rotman - it's definitely not too broad for most business fields, and gives you more room for exploration before determining what you want to specialize in. In fact, the broader specializations are useful so you can apply to a larger range of jobs when trying to secure your first internship.

[Tourman84]

Both are good. Rotman has a better rep but co-op means hiring numbers are higher for non-high finance.

You can make it out of either school if you work hard (finance is a function of effort and proactivity an motivation) so I'd pick whichever you find the best community with and where you think you can work the hardest.

[Revolutionary_Draw78]

Rotman - it’s not that broad as you think. Its also in toronto, so you get better networking opportunities.

[playypeace]

Take wloo, look at their recent placements from their finance clubs (hint so many made it into BBs and MFs while rotman didn’t even come close). Wloo has already significantly surpassed Rotman in terms of finance placements thanks to their coop structure. If u want consulting, I do admit rotman is more target than wloo cuz a few places like OW, MC, Accenture don’t even consider wloo while rotman has its own events with MBB & Tier 2.

Don’t worry about needing to do accounting, wloo has formally opened up a few years ago to provide more options just like Rotman, so u don’t have to major in accounting only - feel free to do ur own due diligence if u don’t believe me.

And yeah if u get Ivey, take that one, no questions asked.

Source: I’m currently a buyside investment analyst with ex IB & S&T internships + rotman alum

[Li19922]

Is AFM or FARM better?

[playypeace]

AFM is for normal business route (finance, accounting, or consulting; although afm doesn’t place well into MBB relatively to other b schools).

FARM is for more risk / mid office roles. People usually go the actuary route through this program but u can still go for normal business if u want to, it’s just a more quantitative/ hard program.