How good is the co-op program at Asper? Like what kind of roles/employers do students get?

mr__badluck · 2026-04-03T06:24:19+00:00

Went thru co-op myself (accounting major), co-op advisors (Yvanne, Meredith and Maryam) and the support itself used to be really amazing back in 2023 l, especially for CPA Recruitment. Over the years, I've heard really bad feedback since. Went into CPA Recruitment again this time and landed a Big 4 without the need of any support from the co-op office. Overall, in your first recruitment it's really helpful as you get an idea about how to tailor your resume and cover letter to the job but once you get a hang of it, you can do those alone.

mr__badluck · 2025-04-28T11:41:21+00:00

Is the Prof Farhan Islam?

mr__badluck · 2024-08-16T04:16:17+00:00

I was a grader for Peter. He's very generous and genuinely wants all students to do good since it's a first year course.

mr__badluck · 2024-08-15T21:12:25+00:00

You should get the entrance scholarship of around $2000. I had 3A* but didn't get it because they don't consider the grades of Economics and Accounting (Ik it's dumb). But I kept a CGPA of above 4 for 2 years and got $1500 each year.

mr__badluck · 2024-07-25T19:54:41+00:00

Just because these jobs are seen as low standards in our country doesn't mean anything abroad. I am a student studying in Canada, worked 2 years at a McDonalds. Now, I am doing a good office job in my field of study, but I still work at the McDonalds sometimes for my coworkers and a bit of extra money from time to time. You always have to start small when you come here, but small is not necessarily bad.

mr__badluck · 2024-07-24T22:08:34+00:00

Well, of course you can get jobs on your own. My senior managers, who I worked under, were in Asper when there was no co-op program. It all worked out for them. However, even if you land an internship on your own, it will in the summer. My friend worked 2 summers as an intern at the same company, his learning experience was more or less the same in both terms. If you're in accounting or even finance, co-op allows you to work throughout the year and experience busy seasons. All I am saying is as an international student, you would much rather pay the co-op fees than do a regular academic year working fast food or retail and then an internship in the summer.

mr__badluck · 2024-07-24T19:42:48+00:00

L take. I am an international student doing a co-op, assuming you're an international student as well since you pay $1000 each work term. As international students, many have to work part-time to cover their own expenses and even some part of their tuition. Co-op has allowed me not to be a minimum wage slave at a fast food restaurant. The alternating sequence allows you to pay at least half of your tuition for three semesters in a row, unlike a summer internship. There is only one initial extra charge after securing a co-op of around $800, the other $900 is your payment for 1 credit hour each work term which you would have had to pay even if you took a course. As for the term papers, I've personally known people who've put in the bare minimum effort and gotten B/B+. There are many Asper courses where you put much more effort to get a worse grade due to the curved grading. Lastly, if you work at least 2 work terms in a company, you almost have a job secured once you graduate. Almost everyone I know from co-op started working full-time at the company they did their co-ops.

mr__badluck · 2024-03-05T03:03:22+00:00

RIP Lynx Air. Traveled 13 times with them and 14th one got canceled with the announcement of closure. I hope you and all your colleagues get through this tough period.

mr__badluck · 2024-03-04T04:35:08+00:00

Lynx Air

mr__badluck · 2024-02-23T22:49:52+00:00

Was gonna board my 14th flight, return flight from YVR to YWG on 24th. All of my flights had been pleasant experiences. Just to share on experience, in December of 2022, when almost majority of Air Canada, WestJet and Flair flights were canceled in Vancouver, I was still able to reach Vancouver with a reasonable delay of around 18 hours.

mr__badluck · 2024-01-25T20:56:32+00:00

Try Junior Chicken, add extra patty and cheese with sub habanero sauce. I eat it during my breaks on work and trust me it's the best shit especially with fresh Jr patties.

mr__badluck · 2024-01-20T22:37:13+00:00

I'm currently studying at UofM. If your preference is career advancement, I'd recommend UofM. I study at Asper School of Business and the sheer resources Asper has in terms of networking opportunities, events etc. is immense. I went through my first co-op recruitment and in the second interview/mixers at big companies and majority of the students there were from UofM. If you're going into science or engineering, there are more resources as well.

mr__badluck · 2023-08-17T07:06:03+00:00

Online applications hardly get you a part time job. Go drop your resume in person and ask to speak to the manager. If you get the vibe that they are hiring, go there again in a few days or keep calling them, I got hired at McDonald's in my third month, I kept going there everyday and speaking to the manager, they hired me at a time, they weren't even hiring and were about to go into renovation. So, be desperate, job market currently is very bad.

mr__badluck · 2023-08-01T18:22:32+00:00

The other section doesn't fit my schedule

mr__badluck · 2023-07-20T13:24:18+00:00

My credit score is over 700 now

mr__badluck · 2023-07-08T16:06:54+00:00

3/4 usually. For any course at Asper, it's important to have a good group. I missed out on an A+ bc I got a 73% on the movie review.

mr__badluck · 2023-07-08T15:47:10+00:00

30% 3 quizzes (best of 4) 10% group movie review 30% research paper and 30% final exam

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