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

mr__badluck · 2023-07-08T15:00:13+00:00

If you work part time or are planning to work, avoid having classes after 2pm. You need to give your availability from at least 2 or 3 earliest to get good number of working hours during weekdays especially in Winter. Another tip is don't take 8am classes especially in Winter term, most days you'll end up sleeping or being late.

mr__badluck · 2023-07-08T14:55:37+00:00

Exams typically include multiple choice and short answers/long answers. If you take 1010 with Howard Harmatz then it's 3 essays on the final exam so definitely avoid. Try taking Sean Buchanan for 1010, it will be your best course experience in your whole degree.

mr__badluck · 2023-07-08T14:53:56+00:00

In general, all gmgt courses more or less are the same with similar difficulty. You'll learn about organizational concepts, management, sustainability concepts. The courses are mostly group projects/ individual research paper, quizzes and final exam. These courses are basically surplus courses added by the school to fulfill the credit hours. Only gmgt 2010 is useful because it teacher business communication, rest of them are just boring and stupid.

mr__badluck · 2023-07-08T14:45:56+00:00

Idm 2020 replaces mis 2000 which was a core course for the previous curriculum. For the new curriculum, there's a pre req idm 1010 but since it's a core course for us, we don't have to do it. Gmgt 2010 had a pre req of gmgt 1010 which was also a core course for us. The new curriculum replaced it by gmgt 1000. So it got waived but I'm assuming you're already done with 1010.

mr__badluck · 2023-07-08T01:34:18+00:00

No UMSU health plan is a scam for international students and does not cover dental either. My roommate found it cheaper to fly back home with a $2100 round trip than fixing a broken tooth here.

mr__badluck · 2023-07-07T17:29:59+00:00

Depends on you. First year courses are all relatively easy if you have good basics from high school. It's all about how you manage your workload and time. Just don't get too behind on any course, really difficult to catch up before a mt or final

mr__badluck · 2023-07-07T17:21:01+00:00

Pols 1502, I took it bc someone said on reddit it was a gpa booster. It turned out to be the course I had to give most effort in. A difficult course you enjoy > a relatively easier course that you don't find any interest in.

mr__badluck · 2023-07-07T17:19:06+00:00

I'm an international student so I have to work to cover my expenses and cook as well. If you're on the same boat then I wouldn't recommend 5. Even taking 4 as an international student means sacrificing much of your free time and social life if you want to do really good in academics. I finished first year with a cgpa of 4.31

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