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Waterloo has a co-op program where you switch off every four months between working and school. The co-ops can be very well compensated, so many students gradua
by paulgb 14y ago
Waterloo has a co-op program where you switch off every four months between working and school. The co-ops can be very well compensated, so many students graduate with little or no student debt.
- speg 14y agoCame here to say this. I finished w/ $40k in the bank but the experiences gave me so much more.
- MikeKusold 14y agoHow many years did it take for you to earn your B.S. with all the constant co-oping?
- kineticflow 14y agoAn example schedule for an Engineering student is: Year 1: School, coop, School Year 2: coop, School, coop Year 3: School, coop, School Year 4: coop, School, coop Year 5: School, school. 4 years and 8 months. Order may vary slightly.
- nobodysbusiness 14y agoIt takes an extra 8 months to get your degree. Your 4-year degree basically turns into a 5-year degree.
- AYBABTME 14y agoGot the exact same things in many other canadian universities. uOttawa has it, for instance. I'm doing it, too.
- goosling 14y agoIt should also be noted that several programs at UW are offered in the regular sense (i.e. no co-op) as well. Engineering is the only faculty with mandatory co-op for all undergraduates.
- sliverstorm 14y agoThat sounds fantastic. When I graduated, I was absolutely thrilled to be working on "real stuff that matters". It would have been a great morale booster to be able to properly mix that in with school