Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Ranking 2026 from QS, THE & US NEWS

• Majority of the students get placed within the first 6 months of graduation, the person that stands at around 55%.
• The current job market for IT related jobs is not good so it's difficult to get a job but this university's job placement services do help in that process.
• The average salary a person in this profession can get is around $80,000 per year. The most common methods to find a job is applying online through linkedin and indeed. Several of my basements have secured jobs in major multinational companies across Canada like TD BANK, Microsoft, Google, TCS, cognizant, bank of Nova Scotia, etc.

• I found my accommodation via my classmates. They had a space for one more member so they contacted me.
• We lived in a two-bedroom apartment just 2 minutes from university in a 15 storied building. The monthly rent here was $450 and the facilities included were laundry and parking.
• I would strongly recommend contacting a rental agency to find the accommodation because the process is much more difficult otherwise. The most Indian students stay off campus and they find their accommodations nearby university where they share their bedroom with other students, normally they do to students in one bedroom.

• The software development, data analytics, QA, and IT support are the primary positions following the MAC program on a full-time basis. Few students get employment opportunities in 6 months, and many of them, myself included, continue their job search after graduation.
• The majority of the students use online job portals, LinkedIn, networking, and events such as the P4E Job Fair. Some of the batchmates were placed in the tech and consulting firms as developers or analysts, usually with personal contacts or internships.

• I lived off?campus and found my accommodation through Facebook Marketplace, which offered affordable options. I chose not to stay in on?campus housing because it was more expensive than the options I was getting off-campus.
• My place was about 800 meters from campus, so I could easily walk to classes every day, which was convenient and cost?effective.

• Full time job market is a bit hazy right now, but on average 60-70% of students find a job within 6 months after graduating. Average salary is 60-80K CAD/ Yearly which we can expect nowadays.
• Mostly students find jobs by applying only via LinkedIn and Indeed.
• No one from my batch has found a job yet. Can't say who would hire specifically from my course.

• Off-Campus, I lived with my family in Brampton, which was about a 100km away from the university. I bought a secondhandcar, and I drove it twice a week to the university.
• As per my observation, the monthly rent was 700-900 CAD/monthly, some included utilities and some did not.
• Challenges people faced were mostly with getting job to pay rent, or with lease agreements or landlords.
• Check the place and landlord thoroughly, also try to negotiate the best you can and don't for On-campus accommodation, and be aware of the frauds going on Facebook Marketplace.
• I lived 100kms away 100 kmhe university and Indians stay majorly in Kitchener and Brampton

• Out of the 20 people who graduated in the last intake, all of them ended up getting a job within 6 months after they completed their course.
• The average salary range can be $70000 per year in the IT field
• Students usually network around, but apply for jobs through linkedin. The biggest help in getting a job are internships as they demonstrate Canadian experience which is very essential for some employers as a lot of Indians have a history of faking their previous work experience. Other than linkedin, there's indeed, monster, dice and wellfound for finding jobs, but the best way would be to network with people especially in events like hackathons
• A batchmate of mine got a job in Nasdaq but his previous experience as an intern helped out in getting an interview. But most of my batchmates converted their intern jobs to full-time jobs. Most of the past graduates work in banks like TD, CIBC, Scotiabank etc.
• The university is very helpful when it comes to helping students to find internships as almost everyone in my batch who had an internship was because of the university's career center

• I found accommodation through facebook marketplace. My rent was $700 which included laundry and utilities (electricity and water).
• I did not really face any challenges while finding accommodation, but when securing it, I had to make a decision within 2 days after viewing because of it's high demand.
• For future students, I would recommend to get a private room if possible because then you can focus a lot on your studies.
• There's Facebook marketplace, Kijiji and real estate agencies which rent out and if you find real estate agency which specializes in student housing (WCRI in my city, Waterloo), then you can find pretty cheap rooms near university campuses.
• My accommodation is around 4 KM away from the campus. Most of the Indian students live in the city of Kitchener, but some groups did live near the university but they had to share their rooms with at least 3-4 other people to afford those places.
   

Not aware of this. However, big companies sponsor competitions in our university, and there are connections through them.

Lower tuition costs, a good business program, the chance of co-op.

The placements vary depending on the program. It is very hard to find a good job in the arts program mostly because the university does not have a vested interest in promoting the arts program.on the other hand, BBA has great opportunities.

Because it had a small campus and a community feel. I enjoyed the feel of the campus when I was researching it. Additionally, this was one of the few universities in Canada where they did offer a co-op program to art students.

It had the program I wanted and has a really good community. The campus is nice and small so it is easy to get to know everyone. The professors are nice and helpful. The university staff help make the school feel welcoming so I went.

I opted for this university because of the unique program that it provided. Political science BA with an LLB Law degree in England. It also had a small campus which made it more personalized. It is number 1 in student satisfaction.

You look for them yourself so it's up to you to find a good opportunity. I'm sure there are many opportunities out there but it comes down to how hard you want to try and look for them, contact the managers and how your interview will go.

It was one of the only options for me to take Kinesiology because in high school I didn't take advanced math or chemistry. I have always loved the school because my older sister studies here as well, so when I got accepted it was an easy decision.

Because I got to move away from home and experience living on my own as well as gaining the freedom of having my own place without someone always asking me questions. As well as the program here at Laurier is amazing for business.