deciding about schools in Canada

Hi I’m going into uni next year didn’t get into queens or Ivey not sure what to do next I got into every other school I applied to and I’m debating between mac, Laurier and uoft. I’m afraid those schools aren’t good enough to break in the industry if anyone has any advice to where should I go or tips that will make it easier to land a good internship when I’m there plaese let me know.

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UofT and Laurier have similar placements on Bay St, UofT slightly better on Wall St, you'll have more fun at Laurier, and Mac gets you none of the above

 
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Rotman has no US pipelines other than Dyal IIRC, and even that I’m not sure about after the TN crackdown.

WF NY kid from Rotman is a US citizen, and Laurier sends a couple to Ares every cycle I believe, plus one heading to BC Partners.

In Toronto, Laurier also places way better into top tier buyside co-ops like Altas, Burgundy, Onex, TCAM, etc, none of which Rotman places into consistently.

If you’re a top kid at Laurier you’ll place well, and taking advantage of the co-op program can let you land some very prestigious seats which you can leverage for US SA recruiting.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

 

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Rotman has no US pipelines other than Dyal IIRC, and even that I’m not sure about after the TN crackdown.

WF NY kid from Rotman is a US citizen, and Laurier sends a couple to Ares every cycle I believe, plus one heading to BC Partners.

In Toronto, Laurier also places way better into top tier buyside co-ops like Altas, Burgundy, Onex, TCAM, etc, none of which Rotman places into consistently.

If you’re a top kid at Laurier you’ll place well, and taking advantage of the co-op program can let you land some very prestigious seats which you can leverage for US SA recruiting.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Laurier didn’t send anyone to US this cycle except the 2 to Ares, so similar US placements. And sure, you can be a buyside merchant with Laurier co-op, but no one ends up returning there FT with the exception of the 2 Fidelity guys. All roads lead to Big 5 IB, where each school gets a similar number of seats, only caveat is Laurier kids typically have to work harder since banks are stingy with off cycles. 

 

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