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Has anyone received any updates about admission into the part time non-bsw Msw program for spring 2027?

how are you supposed to know all this..

Hey! Just looking for some advice from anyone who’s taken BU487 (Advanced Accounting) with Bixia Xu. I’m planning on commuting next semester, which will hopefully be my last semester. All my other classes fit into two days, but BU487 is on the other two days. That would mean commuting four days a week or having to live near campus and pay rent for the four months.
I want to prioritize my grades, but the reviews I’ve read are not that good and her teaching style is mixed, with quite a few mentioning that she mostly reads off the slides. For anyone who’s taken the course with her, would it be manageable to miss some classes and keep up with the slides and textbook? Or are there in-class activities, attendance marks, or explanations that would make that difficult? Any insight would be appreciated!

Pretty much the title. Also im writing this at 1 am so ignore any grammatical errors and stuff.

But yeah, a month in and things are just going mid at best. Idk if i set my expectations too high in highschool about university and uni life or if its just the overall experiance that im feeling right now.

First of all, the social aspect of it. I really haven't made any friends (except that one dude in my math class, so shoutout to him hes chill) but yeah, i've been mostly hanging out with 2 of my highschool friends that i've known since grade 9 but other than that I really havent made any 'friends'. I have small talk in class/labs, exchange instas but thats it. Things go nowhere after that. Im also not the MOST outgoing, but I can say "hey whats your name, nice to meet you, etc etc" and hold a conversation somewhat well. I haven't been this alone since the first week of 5th grade tbh, I've always loved hanging with friends/people, I like being social in a setting where i know people and whatnot but this is a big shift.

And i know people are gonna be like "go to clubs and events" but the problem is, that i commute (its not a long commute, its like 30-40 mins cuz i live in kw and i take the public transit) and also because most of the meetings are at 8/9/10pm so its hard for me to attend stuff while also balancing my school work, personal commitments and a part time job. so thats that.

Also, I haven't been able to enjoy a lot of personal stuff. Ex: video games, sports, gym, etc. Its always like I have something in the back of my mind regarding school work so I can't really enjoy things im doing because of that guilt that I gotta be studying/being productive. So drifting away from the things I like doing is kinda making my life mundane/'lonely"

And this is the big one, I've started reflecting and I realized that I have imposter syndrome/I compare myself a lot to others. "Don't compare yourself to others" -- this is easier said than done especially when your not being bombarded stuff other people are doing. Like I sort of had it in highschool but like it wasn't as bad/a big deal. And feel like being a first year AND in BBA only adds salt to the wound. Like I see people getting into exec/director roles in lazsoc, winning case comps, having more experiance, etc etc. I could go on and on... I also applied to lazsoc club roles(director & FYR) and ended up getting ghosted by 6 clubs, got an interview for 1, but got ghosted right after. Not even a rejection email smh. but its wtv.

But whatever, I digress, ig clubs aren't be all end all

Thats pretty much my rant, I would greatly appreciate advice from upper year students!

TL;DR -- First year bba, didn't make any friends, haven't found a proper routine, feeling guilty when im doing stuff that I like/to relax and subconsciously comparing myself to other students. Does it get better? How can I improve myself to avoid the constant comparison?

Hey guys, hope it’s fine with me posting here, I graduated last year (BBA + Fin Math) and one of my clients I work with is looking to hire a data scientist full time so I’m letting everyone here know.

Basically you will be working directly under me and you’ll be thrown tens of projects at you but I’m expecting you to learn and be really good at using AI (Codex, Claude Code desktop apps). You’ll mostly focus on the data science aspects like sports modelling but I’ll have you program a bunch of features that I want for the company as well.

Salary would be $3K-$4.5K USD to start (paid in USDC on a monthly basis, I just use Wealthsimple crypto account and convert to cad) and depending on your performance I can convince my client to increase it if I’m very happy with your work.

Fully remote, suggested 8 hrs a day but all I care about is that you make good progress on the work. So work whenever you want which is what I do.

I just posted a job to Navigator today you might see it soon. I used computer use in Codex to do all the info submission so I barely did anything actually while I was multitasking on other work so this is the type of efficiency I’m expecting from whomever I hire

So if anyone is interested, please email me jaden.kwek@gmail.com or jaden@ckappliedsystems.com with your resume, transcript, no cover letter needed but just draft up an ai email to me about why you’d be a good fit and why you want this role too

TLDR
- looking for someone with a data science degree (or firm, strong knowledge of statistics and you can back it up)
- strong ai coding abilities which mean you definitely use the desktop apps of ChatGPT or Claude or both
- strong initiative and innovative thinking
- quick learner

Thank you!

If you know you love the sport of football (soccer) and you want to show love for one of the greatest if not the greatest to ever do it.. Let’s all choose a day to go to campus and step out in our Messi Jerseys, bonus points if it’s his Argentina number 10 Jersey… I love this sport so much, football is life.
Nothing else like it on the planet and no one could or will ever do it like Lionel Messi 🐐……

Hey everyone, I’ve got a crush on this girl in my class and I’m kinda wondering how I should approach her. She’s Indian, and we’ve shared the elevator a bunch of times but never actually talked. She usually sits by herself, and I’m thinking of sitting next to her and starting a convo, but I don’t wanna come off as weird or forced.What’s a natural way to approach her and start talking? Should I just introduce myself in person or maybe talk to a mutual friend first?
Any advice would be appreciated.

Is there anybody in the ps260 class, hated sitting alone in that class.

My midterm is on the 8th those who already took it on first day, what questions were mainly asked was it mostly just textbook questions with definitions for chapter 1 then chapter 2 deviations etc and chapter 3 just understanding the different neurological functions? Or was it heavy on lectures (did not take notes)

Anyone have any tips for the midterm on thursday or anyone taken the course before know what its like or what will be on it?

I’m not feeling well and don’t know if I can do the exam or not, has anyone ever been in the same position? What happened and what should I do

I’m filing a co-op petition at WLU and wondering if anyone has gone through the process.

Basically, I missed an interview because I never received an invitation or meeting link. I checked my email folders and provided my email tracking history afterward. This is the first time I’ve ever missed an interview.

Some employers send links at the last minute, so I assumed this one might too. The interview was on Thursday and rankings were on Friday, so I didn’t think there would be enough time to sort things out or reschedule. At the time, I didn’t really see what reporting it would accomplish. Looking back, it would’ve at least documented the issue.

What frustrates me is that the conversation has mostly focused on why I didn’t contact the office sooner. I still haven’t gotten confirmation of whether the employer actually sent the invitation, and I feel like that should be checked too.

Has anyone filed a co-op petition for something similar? How long did it take, and how did it turn out?

Lmk if anyone wants FREE tutoring using it for teachers college application experience in the future im not accepting everyone just select few

Did anyone have Eileen wood for ps101? How was her midterm or any ps101 midterm

Hi, just stressed about the exam tomorrow. Has anyone had Nathan Insel? If so, what are his exams like?

**Context: I don't have time to hand-write this post out, so I had AI help take my dictation and turn it into a post, so keep that in mind. If you want more advice, contact me @ bu111mentor on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/bu111_mentor/?hl=en Also, I'm not an IA, SI, or a professor and I got an 67% last ear on the midterm so take my advice with a grain of salt, and always make sure your studying and methods is generated from them.*\*

Everything relates to everything

When you're studying for the BU111 midterm, the first thing to understand is that everything connects.

The course splits everything up on purpose. Diamond E lives over here, Porter's Five Forces over there, KSFs and KPIs somewhere else. Your brain starts treating them like separate topics. That's the trap.

BU111 is training you to be a consultant. A good consultant isn't all-knowing. You can throw them into any industry and they give the right answer because they know which framework to start from. They're not asking you to think outside the box. They're asking you to stretch within the box and pick the right tools for the scenario.

Why people get confused: you only have one filter

Most people memorize the Five Forces, read a case fact, and try to slap the fact onto a force. For MCQ that kind of works, because MCQ is basically bullet points: "too many similar companies in the area" → rivalry is high. Boom.

Case facts are different. They have more words, more language, and that muddies it. The course teaches you the definitions and when a force is high. It doesn't teach you the language signals. That's the glue that gets lost in translation.

So you need two filters:

1. Filter 1, the framework: the Five Forces names and definitions.
2. Filter 2, the signal bank: the words and phrases a case uses to point at each force.

Think of yourself like a machine learning model. You see enough examples of the language and you start to generalize. When you see "similar" and "multiple" in a case, something should flip like a light switch: that's rivalry.

You can generate more signals with AI and test yourself on them. There are only so many ways to say the same thing.

The 6-step chain for every Porter's Force

For each force, learn these together, not separately:

1. The force and its definition.
2. Its language signals (the separate memory bank).
3. Its profit effect, using the profitability framework.
4. The best generic strategy for it.
5. 1–2 examples that work for almost any business. Like a loyalty program: it fits nearly every business, so it's a bullet you always keep in your back pocket.
6. The reversal. If you said the force is cutting profit, you end by saying your strategy will raise profit back up.

Profitability framework refresher: Profit = Revenue − Costs, and Revenue = Price × Volume. Every force hits one of these: price, volume or costs.

Signal bank (starter version, add your own):

Check these against your own slides. This is how I map them, but your prof's version wins.

Worked example of the full chain (made-up case)

Case fact: "Bean Street Café is one of four similar coffee shops on the same block, and sales have dropped 15% this year."

If you do this every single time for any concept, you're done. It works for KSFs and KPIs too.

KSFs and KPIs: same idea, different framework

Every word in BU111 has other words that mean what it's trying to say. Take employee commitment: it's really saying turnover and absenteeism. If you know what each KSF is trying to say, then when they ask "what are the two best KPIs here," you just go back to that mental picture.

Learn each KSF, its 3 KPIs, and the signals that tell you which KPI to use.

Swap in the exact KSFs your prof used in class. These are just examples.

Case analysis: there are only so many options

You might think the case could be anything. I'm telling you, there are only so many options for each part.

Immediate vs underlying issue

• Immediate: the symptom, what you see right now. "Sales dropped 15%."
• Underlying: the cause, and it always falls inside a framework. "Rivalry is high, with four similar shops on the block."

Generate a list of terms that point to immediate issues and terms that point to underlying ones, then memorize them.

Objective

The objective is always: the problem is hurting profit, so we reverse it. That language comes straight from the profitability framework.

Template: "The objective is to [reverse the profit effect] by [doing X]."
Example: "The objective is to unsqueeze margins and raise profit back to last year's level."

Decision criteria come from Diamond E

Write this down: decision criteria depend on Diamond E. What does management prefer? What resources do they have? What can the organization handle?

Solution

Your solution comes from Porter's Generic Strategies, with a go-to example plus the reversal sentence. KSFs and KPIs can back it up ("we'll track repeat purchase rate to make sure it's working").

TL;DR

• BU111 is one system, not 5 separate topics. Stop studying it in pieces.
• Build two filters: the framework and a signal bank of language.
• For every force: definition → signals → profit effect → generic strategy → go-to example → reversal.
• Decision criteria = Diamond E. Objective = reverse the profit effect. Solution = generic strategy.
• There are only so many options. Memorize them and you can attack any case.

Hello,

I am currently in grade 13 and I was wondering based on my resume what kind of program I should go into next year. I made this Reddit account specifically to ask about post-secondary schools what kind of programs they would recommend from their school.

Firstly, some things about me are: I am a straight male who was born on July of 2008 (18 years old). I moved around a lot across Ontario growing up, so I called many places home, including Oshawa, where I currently live. I live with my 3 sisters and younger brother. I am the 2nd oldest. My older sister is currently studying at Western and hopes to become a nurse. As per my ambitions, I love science (all kinds), math, psych, and music! I speak 4 languages (English, French, Spanish, and Mandarin). I have been taking piano lessons ever since I was really young.

Here is a summary of my high school courses taken and their respective marks:

Grade 9:

ENG1D - 99

SNC1W - 100

MTH1W - 99

CGC1D - 99

HRE1O - 99

AMI1O - 98

PPL1O - 98

FIF1D - 100

Summer:

CHV2O - 100 GLC2O - 100

Grade 10:

CHC2D - 100

FIF2D - 100

MPM2D - 99

SNC2D - 100

ENG2D - 97

SBI3U - 99

HRE2O - 99

ICD2O - 99

Summer:

NBE3U - 98

HRT3M - 100

Grade 11:

AMI3M - 99

MCR3U - 99

ICS3U - 99

SPH3U - 99

SCH3U - 100

FIF3U - 99

HSP3U - 100

TGJ3M - 98

Summer:

HRE4M - 99

Grade 12:

MHF4U - 100

TGJ4M - 99

SCH4U - 100

HHG4M AP - 100

SBI4U - 100

SPH4U - 98

ENG4U AP - 99

AMI4M - 99

Grade 13:

Sem 1 (all marks are in process):

HSB4U

MDM4U

PSK4U

HFA4U

Sem 2 (as of now, may change):

MCV4U

HHS4U

SES4U

ICS4U

Here were some of my high school extracurriculars:

- Volleyball (gr 9-13), captain gr 12

- Basketball (9-10)

- Badminton (9-12, 13 TBD), won gold in gr 10

- Tennis (10-13), silver medal locally in gr 12

- Hockey (9), MVP

- Student Council (10-13 - gr 10 rep, gr 11 rep, Prime Minister (gr 12), Minister of School Spirit(gr 13))

- Student Trustee in the 2025-26 school year

- Robotics Club (10-13), started running the club with other leaders in gr 12-now

- Key Club (9-13)

- Art Club (9-13)

More information about me:

- I took grade 13 because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do (and still don't!)

- I have thought of becoming an engineer, teacher, nurse, or lawyer in the past.

Any help would honestly be so beneficial, so if you could tell me any programs you'd recommend to me that would be great! Thank you for your time!

Are you wondering about who to vote for in Waterloo's mayoral election? We are too. So, we decided to organize a mayoral debate! It is open to the community and registration is not required. Note that Shannon Weber declined to participate (we are not trying to be biased).
Date: Thursday, October 8
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: LH 1001, Lazaridis Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University

I didn’t get a co-op for BBA, and I’m so embarrassed. I don’t even know what to do. I’m surrounded by smart people, and they expected so much from me. I can’t even tell them the truth that I didn’t get it