r/wlu

On Reddit hype up Laurier BBA and refer to it as a “tier 2” business program. But when I look at rankings online, Laurier often seems to be much lower on the list, especially for things like teaching, research environment, research quality, industry reputation, etc. which confuses me because I feel like the stats contradict what people are saying

My plan was to do Laurier BBA and then hopefully go to law school afterward. I originally thought Laurier was a really strong program and that it would give me good employment options as a backup if law school didn’t work out right away.

But now I’m second-guessing everything. I’ve seen some rankings where the University of Manitoba( asper), which is my home province school, is ranked higher than Laurier (bba) overall. Laurier was my top choice for a while, but now I honestly feel lost.

Hi I’m an incoming first year bba student. I’m someone who didn’t take any accounting in high school. I was wondering how can i study during the summer for bu127. Is there any courses I can take or is there a way I can get ahold of the textbook and study with that. Need some guidance thank you!!!!

I wanted to get ahead on figuring out how to study properly before classes even start.

A bit about how I learn: in high school I did well by drilling practice questions and past tests over and over, but I noticed my marks would drop hard whenever a question was worded differently or asked me to apply a concept in a new way instead of just repeating what I'd memorized. Basically I'm good at pattern recognition but not great at deeper understanding, if that makes sense. I also get bored pretty easily if I'm not seeing results right away, and I have a habit of procrastinating on stuff I don't immediately get (which obviously backfires).

For those who've done BBA or another business program:

• How different is the studying style from high school? Is it still doable to just memorize/practice, or does it actually punish that approach?
• Any tips for actually understanding material instead of just pattern-matching answers?
• How do you stay consistent with studying/work when there's no one forcing you to do it week to week?
• Anything you wish you knew before first year that would've saved you a bad midterm?

Would appreciate any advice, especially from current/former Laurier business students. Trying to not get blindsided in September.

guys what time does course registration open on monday for returning students?

Since it’s summer and campus is pretty quiet, I figured it’d be cool to make a Snapchat group for students who wanna meet new people, make friends, or just have people to talk to before the semester starts.

If you’re interested, comment or DM me and I’ll send you the invite.

Laurier is asking me to take an English proficiency test even though i was born and raised in Canada and have been speaking English my entire life. What do I do??

When do they become available? I currently see only white and lot 48, when do the gold ones become available?

Thank you Canadian government for cutting my OSAP in literal half, you have truly opened my eyes. Who cares if my courses get harder every semester? Who cares about STEM really. I should drop out and run for premier because that’s the one thing you don’t need a degree to do. Absolutely fuming.

minors in music (specifically trombone) btw not kids

bro i need one more bird course and it HAS to be INPERSON

please tell me 2nd year bird courses bro ive literally been searching and everything ive seen is useless or has restrictions like

Going into second year and im living off campus, i wanted to know if getting a job in waterloo was hard or what i should expect

Hi everyone, I’m taking ma103 right now and just wanted to know how to make myself feel more confident. I feel lost and really want to lock in for the final exam, any tips?

Guys I've got an offer from Psychology and Neuroscience at Laurier and I accepted it, but after receiving my final grades I found out my average is below the required minimum .
Has anyone been in this situation? Do you know what would Laurier do in this situation?
I needed 70, but I'm about 67 right now.

first year into cs and i havent done the cpe yet (gonna do it tommorow because i still want to prepare... ik its risky but my ego... /hj) but i just wanted to see if it looked okay or if i should remove or add anything? both for fall 2026 and winter 2027 btw!!

also... how hard is psychology

fall2026

winter2027