Posts for Future graduate students

Working towards a better future: a public service student’s journey

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 by Aadya Dixit | 5 min read

Stephanie Davis smiling while standing in front of staircase

Stephanie Davis (she/her) is a Master of Public Service student in her second year.

Co-op Student of the Year

Arts

Research

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Putting your best foot forward into physics and computer science research

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 by Aadya Dixit | 4 min read

Jessica Bohm smiling while standing in front of staircase

The Co-op Student of the Year for the Faculty of Mathematics is Jessica Bohm (she/her). Jessica combined her passion for computer science and curiosity for physics at TRIUMF.

Co-op Student of the Year

Mathematics

Research

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Diversifying your work experience through co-op

Thursday, December 14, 2023 by Vanessa Vanpopic | 4 min read

Vanessa Vanpopic (she/her) is in her fifth year of Honours Arts and Business majoring in Legal Studies. Completing five work terms in four different positions across three companies, Vanessa shares the value of diversifying your work experiences.

Arts

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Co-op for a better community

Thursday, December 7, 2023 by Cameron Stirrup | 5 min read

Vanessa Cerqueira standing under a tent, behind a table with cardboard boxes, holding a donations can.

Vanessa Cerqueira (she/her), is a fourth-year Honours Arts and Business student majoring in Legal Studies. She shares how through her five co-op terms, she’s built conversational skills, found a home away from home courtesy of the Co-op for Social Good program and how she’s been able to give back to the community she grew up in.

Arts

UN SDGs

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Byte-sized adventures

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 by Luke Tao | 4 min read

Luke Tao (he/him), a fourth-year Computer Science student, shares his co-op experience that has taken him coast to coast on his software development quest.

Mathematics

International

Technology

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App development is one "mobile" skill

Thursday, November 30, 2023 by Skylar Ji | 5 min read

Skylar Ji posing in front of a body of water.

Skylar Ji, a second-year Computer Science student, shares her very first co-op experience, the skills she’s developed within mobile development, and how she aims to expand upon those skills within future CS and software roles.

Mathematics

Technology

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Building software skills in Britain

Thursday, November 23, 2023 by Tailai Wang | 4 min read

Hello! My name is Tailai Wang, a fifth-year Computer Science and Business Administration student. I’ll be sharing my story about my past internship in London, England as a Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies!

Mathematics

International

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A career check-in with Cameron

Thursday, November 16, 2023 by Cameron Stirrup | 3 min read

Cameron Stirrup sitting at his desk smiling.

Hello blog fans! Cameron here! If you don’t know me, I’d recommend you check out all the amazing student blogs we’ve featured so far this term.

Co-op tips

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Working in the Waterloo web world

Thursday, November 2, 2023 by Cameron Stirrup & Willow Carmount | 6 min read

Willow Carmount sitting at her desk at Waterloo's IST department.

Willow Carmount (she/they), is a third-year Honours Arts and Business student majoring in Peace and Conflict studies, who’s called the University of Waterloo home for five work terms. During this time, she has used co-op as a chance to venture into industries she never thought she would - ultimately discovering a future career in technology.

Arts

Technology

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Working behind the scenes of Waterloo’s societies and clubs

Thursday, October 26, 2023 by Cameron Stirrup | 4 min read

Kavya Gupta (she/her) is a second-year Math student whose introduction to co-op has allowed her to hone organizational skills and accounting skills as well as collaborate with and enjoy time alongside people on University of Waterloo’s campus.

Mathematics