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Yeah for sure, that works for me

I think both schools have good training and good placements if you have a clear understanding of what you want to get out of your placement. I'm at Laurier now, I love my placement and have had a good experience with the classroom material. While I didn't do the 2 year program I've heard that the first year is quite heavy in terms of reflexivity and theoretical implications. As you move into your second year this becomes more focus on what direct practice skills you want to learn. I have friends at UoftT who have said it is similiar but more focused in terms of one direct area ie) Children vs. Mental Health vs. Gerontology. I can't really speak to it myself, it is just what I have heard. I chose Laurier because I wanted to be able to explore the areas. I don't have one area that I am devoted to or one area that I really want to end up so I appeciated the opportunity to take classes that are preparing me to go into a multitude of fields. I think in the end it really comes down to what networks you want to build, what skills you hope to gain, and the atmosphere that you want to be in . If you have any q's about course material or placement opportunities at Laurier I'd be happy to provide some insight

Yeah they had it on Monday, I believe the portal closes on the 10th. I think if Laurier is still your #1 it doesn't hurt to talk to some organizations to let them know what predicament you are in (being on the waitlist). There are a number of individuals who are accepted throughout April and May so it doesn't hurt to try to get a placement through UofT in the KW area and then if needed ask them to switch over to Laurier. I've heard of this happening before in certain circumstances.

There are a few people that I know who have been accepted to the Advanced Standing program at Laurier for this year. They had their placement fair on Monday so I had the opportunity to meet them. Last year I was accepted off of the waitlist in June so there is still lots of time. Keeping that in mind there were not a lot of placement options left at that time, I just got lucky that the only placement I wanted was left