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Hi jenste. I am not doing graduate studies at Laurier but I (male) did attend Laurier for undergrad. I can tell a few things: Near the Laurier and University of Waterloo campuses, the area is mostly filled with students. There are more girls than guys at Laurier and with Waterloo there are a lot of Asians (mostly Oriental, Chinese, Korean, etc.). Overall, the diversity at Laurier is not too bad, it is balanced. There is truth to the Laurier students partying a lot especially on Homecoming, St. Patrick;s Day, Octoberfest (Kitchener has German roots.), Winter Carnival, etc. About malls and shopping, there is Conestoga Mall which is up farther north of both campuses, there's the nice Uptown Waterloo which is south of Laurier, and Fairview Mall in Kitchener which would require a lengthy bus ride using the iXpress service. I hope this helps.

Firstly I would like to point out that I'm Canadian so I'm not too knowledgeable about American Statistics programs. However I do know that University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada has phD programs that start in the spring for (bio)statistics and actuarial science.

I took Real Analysis in my undergrad in a Canadian university. I guess it helped a lot since I got accepted to a Masters in Stats program. Based from my personal experience, Real Analysis (and maybe Measure Theory) helps with Stochastic Calculus and Advanced Probability courses.

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