刚在万维看到一篇新闻：滑铁卢大学面试感触 - 只有华裔才学这学那？

我有相同的体会。一直以来想写一篇介绍，但还没收集好材料。

我工作的公司，每个学校学期，都有CO－OP 学生来，每四个月轮流一次。

1. 学生的族裔

公司是机械类制造业，主要是学机械的学生来CO－OP，和小量的IT computer 学生.  

白人学生是多数，华裔, 印度裔也不少.

2. 大部分CO－OP 学生都很努力，聪明，认真学习，争取学到更多的技能。我们公司给大部分学生好的实习成绩，并欢迎表现好的学生下次再来（不用training). 当公司有新的职位时，首先考虑这些 CO－OP毕业生. ５－６次CO－OP 工作（在５年的学习期内），使学生早早知道如何工作，如何和同事合作，动手能力强。也知道挣钱不容易。

3. 这里的COOP收入不低。随专业/年级而不同，比最低工资高多了(最后一年的学生，可以拿到大学毕业工资的８０％)。基本上CO－OP学生有能力付学费, 有些还有部分生活费，我们这一带孩子们在滑铁卢大学上学, 不花家长什么钱, 而且毕业后都找到不错的工作。

 因此我们这些家长都为孩子们能够在这样的大学学习,并得到工作锻炼而高兴。

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下面摘自网上：

Waterloo as a world leader in co-op

Why we're a good choice:

World's largest co-op program – approximately 16,500 undergraduate co-op students

• More than twice as many students as the next largest program in the world.
• More than 120 undergraduate programs that offer co-op (80% of all programs)
• More resources and experienced staff to help you succeed.
• Canada’s largest building completely dedicated to co-operative education and career action.

4,500 regularly participating co-op employers worldwide

• That's almost a few thousand more than the next largest co-op program, so you'll have a vast selection of employers to access when you're searching for co-op jobs.

$25,000 - $74,000 - potential co-op earnings by graduation

• Waterloo’s co-op students generally have smaller student loans than regular students, because co-op earnings help pay for their education.