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Originally posted by Dr. Z ^ ... UofWaterloo is one the best engineering universities in North America. If you are fortunate to get accepted there, I would not think twice...

agree very hard to get in

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Originally posted by Michael Russo Look at all the engineers I just got accepted into Waterloo Computer Engineering today I couldn't believe it, I thought I'd have to wait till the end of May (or early June!) to hear. And I wasn't even sure I'd get in... Suffice to say, this package that says "You're In!" with the UWaterloo logo in the bottom right corner is quite a relief I'm going to set up a campus visit soon. Which residence (there's lots to choose from!) would you recommend? How's the city? Am I going to have 18 hours of homework a day?

Wow, congradulations!
What were your marks?

All the residences are different. If you like private life, and you don't wanna be bothered when you study, go to UW place. If you wanna party every goddamn day of the week, go to Village1, Meckenzie, and Village 2. Plus, they have their own little differences.

Universities have only been giving out early acceptances to those with 95+ averages. He must have had an amazing average.

edit: This applies to only the big bad universities. Ryerson, Windsor and Laurier have been chucking out early acceptances like there's no tomorrow. UofT, Queens and Waterloo have only sent out acceptances to those with 95+ averages.. the main round of acceptance letters comes around mid-may for those of us unfortunate to be in the double cohort.

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Originally posted by Michael Russo Look at all the engineers I just got accepted into Waterloo Computer Engineering today I couldn't believe it, I thought I'd have to wait till the end of May (or early June!) to hear. And I wasn't even sure I'd get in... Suffice to say, this package that says "You're In!" with the UWaterloo logo in the bottom right corner is quite a relief I'm going to set up a campus visit soon. Which residence (there's lots to choose from!) would you recommend? How's the city? Am I going to have 18 hours of homework a day?

Well, engineers have around 30+ hours of classes a week. And you'll have to spend a great deal of your time on homework. But then it all depends on how organized you are, study habits, etc.

Also, I would suggest to not skip frosh week. You'll meet many smart and energetic people from your program with whom you'll be spending most of your time partying and studying.

In terms of residence, try to get into village 1. It's a 5 minute walk to the engineering buildings. V1 also has better food . Village 2 (aka REV) only has double rooms (I think). V2 also has coed floors, which rock!

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thx for the response guys...

my average is I don't think incrediabily high (91%) but I do believe that I have a good chance of getting in Waterloo because I am involved in a LOT of extracurricular activities and that has to count for something huh?

I do want to go to Waterloo but the only thing I am worried of is that I won't have a life there... but then again... I don't think i would have much of a life in UT also so I guess Waterloo would be the better choice for me...

thanks

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Originally posted by kewlness I do want to go to Waterloo but the only thing I am worried of is that I won't have a life there... but then again... I don't think i would have much of a life in UT also so I guess Waterloo would be the better choice for me... thanks

Whether you have a life or not depends entirely on you. If you wanna have fun, you will.. There are a lot of responsible people in Waterloo who definitely know how to party. But then again there are many people who only study all day long. It's your choice with whom you will hang out.

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Originally posted by kewlness thx for the response guys... my average is I don't think incrediabily high (91%) but I do believe that I have a good chance of getting in Waterloo because I am involved in a LOT of extracurricular activities and that has to count for something huh? I do want to go to Waterloo but the only thing I am worried of is that I won't have a life there... but then again... I don't think i would have much of a life in UT also so I guess Waterloo would be the better choice for me... thanks

To be honest, I think this depends more on the program you go into than the university. Engineering is never going to be much of a social atmosphere. But if you're worried about a sausage fest at Waterloo, it bears repeating that Laurier is right across the street (it's what, 80% women or something?). And when people talk about Waterloo being anti-social they probably are talking about the engineering faculty - if you scout around and make the right friends you'll probably find lots of parties.

(Queen's Eng. was boring as hell for me until I started making friends outside the faculty and learned where people tend to hang out)

P.S. When I applied to Waterloo (sans double cohort a few years ago), I had a 93 and an insane amount of extracurriculars and did not get in... there are certain other factors that come into play which I'd probably get flamed for talking about...

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This might dissuade you from going to UW:
Engineers dissatisfied with their program at UW

Please read it.

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Originally posted by DigiNut To be honest, I think this depends more on the program you go into than the university. Engineering is never going to be much of a social atmosphere. But if you're worried about a sausage fest at Waterloo, it bears repeating that Laurier is right across the street (it's what, 80% women or something?). And when people talk about Waterloo being anti-social they probably are talking about the engineering faculty - if you scout around and make the right friends you'll probably find lots of parties.

that's like sayin that ur "all boys" school is right beside an "all girls" school. my engineering friends at Waterloo always boast about that one fact yet i've never seen any Laurier chicks at any of their house parties ..

me think thats Laurier girls are lookin beyond Waterloo for their source of sausage ..

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I have a friend that is going to waterwoo for sciences, and i quote : "Dont go to waterloo!!!"
yup, it all boils down to that, HUGE guy to girl ration, mostly nerds, and generally people that dont know how to have fun. thats the general consensus from my friends.
the engineers at waterloo are known to be the quiet type
the engineers at mcgill are known to be the craziest
waterloo is a shithole
montreal rules

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Originally posted by 404 Science I have a friend that is going to waterwoo for sciences, and i quote : "Dont go to waterloo!!!" yup, it all boils down to that, HUGE guy to girl ration, mostly nerds, and generally people that dont know how to have fun. thats the general consensus from my friends. the engineers at waterloo are known to be the quiet type the engineers at mcgill are known to be the craziest waterloo is a shithole montreal rules

Well, I wouldn't be that harsh... Waterloo engineers graduate with $0 debt, 2 years of professional experience and have very high chances of getting a job within a few months after graduation. Can your engineer friends from McGill say the same?

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Waterloo can't be that bad. I mean great guys like Durafei go there. For all you saying that you won't have fun at UW, there isn't that much to do at U of T and all the people are just out for themselves. And because engineering is such a demanding program, you only hang out with your classmates and don't have time to enjoy the rest of Toronto. I go to U of T now and let me tell you I had way more "fun" in Ottawa at Carleton University. Now that was fun!!! (remembering the good times)

If you got in at Waterloo, go there. It will be much more rewarding at the end. And you can always come to Toronto to party like everyone else does.