When does waterloo cs come out reddit. I am telling you this from experience.

even if you had an awful time with coop and never got a high paying job and averaged out with $15/hour for each job you had, you still get to walk away with $9600/term (15$/hour 40hours/week 16weeks/term) for a grand total of $57600 over the 6 work terms. Advanced Functions (taken 3 times) recent attempt in private school- 97% - midterm. Cons: Comparing yourself to others. ADMIN MOD. Revolutionary_Bug909. waterloo cs transfer. Waterloo no coop isnt worth, imo. No one is out to sabotage you lol, I mean there may be 1-2 sociapaths out there but for the most part everyone is very supportive. I have applied to specifically System Designs Engineering, Computing and Financial Management, and CS/BBA. I think they give out admission decisions between late march and may. most likely (not confirmed) friday afternoon around 1 30 pm. just wondering how waterloo uses the top 6 grades for our averages. About your comment if UW give international opportunities, UW reach out to companies to post their intership opportunities to WaterlooWork, but most of time companies post their jobs voluntarily due to Waterloo reputation. Waterloo CS/SE has a way higher reputation in the tech industry than NYU or Stevens, and is probably equivalent to the reputation of UIUC/UMich in the states. At the end of grade 12, I got the following grades: Computer Science HL - 7. When does Waterloo's decision come out? SO far the other Canadian universities, except for 1, have given my a decision. Furthermore, SE by default does COOP (you need it to get the degree). Vote. The Reddit Law School Admissions Forum. Waterloo SE: " Well over 2000 applicants for 125 spots. Finally if this is your only option, you can drop the BBA immediately and go into CS without coop or try to get a coop through Laurier for All things pertaining to academic, social, and cultural activities at the University of Toronto. If you can get 60% at Waterloo or UofT's engineering, you can easily get 90% at other universities' engineering, including McMaster's engineering because their courses are so much easier than Waterloo and UofT's engineering. 88%, not sure if it gets rounded up or down. That's not how it works, US schools don't care about the decimal point. 3. I have no facts about the actual programs but I go to uw and I have plenty of cs, math, and eng friends who still party and go out despite being the faculties with higher workloads and “no social lives”. But UW CS is a different beast with a lot of recruitment, prestige and a considerable tech culture like you'd find in SF, TOR or NY. WillumFromCanada. If you know that Waterloo is the university you wish to attend, we encourage you to accept your Offer of Admission and apply to residence as soon as you receive your Offer. Midnight, but course selection is not first come first serve so it doesn't matter. I got a 0/75 on my CCC, still got into UW CS. And it's not the end of the world if you don't get in; there are lots of pathways to enter the tech industry. I realize I'm a very jealous and envious person and it's taking a toll on my mental health. So if I chose to transfer to Waterloo, I would only get the first $20,000, which was equivalent to half of my first-year tuition in ubc. It's hard to know how typical that is tbh, it's not kept track of publicly. Beautiful-Total4080. *English and Econ were a 5 in the last term before apps. you're no good at coding (and have no theres another round around the 18-20th, so like in a weekish, we have hope still!! Personally I have a 95 going into grade 12 and I have no expectations of getting into Waterloo CS. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. r/uwaterloo. Some of the ones I'm interested in have made a conditional offer for the 1st of May. Patient_Status1190. Yes. But you have two years to catch up. Honestly if you don't like Waterloo CS and are trying to find reasons to convince yourself to not go, then DON'T GO. I had a competitive app but I already knew it was a coinflip for UW CS however getting deferred to Geomatics is absolutely hilarious. Add a Comment. If you're looking at the waterloo side you pretty much need a 95+ average, since this is even more competitive than CS, (I think i read somewhere for my year, around 5000 people applied and only 50-100 were accepted). Not it's math coop. Waterloos cs coop is good. CS Post averge (Out of stream) - 2022. Now the beauty of Waterloo is the work terms. 94 is fine) and coding/engineering experiences when completing the application If you get in Waterloo CS I would suggest just going with that. ~97% average with some significant leadership roles, tons of volunteer experience, 2 part-time jobs, been coding for 3 years; Python, Java, C++, and did all coding and math contests (scored decently on some math contests) — no offer yet (CS offers come in May) You don't need to graduate in 4 years, as you want to utilize co-op. Sort by: Search Comments. I am first year cs and have quite a few friends in eng, so if you have specific questions, feel free to message :D But my experience so far has been chill. but many people change their mind and go into industry instead. If the work is mind-numbingly easy, a high average should be attainable. Likewise, if you did get into watelroo for cs or eng, it does not mean you will get an internship in cali. true. I want to go to Waterloo more than any of these universities because I feel as though I might fit best here (Mathematics is very important The key to being successful at UW CS is not knowing lots of things, but having the underlying problem solving skills. Graduate with up to 2 years of paid work experience. mathkid13223. Business Administration/Computer Science double degree. Reply reply Does anyone know when the May Waterloo admissions come out? : r/OntarioGrade12s. Waterloo CS vs Shopify Dev Degree. And those cs coop companies are more likely to hire cs students over math students. • 10 mo. Pros: Co-op. Hi, Grade 11 student here. UBC would offer me $80,000 scholarship over the four years of studies ($20,000 renewable per year). Industry wise, UofT isn’t T20 but Waterloo is. Just out of curiosity, are CS guys in Waterloo only keen on dating females in Engineering/Math/CS programs or are they open… I have an admission average of 91. I'm currently filling out the transfer form. • 4 yr. I was excited to start my new journey Posted by u/0_cyph3r_0 - 2 votes and 4 comments Imo it ultimately comes down to your time management skills and how you want to use the free time that you get (if any) It is quite hard. Waterloo's co-op is world class, you'll be graduating with 6 internships at 6 different companies. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!! helllo I've applied to univeristy of waterloo Posted by u/Techman_001 - 218 votes and 2,160 comments Question about Math to CS transfer. In which course have you applied? Reply. Unofficial student and alumni-run subreddit for the University of Waterloo community Waterloo CS Admissions Round Does anyone know whether Waterloo CS/CFM Admissions come out all at once or on a rolling basis. Some of them will not pursue computer science jobs either. Let's keep this thread to those out of stream, since in-stream only needs 77% knowing averages for in-stream is meaningless. Yaa dude mail them and ask about any problem. This is cuz they’re most likely coming out next week. Serious. Waterloo is not looked at like a target school like MIT or Harvard is. CECA sucks. So while there is nothing stopping OP from applying to cs coops as a math student, it's gonna be really hard to get a good cs Maybe. I came from 0 coding experience and 1B and 2A were quite painful. they are much more holistic, they look at the GPA ( a 95-100 is virtually the same to them) of all 4 years of hs, sat, and a huge emphasis on ur extracurriculars. plus you have to write their math and code test/competitions. Title. Waterloo is a huge feeder into Silicon Valley and it's pretty common for people there to do their co-op at I never applied to waterloo when I was in high school but I heard the admission requirements for cs got crazy high in recent years. If you figure out that SE/CS isn’t your calling, then you switch majors or take a Masters in that subject. In North America, I'd say Waterloo is top 12 (better than schools like UMich and GTech but worse than CMU and Princeton) and uoft is top 20. I think my grade 10 average was around 93-94 (2019-2020). You won't have time to do anything you want to do and you'll stay up until 3 AM on most nights (some days you can't You don't need to cut it out entirely, just be cautious. You would be better off going to York Computer Science than here. For research, UofT CS is highly ranked tho idk what number. • 2 yr. A big part of that was my average. but possibly tmrw (unlikely) or next week (possible) 4. pick the more affordable one (if that is an issue) UofT does have worse and more competitive co-op (PEY is cutthroat for CS The waterloo name by itself isn't worth as much as the work experience you get by being in coop. I am a first-year geomatics student at Waterloo and hope to move to CS. I believe it’s worth a try if you are getting a high 80 in CS 136. WATERLOO CS! LETS GOOOO. Waterloo Cs = Geomatics. • 15 hr. No. r/OntarioUniversities. Regardless, they're pretty entertaining and informative courses, and I usually get high 90's and 100's in them. I was wondering how competitive it is to get into UW and also how much of a chance I have with my predicted scores: 6 Math AA HL, 7 Physics HL, 7 CS HL. Between UofT and Waterloo, there are only a couple of hundred new computer science graduates each year. UTSG is definitely in a much more lively location. Waterloo does have Nobel prize winners, look up Donna Strickland. Waterloo undergrads consistently place highly on mathematics competitions such as the Putnam, on the same tier as schools such as Harvard and Stanford. Waterloo CS Acceptance Averages 2021. Job matches are available Fridays after 11 AM Both Waterloo CS and UTSG CS will give you a very good education. people used to pick laurier as their home school to slide into waterloo CS, but you probably can't do that any more. Usually EDs come out well before regular decision. Thanks. By that I mean work for a company that does some social good. It definitely is possible. 73%. for stand for and mit you need near perfect sat, near perfect gpa, and insane ecs, ie international awards. [deleted] •. I also took CS3FP3 (Third year functional programming. To put it into perspective, people who "only" get into normal CS can barely get into COOP CS, Ive heard you need 90+ acc. You're just selecting your 5 courses (since you're in CS, you have 3 automatically assigned, you need one communication class and 1 elective) that you want to take. You don't change your schedule until later. you can always apply For me it was 2:4 Canada to US. r/OntarioGrade12s. Post your averages (acceptance or rejection). McMaster is like any in state school, you will get a decent CS education and have great job opportunities. Check out the sidebar for intro guides. CS 398 (soon to be CS 346) - App Development - this is a brand new course and a new hidden grail right now. You will most likely work in a corporate environment if you do CS, at least for the first few years to build experience. The reason why recruiters favor Waterloo students is because they can hire a seasoned industry worker for the price of a college graduate. its not as easy as you 117 votes, 69 comments. Reply reply. If you need help now, please check out UW's list of emergency numbers. 4b) First year CS classes are, in my opinion, pretty easy. It's normal for friends to help each other on assignments. 1. I has a CS average of 91 and got in, my friends had CS averages of 85 and 87, and didn't get in, so I assume the average to get in was around high 80s. btw anyone who didn't get in today, hold tight, last year, someone in my school got his cs offer on may 15th. If you are only interested in software engineering then Waterloo SE or CS is certainly a better option than U of T cs for the average student, given the sheer amount of coop opportunities at waterloo. definitely helps to have good grades (im sure a 3. Applying to CS from Quebec (CEGEP) Hi all. Meanwhile, there are thousands of people graduating with computer science degrees every year from schools other than UofT and Waterloo. Geomatics. A subreddit for everything related to Universities in Ontario, Canada. A bad contest score doesn't take away from your application. You must apply in spring after taking CS 245 and CS 246, and their's only 15 spots open per year. The only reason recruiters go after waterloo grads is cause they know they will usually have a good history of internships but if you don't have that, the waterloo rep doesn't mean shit. The 2022 CS Class Profile consists of data relevant to CS, CFM, and CS/BBA students completing their undergrad in 2022. whiteash36. Seriously though, Waterloo for industry, UofT for research. Shitpost. Laurier BBA is like 90-95. Some years it goes up a bit, but if it goes up, you'll also need a higher average to successfully transfer. I've succesfully gotten a transfer acceptance from a good california school CS to waterloo swe after freshman year (id also recommend applying to cs), but never took it. Anecdotally, I think I've come out ahead (in terms of industry connections, academic opportunities in mathy stuff, and social fulfillment) by choosing Waterloo SE over UofT CS/T1. •. pros: co-op. SE is a very small, elite group within UW, and to get into there in of itself would be an impressive display of capability. I'd estimate 40% or so. The best place on Reddit for admissions advice. I haven't dealt with CECA yet so I won't make any claims (sequence 4). go to the one you get into. I'm also eagerly waiting for my decision. Hello, redditors. They have 2 set rounds where offers are sent all out together. 11PM heading north and 1AM heading back approximately. All offers of admission will be made by mid-May and you will have until June 3, 2024 to accept. I would say that it's typical of 4th or 5th year CS students to have a US coop though, it's definitely not a super exclusive group. Id suggest on the form itself to iterate why you are interested in SE has to deal with the, well, engineering bits at the cost of math. Waterloo CS Co-op: "Over 12,000 applicants for 370 spots" Assuming there were around 460 offers and 12,300 applicants, the acceptance rate was 3. I'd say academically they're about even. Other universities may ask for a response before June 3. But that doesn't mean the program is awful. I am telling you this from experience. The workload of this course will eat you alive, just for you to maintain a shit GPA. Mac Health Sci: "240 spots with around 7000 We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I think if you go to a well-reputed public school in the region, the admissions team feels confident that 1) you're likely to attend since it's your hometown (increases their yield), and 2) they are Confirm/update the contact information for the Principal, Head of Math names and email addresses, and Head of Computer Science names and email addresses. LETS GOOOO : r/OntarioGrade12s. I am a UW CS/WLU BBA DD grad from the Laurier side. You should make your decision based on other factors which are important to you. 26 votes, 28 comments. Carried by a top 6 average of 100% (including in English somehow). Computer Engineering. it is ran by Jeff Avery, and will go by the course code CS 346 starting Fall 2022. ago. The average goes down not because students are less bright, but because university courses are fucking hard. Seems like for this term (for 1B students) the cutoff is flat 90 for CS 136, which is definitely possible to achieve (than 100 during covid lol). I transferred from first year McMaster CS to Waterloo CS in 2020. I go to a semestered school, so we only have 4 of the final marks for our courses in February, and the other 4 come in late June, and last offers come out in May (if I am not mistaken), so they cannot use sem 2 final marks. career developing, debugging, documenting, designing. this is to my knowledge, the only other group project based CS course that Waterloo offers, and it lives up to the hype. The deadline is today and I was going to apply after some hard thinking, but my first term marks weren't too great (70 in CS 135 and poor MAV). u need diligence if u want to do cs grad school anyways. Predicted average for midterms if I'm being realistic will be 94-95 but I'm worried this is on the lower half of the scale. 102. Physics HL - 6. If you're worried about program intensity/flexibility, it is worth noting the switch from SE to CS at Waterloo to get more flexible degree requirements is generally Just focus on having fun with it, and learning while doing the contest questions. I joined by emailing the prof and having him waive the missing prereqs. • 21 min. its usually recommended to apply to the side you are more interested in, for example, if you like cs more, apply to waterloo, more business, apply laurier side. Currently, we have around 30 or less people in my year for CS/BBA for the waterloo side. MembersOnline. I got to do multiple co-op terms, most of which were when classes were online (meaning I avoided those, as they sucked) and got to go on exchange. Some of the phone numbers can be reached 24/7. However, from people who have managed to transfer in the past look, what the advisors look for in the answers to the form. Post any questions you have, there are lots of redditors with admissions knowledge waiting to help. Also since you are applying for CS this is highly improbable, but make sure you have uploaded all the required documents to the given portals. But some of the group who aren't there don't want to be there by choice. And also, of course the friends you make along the way Reply reply also if i got ranked, but i can still see other jobs does that mean I will not get the job? (sorry for the dumb questions, its my first coop and I'm really stressed I won't get a job) it should tell you if you matched as soon as you swipe right. i dont think either school would close any doors for you if ur competent and diligent. Figure out which one of these topics you truely love, then start teaching yourself as much as you can. I do realize this is another one of those annoying posts but I was wondering what peoples averages and ECs were who got admitted into CS at Waterloo last year. U of T and Waterloo both deferred me to alternate majors with these grades. STAY OUT OF DOUBLE DEGREE. I think the average for waterloo CS used to be like 96-97, but I'm pretty sure it's come down a bit. If you want to get a cali internship, you first need to turely build a passion and understanding for CS/Software/Hardware engineering. "Career and Technology Studies courses are not acceptable academic courses. In my current program of choice I am on track to complete all required courses to be admitted (cal 1+2, 2 english 603s) however I am very confused about admissions averages. Some of the other school information cannot be changed online. Earn a degree in Computer Science from one of the world's top computer science schools. Whereas being a doctor automatically allows you to do some social good. I'm looking to apply to the University of Waterloo for its CS program as an international student taking the IB. In terms of making a positive social impact, you can do it in CS, but you have to seek it out. • 3 days ago. Hi all, sorry for the rant but I've been feeling hopeless lately and I have no one else to tell. It's bonus points for your application, but if you don't do well it CANNOT count against you. Same choice, went to UTM CS. It only runs in the overnight hours (something like 11pm-5am), and it's a short one - maybe just a few cars long. Getting diamond is not as important as passing your courses. I also didn’t realize how much math a CS degree in UWaterloo required. I'm an incoming 3. Here is UWaterloo's document on the Continuous Cycle. I got 30/75 as well in 2020. Also, when you are done high school you can find the entire first year math courseware (calculus 1 and 2, algebra proofs and linear algebra), so you can even prep during summer. Maybe 50%. TheDamselfly. I am a Quebec CEGEP student intersted in applying to the university of waterloo next year in computer science. Laurier side is less competitive. I know of grads from UW CS that went into med school. Personally, Waterloo turned out to be 20k USD lower than UT Austin, which is the US uni I wanted to attend, so I was financially obligated to come here. According to the conversion table, this is a between a 93% and 96% average. Good Luck and if you are from India, maybe I can help you with UAlberta Posted by u/Glittering_Love4952 - 7 votes and 14 comments If you can get into both, you’re obviously very talented and neither degree will limit you from doing what you want. If you need someone to chat with, text 741741 to the Ontario Online & Text Crisis Service. A community for grade 12s in Ontario to discuss things about university admissions, OSAP, OUAC/OCAS uploads, and general program queries. UofT ASIP pre lit, it starts at the end of 3rd year so you're technically a 4th year standing doing 4 coops back to back to back to back if you wanted to, so you could go on a really good streak, but out of the three options me personally I would not take UofT in any given situation. Software Engineering. cons: this university sucks, you won’t get a traditional uni experience, friendships are hard to maintain because you move every 4 months, there is a constant pressure (whether or not you choose to succumb to it is up to you) to be grinding side projects & leetcode, most people i In most first year math and cs classes, the average hovers somewhere around 65-70. Once the information has been correctly changed, click the “Update and Order Contests” button at the bottom of the page. strictly speaking, UofT is quite a bit better than waterloo for grad school. Simply put, CS program at University of Waterloo is in top 3 of CS programs in Canada (UT and UBC being the other two). In the standard co-op offering, CS and CFM take 4 years and 2 terms to complete, while Posted by u/Dry_Career_2304 - 6 votes and 5 comments Yeah. this is because they changed it so it is now difficult to drop from laurier side cs/bba to only cs, but you can do so with the waterloo side. The whole point of UW CS is their coveted coop, without that you might as well attend UofT, because UofT has more academia clout in CS (ranking #10 for CS, mostly due to research) and has PEY which is leagues better than having nothing. About the CS and Robotics, they are options and fall under "CTS" courses, which most universities discredit immediately. Computing and Financial Management. 29%. Does Waterloo care about ECs? Got admitted for Waterloo CS with essentially no extracurriculars other than math competitions and CCC. In 2014, I was admitted to CS and I had a 95 high school average. Alternatively, consider reaching out to UW-MATES. Alternatively if you get into CS/BBA from Waterloo side you can just drop the BBA immediately and you will keep the CS with co-op at Waterloo. CS Post results are starting to come out. Math AA HL - 6. Graduated from CS and feel like a failure. The only reasons I would take investment banking or management consulting are: you don't enjoy coding. idk if you plan to commute, but I know UofT students sure will and that effects campus life. its basically the same thing as CS We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. laurier side is easier to get in, but you will not have waterloo coop. Finally, Waterloo is much more specifically a STEM school which means you tend to get a bit more of those “STEMMY” personalities If you're deciding between CS, management consulting, and investment banking you should pretty much always go the more technical route; the competition is lighter and usually the pay is better long-term. For reference, I have low-mid 90s for all my Math & CS courses in 1A and 1B, and my Cumulative Average for first year is 90. You will have very smart classmates and very good professors (as well as access to very challenging courses). for that loo is much better. 18 votes, 41 comments. For those that haven't heard about Shopify Dev Degree - you study either at York or Carleton, you work 25 hours / week at Shopify, different teams and projects every 8 months, you are getting 2 courses credits / year for it and about 30K / year compensation and your tuition is fully paid. The only train that comes through this stretch is a freight train that heads out to Elmira a couple times a week. If you combine the US and Canadian CS programs, Waterloo is probably at the level of U Washington/U Wisconsin /U Illinois - a top 10, perhaps, a top 15 program. If you've programmed before, you've got a headstart as they're geared towards student who have not programmed at all before joining CS at Waterloo. And does any one know what does it mean by "We require the official copies of these transcripts) which must be submitted directly from the issuing institution to the Registrar's . UW do have international interships but locations can vary. These were combined with the knowledge that students in these programs tend to have similar experiences, as they share many core courses. • 6 min. " Assuming 175 offers were made and they received 2400 applicants, the acceptance rate was 7. In Waterloo, I will need to pay around $67,000 every year plainly for their tuition. However, to your point about feeders: I know there's some public schools in the Waterloo region that send about 30-50 students to Waterloo CS/SE. I also applied for sept 2022 term. There are 2 unis and a college in Waterloo area so there are tons of clubs and stuff to do. " (from Waterloo's CS admissions site). I think I liked the Berkeley campus a lot but Waterloo’s campus is still quite nice and a lot better than most campuses. Berkeley is a nicer city to live in but Waterloo housing prices are just insanely cheaper. averages just to do so. I just watched a video where the guy said waterloo uses a language called Racket in the first year for CS, which basically has no value on your…. What's the point of going into a math program if your end goal is to do cs coop anyways. My second term marks are going way better though, close to 90 average, and my CS 136 mark should also be near 90, depending on how I did on today's final. When I started uni (not at UW, mind you), I was insistent in doing 4 years, only to take 6 years to do my degree. UBC has the best weather out of the 3 and is by the beach, best view in the world, great location, 30 min to downtown & Richmond, large student body, best school in western Canada, best CS research institute in the nation. here are my specific stats. 45-50% of eng offers and 5% of cs offers were sent out in the early round (March), the rest are sent out in the mid-May round. 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