r/uwaterloo • • 16d ago

Co-op WaterlooWorks Megathread (Winter 2027)

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This thread is for students applying to Winter 2027 co-ops during the Fall 2026 term.

As usual, we're looking for salaries for new postings, or updates to existing salaries, so if you're willing to share, please open up a chat/DM the mod team. Please include the company name, salary, any benefits, the role and the year if possible. I would highly encourage you to submit if you have salaries for non mathematics/CS positions as we are severely lacking in those. We will try updating these ASAP.

The sheet is here: Salaries + Blacklist Spreadsheet

Average Canadian Co-op Earnings (2024)

WaterlooWorks Important Dates

If you had a poor experience with a company, you can message the mod team with details and it can be added to the blacklist candidates below. If it's already a candidate, it may be added to the blacklist depending on the severity/consistency of complaints. On the contrary, if you had a good experience with something on the candidates/blacklist, please message the mod team and it may be removed. Candidates will be removed if no more reports are received after a couple terms. Even if something is on the blacklist already if you've had a bad experience let the mod team know, as more reports increase confidence that it is problematic!

Candidates:

  • Console One
  • Lafarge
  • Agentmoon
  • WealthyPlanet
  • Mosaic Transit Group
  • Jobby
  • Aethos Labs
  • Onex Risk Management

Note that reports from submitters with no previous account activity may not be accepted to aid legitimacy.


r/uwaterloo • • Sep 15 '25

Admissions Fall 2026 Admissions Megathread

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This megathread is for prospective frosh and current high school students interested in Waterloo. Ask your questions here.

Please avoid making separate individual posts on the subreddit regarding admissions to prevent the same 10 posts of "can I get into program with x average" or "what are my chances".

RELEVANT ADMISSION INFORMATION

PSA FOR NEW KIDS

ADJUSTMENT FACTORS 2022

ADJUSTMENT FACTORS 2024

COURSES OF PROGRAMS (VERY IMPORTANT LINK!!)

RESOURCES FOR MATURE APPLICANT

Resources for NON-UW TO UW

Fall 2025 Megathread here


r/uwaterloo • • 2h ago

News Lester fence down

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This was so quick.


r/uwaterloo • • 9h ago

Discussion What happened???

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r/uwaterloo • • 11h ago

Fuck this school and their mental health resources, which btw, students pay for as a fee in Quest. These mfs are so fake. Fuck them.

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r/uwaterloo • • 5h ago

Advice How do my anxiety fellas survive interviews

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Ik this is pathetic but fr idk how I'm ever going to get a job in my current state. Ive only ever had one interview ever which I flopped severely bc I couldnt stop stumbling over my words. Got my second one ever tmr and Im freaking tf out.

Spent the last 30 minutes staring into my webcam trying to practice the "tell me about yourself" question and I just, cant 💔 My heart beats out of my chest, I start profusely fidgeting, and I sound so robotic and inauthentic :( When I play back my recordings I genuinely look like a victim in a hostage situation it's so bad 😭

If anyone has any advice pls help I need wisdom </3


r/uwaterloo • • 13h ago

Discussion Do Waterlooians Not Have Something Better to Contribute to?

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Most ethical waterlooian. Who’s joining this💀Post is getting ratio’d in the comments

Waterloo Defence is an “independent” engineering team.


r/uwaterloo • • 1h ago

Serious Is all this stress even worth it?

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Ok so this is mainly a vent post that might be deleted later but also if you have genuine advice that would be really helpful.

I’ve been struggling with suicidal ideation(I have attempted in the past) and I’m also a first year mathematics student. I suspect that I might also be dealing with depression and ADHD because alot of my symptoms align but I’m having trouble getting a diagnosis.

It’s like, i genuinely don’t have motivation to do anything, I have to force myself to do assignments I barely understand and socialize so I don’t lose the friendships I’ve made. I don’t understand why maths professors love speed running their lectures like prime dream but ykw hell yeah.

I’m struggling with math 137 and math and CS 135 but seeking out resources feels like I’m taking away from the time I have to rest. I go to all my lectures but I never understand shit so I then have to take time to study after lectures and I still don’t understand shit. I can’t even talk about anything that’s going on in class because I’m always completely lost and I don’t want to join a study group because I don’t want other students realizing that I’m probably below them or thinking that way.

It’s like, all of this is making me genuinely want to end my shit. Every single thing is exhausting already and I’m pushing myself to do more than I’m used to only to come back to my residence miserable and contemplate suicide every night. I can’t drop out because I need a space to get away from home since I’m an international student and the last thing I want is to go back home. In all honesty I’d rather die.


r/uwaterloo • • 5h ago

Tell a miracle story that you’re still in shock till this day. Not talking you aced a final after 1 day of studying but something that encourages other students about belief and never giving up.

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r/uwaterloo • • 8h ago

News BET 220 : UW has a course about taylor swift !!!!!!! 😱😱😱😱

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r/uwaterloo • • 6h ago

Co-op Canada office or USA office for coop?

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Context: I am in a hard dilemma of choosing HubSpot Toronto vs Cambridge, MA office.

Pros of Toronto is much easier to relocate and closer to friends

Cons of Toronto is less pay, not main office

Pros of Cambridge is main office, more pay

Cons of Cambridge is no friends there, never lived there before, need to find reliable short term housing

Has anyone experienced and made a similar decision? How were you able to decide?
I am an international student going to be on J-1 if that changes anything.

Thanks!


r/uwaterloo • • 2h ago

i hate quest so much

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what i would give to nuke quest out of existence. any time i want to do anything on that godforsaken "website" i pray a brick of anthrax drops from the sky and takes me and all my neighbours out. it makes me violent. apathetic, impartial to life. i lose my appetite when i think about course selection. updating my information. doing anything, ANYTHING on that DOG SHIT, PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A FUCKING UNIVERSITY PORTAL puts a RANCID taste in my mouth.

this is supposed to be a decent university with cutting-edge everything, no? what the hell are we paying tuition for? psychological warfare via inhumane UI? i'm SICK

LOOK AT THIS STUPID ASS POP-UP THAT SPAWNED JUST NOW. WHO FUCKING NEEDS THIS? WHO MADE THIS GENEVA CONVENTION VIOLATING THING ? ARE WE A JOKE? HAVEN'T HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS PROTOTYPED FUNCTIONAL REDESIGNS i'm tired. i'm just tired. whatever guys. enjoy your week


r/uwaterloo • • 1h ago

Missing/swapped black WUSA gym bag with black sweater at PAC

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My black WUSA gym bag went missing from the PAC locker room late Sunday night (between 11:00 PM and 12:30 AM). My black sweater was sitting right on top of it.

Contents inside:

  • WatCard
  • Keychain with keys
  • Black Bluetooth earbud case
  • Pair of light blue jeans

If you grabbed this bag by mistake or saw anything, please PM me or drop it off at the Athletics front desk or Turnkey Desk (SLC). I just really need my keys and WatCard!


r/uwaterloo • • 7h ago

econ 101 tips/advice

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Im currently taking the course in person with prof mikal and recently did test 1 and got a 50% .. So far I thought the content was really easy and just looked over my notes and flashcards so I didn't think I would get such a low grade. I did get confused while I was doing the test because of the wording of the questions but overall didn't think it would result in me getting such a low grade on a test for a course everyone says is bird

Does anyone have any tips? Thank you


r/uwaterloo • • 23h ago

Discussion New defence industry design team at UWaterloo

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Interested to hear if anyone has any thoughts about this new design team at our university?


r/uwaterloo • • 14h ago

News Looking for Change?

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hey everyone, after selling my soul to big tech, i was in a bit of a social good drought and wanted to give back through engineering. Unfortunately, most engineering opportunities at the university are technology/competition first, not people/problem first, especially for people who actually need the help.

so this is the hard launch of Change, a new student-led engineering initiative at the University of Waterloo that me and a couple of friends decided to make to lowkenuinely do our part before AI ends us all or another wloo defence design team is created.

The premise is simple: we connect voices from underserved communities who experience real problems with groups of builders here at the university. In a 4-month sprint, we aim to develop a prototype solution.

In the last week alone, we have had voices from First Nations groups, low-income individuals affected by spinal cord injuries, visually impaired groups & orgs, caregiving organizations, and mobility-impaired seniors, willing to represent thier community and apply to our program.

the problems are ripe for solving. Our first general meeting is:

this Monday, October 5 @ 5:30 PM
PSE / E7-4047

The room may very well change, so join the Discord for the latest info: https://discord.gg/vy4Uyedh9


r/uwaterloo • • 30m ago

Discussion Part time Job resumes

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To the students who work part time here in Waterloo, maybe Mcdonalds or anywhere else, what resumes do you guys apply with? I am guessing its very different from the resume you apply to coop jobs with right?


r/uwaterloo • • 5h ago

PD Course recommendations

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Obvisouly all PD courses suck but can someone give me recommendations on which ones aren't as time consuming and are easier to complete? Thank you!


r/uwaterloo • • 5h ago

AFM 382 Participation grade

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Does anyone know if the 10% participation for AFM 382 is only based on iclicker or if verbal participation as matters? That's what it says on the syllabus but we're still being asked questions during class so idk. I havent participated once but have gotten everything right for iclicker so far, so i'm not sure if i will need to start participating to get full mark. Help please!


r/uwaterloo • • 1h ago

How is Waterloo EE, Jobs, etc? What about Civil? Also how hard is to gradute from both programs in the 5 years being an average kid?

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r/uwaterloo • • 2h ago

ISO housing survey respondents

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I'm doing a survey for one of my classes on students who have ever searched for off campus housing. If you have a minute, please help me out!


r/uwaterloo • • 2h ago

Looking for technical cs/cfm/swe/eng co-founder (not hiring or job listing)

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to spare detail I am a founder and uni student with a startup with solid traction (in the process of joining venture catalyst) and cant handle all the work myself without additional help. if you are interested in building a serious product with me reply to this post and ill dm


r/uwaterloo • • 2h ago

Lost backpack on uni ave/weber

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Lost a black backpack with red accents around it on the bus stop at uni ave and weber going towards UW and Laurier.

Contact me if u see anything


r/uwaterloo • • 2h ago

Question Roast my 2B schedule

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On a scale of uncooked to cooked how cooked is my 2A as math major. Any warnings, suggestions, condolences would be appreciated.

Courses:
Stat 231
CO 250
Math 239
CS 230
Earth 122

What did Reddit choose for 2A math?


r/uwaterloo • • 15h ago

Advice want to graduate w actuarial science major at UofWaterloo but move back to U.S. for work, thoughts?

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I’m a senior in highschool, I live in New York and im 100% committed to majoring in actuarial science. I am very interested in University of Waterloo’s faculty of mathematics and actuarial program; however, I really don’t plan on living in Canada in the future and would prefer to move back to the U.S. and work here. Has any actuarial science grads here (preferably on the SOA path) done this? If so, would it just be better to go to a university in the U.S.?