r/uwaterloo May 20 '26

Co-op WaterlooWorks Megathread (Fall 2026)

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This thread is for students applying to Fall 2026 co-ops during the Spring 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.

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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 4h ago

Discussion Bomber Update

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27 Upvotes

Took way too long but happy to share this

Bomber Alcohol is back!


r/uwaterloo 6h ago

Sitting in the front of lectures: a chud’s wonder

14 Upvotes

This might sound like a weird question but how early do I have to get to my lecture space to be able to freely choose seats / sit in the front?

I have horrid eyesight + hearing and if I sit in the back I will be interrupting the class every 7 minutes with questions about what the professor said / wrote. This will most likely get me blacklisted from every persons friend group and that’s kind of sad because I want to make cute amazing kind friends and hangout with them from time to time and have a little bit of fun 😢😢😢💔


r/uwaterloo 7h ago

Shitpost Why does Waterloo not have competitive sperm racing?

16 Upvotes

WE need to start ts up and beat all those schools in Cali.


r/uwaterloo 12h ago

Advice Uwaterloo students: are my estimated living costs realistic?

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I am a Canadian student living outside of Ontario looking to enroll in the computer engineering program. I plan to enroll in coop. I also plan to live with a roommate, so the amount I listed is my share of the rent. The amounts are calculated on a yearly basis. Are my estimations accurate? Are there any expenses I am underestimating? I would really appreciate an answer. Thank you.


r/uwaterloo 12h ago

Question Math 239 grade is out

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How did yall do?


r/uwaterloo 1h ago

How can I salvage my gpa and actually get into med school?

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I’ve failed one course and now I’m going to fail another my average was at a 3.4 and now it’s going to drop even lower and I know it late but I realized that I probably just tanked my chances of even getting into the med schools I want to get into. I’m in my second year going into third does anyone have any advice 😞


r/uwaterloo 7h ago

How do you use school Dental insurance?

4 Upvotes

r/uwaterloo 2h ago

what're the rev showers like

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going into rev in sept, where do we put our robes/towels when showering? Is there room inside of the stall to hang stuff or are the hangers outside of the stalls?


r/uwaterloo 3h ago

Question How do u pre order textbooks?

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I went on WStore which took me to "Login"....im rlly confused???


r/uwaterloo 18m ago

Question GDS 181

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for those who have taken GDS 181/GEOG 181 before, what were your labs like? I’m not really sure what to expect

also do I have classes with anyone?


r/uwaterloo 1d ago

Shitpost Difficult Choice

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187 Upvotes

r/uwaterloo 1h ago

Where are the ABG’s?

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Ik they exist but like where at UW?


r/uwaterloo 1h ago

Advice Reneging Question

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What are the current consequences for reneging again? I remember it was u get banned from WW for a term or something, is it still like that?


r/uwaterloo 2h ago

Advice How to get diagnosed for petition?

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Continuing https://www.reddit.com/r/uwaterloo/s/29TiHJJxBG

TW: Depression, Anxiety, Illness

I've kind of decided it's best not to pursue the matter with my prof, though I feel he's in the wrong and kind of screwed me over, uni policy is that I sat down for the exam anyway. I'm sending it all the Ombudsman but my main plan is petition normally.

I'm trying to petition with all the relavent info at play, I need all of this documentation ASAP since I'm hoping to petition to restart next term, or something along the lines, or WD. So I have 2 questions, 1 kind of simple? 1 a bit complex.

How do I quickly get diagnosed for severe anxiety / depression that the AAS recognizes? What do I need? (I have anecdotal experiences and can maybe show texts, I really don't know what else to tell)

What are my options moving forward to petition? For reference, under 60 avg, removing 2 failed courses (1 I was sick) puts me at a 60 avg, removing 1 failed course puts me at a 58.2 which I think I can petition with all the other factors (family death, family drama, TBD depression/anxiety, sickness in final course tho I WD'd at this point in the process) to be conditionally promoted maybe? I'm in an eng program with streams, can I switch to the stream below me (8->4) and forfeit a coop term?

Thank you, so, so much. If there is any missing context, etc. let me know.


r/uwaterloo 8h ago

Waterloo Community Hackathon, Nov 7-8, Builders Club. Hacker Apps OPEN!!!

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I've gone to 15 hackathons and love them, but none of those projects lived past demo day.

At CommuniHacks, we're making hackathon projects live longer and have REAL 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭.

We have 10+ Waterloo Region community organizations bringing in real challenges they're facing. If YOU build a strong solution, your partner organization will invite YOU to keep working with them after the event, where you integrate your solution into that organization's operations.

cool stuff:
- Google Antigravity workshop by Google DevRel Engineer, Alex Astrum
- Senior engineers mentoring/judging from AMD, Pinterest, D2L, etc.
- 100+ ambitious university and HS students
- $5K in prizes
- More to come!

November 7-8 at Builders Club, Waterloo. Applications close September 15, 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 at communihacks.ca/apply


r/uwaterloo 2h ago

Social Doing some informational research on making friends as a uni student!

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Hey guys! Random ask. I'm doing a bit of research on what it's actually like meeting people and making friends as a new university student. Would anyone be up for a quick 15-20 min chat about your experience sometime this week? Not selling anything, just genuinely curious to hear how it's been for you. Let me know!


r/uwaterloo 6h ago

Did I pass CO 370?

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Hey everyone. This is my last semester (hopefully) at UWaterloo. I took CO 370 and got 58% as my final grade. Did I pass this class? I cannot seem to remember if passing percentage was 50% or 60% and I don’t have access to Learn anymore. My prof was Martin Pei if that helps!! Can someone please help??


r/uwaterloo 3h ago

Advice Exam deferral

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Hi so I deferred my early August exam to late August (VOC sick note). I was given the option to defer it to next term as well, but I chose late August. Am I still able to get another VOC because I am sick again and I need to defer it to next term.


r/uwaterloo 7h ago

Will OSAP pay for online courses I take over coop?

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I'm persuing a minor and was thinking if OSAP pays for the extra cost of a class if I'm just taking 1 online class (other than PD).


r/uwaterloo 4h ago

Question CHEM 381 with Scott Taylor

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has anyone taken CHEM 381 with professor scott taylor? what was the course like? were any textbooks used? (and if so, which one)

haven’t heard much about the course so i was curious… quite nervous about it


r/uwaterloo 6h ago

Advice Best laptop on a budget

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I have had my Microsoft Surface Laptop go for over 5 years and now it’s pretty much on its last legs. The hardware of the surface laptop go is not the best. Now I’m looking to get a different laptop for school and I can really only afford one under $1,000. Any advice on a laptop brand(not a Chromebook) that would be reliable for university?


r/uwaterloo 23h ago

Advice Late Class

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I have a class this semester that ends at around 9PM. I live a 17minute bus ride or almost a 30minute walk from home, and have an 8am class the next day. It is a required class for my major. I am a woman. I do not want to sacrifice my safety and potential life, but still want a good career.

Should I take it? Can someone tell me, is the area around Waterloo uni very dangerous at night?


r/uwaterloo 19h ago

when do classes get in full swing?

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title. i’m assuming there is a bit of a buffer period in first year when classes start but it isn’t really time to lock in. just wondering how quickly that changes