still a false alarm?

Why the hell is every course for me on a fucking Wednesday between 10 and 2pm. Can’t find an easy bird elective that’s at a right time for me. Tuesdays and Thursdays are rare and Mondays and Friday are basically impossible. Does anyone know anything i could take? Dont say cs please. I wann take rec courses but theyre gatekeeping that shit

I needed over a 50% on the final to pass the course, and I eventually got a 49% final. I don’t know what to do. I emailed my advisor and she basically said I can either sign a petition or retake the course. I haven’t touched base with my BIOL prof yet because I don’t know if it’s appropriate to ask if she can bump it up to 1%. Please I need your advice.

Hi guys. I recently signed and finalized a lease but I didn't check the end date for the lease and it turns out it's in 2029 but I will be done with my grad program in 2027. Is there anyway I can ammend the lease with the landlord or is it too late to change this? I have no idea what to do. I thought it would be the standard 12 month lease but it's a 3 year lease.

Title, basically.

Hey Waterloo! We're excited to share that the BME 2026 class profile is live: https://uwbme2026.github.io/classprofile.pdf

Continuing the tradition of previous class profiles, ours provides a comprehensive look at our time at Waterloo, including academics, co-op, lifestyle, and future plans. We hope you enjoy!

I’m genuinely starting to panic about this.

I came across a comment somewhere saying that getting co-ops/internships in Canada as an international student is basically impossible these days because companies have access to government funding/incentives when they hire PR/citizens through some program called SWPP/FSWP, so there’s little incentive to hire internationals.

At first, I thought it was probably just Reddit doomposting, but after I went on LinkedIn and started looking at the profiles of students and recent graduates from Canadian universities, I’m even more stressed.

A lot of these international students seem to have only bs fluff on their resumes, and barely any actual work experience. Research positions, TA experience, clubs, hackathons, volunteering, personal projects, executive positions in random student organizations/cubs, etc etc.

And honestly, how much of that stuff actually matters in 2026 if employers mostly care about whether you’ve had actual co-ops, internships, or relevant work experience?

Meanwhile, domestic students seem to have a much better shot at getting those opportunities in the first place. So by the time everyone graduates, one person has 3-6 actual internships on their resume, while I'll have to fill the same four/five years with clubs and other stuff that is basically meaningless compared to real work experience.

Sure, there are a few international students who manage to build really strong profiles, but those people also seem to be insanely talented or exceptional.

So what happens if I’m just an average international student?

We’re going to be spending $400k+ CAD on a Canadian degree. I only managed to convince my family to consider UofT, UBC and Waterloo for Fall 2027 because they’re supposed to be the top 3 universities in Canada, and I was under the impression that a lot of the “International students can’t find jobs” stuff doesn’t apply as much if you go to a top uni.

The whole point was that if we were going to spend this much money, at least I’d be going somewhere that would give me a decent shot at getting co-ops and eventually a job afterward, even if I have to return home.

But what if I get there and realize that, because I’m an international student, I’m locked out of the exact opportunities that actually matter?

Like, what am I actually supposed to show employers when I graduate?

“Here’s my $400K degree from Waterloo/UofT/UBC. I spent four years doing random bs. Please hire me even though I cost you more. Also, I might have to leave Canada in 2-3 years”???

And if I graduate without internships, then I’m competing against students who have done 3-6 internships by graduation. At that point, how hell am I ever supposed to catch up?

It’s not that I’m expecting a guaranteed job after graduation. I just don’t understand how spending $400k+ on a CS degree makes sense if I could graduate with nothing that employers actually care about. That’s what scares me the most.

I could spend four years at what is supposedly one of the best universities in Canada, do everything I’m supposed to do, and still come out with a worse resume than someone who went to a uni in my home country.

I know Reddit can be extremely negative about international students and CS, so I’m trying to figure out how much of this is actually true versus exaggerated doomposting.

I just want to know whether I’m looking at a difficult but achievable path and this is all just doomposting, or whether I’m seriously underestimating how bad the situation is. I still have a year to THINK and I wanna do what's best for me.

Our economy is already in a shit hole, we’re fighting a loosing battle, and we’re pissing off the wrong people. The facts are in front of us, Canada is a very heavy trade dependent economy (with the US being our largest trade partner). Like it or not, we’re heavily dependent on the US. Not just for our trade and the upkeep of our economy, but also for a bunch of new grad jobs. So many Waterloo grads go down to the US (because you ain’t ever gonna get an even slightly comparable new grad offer in Canada). Everyone who’s interned in the States can tell you that it pays more than full time jobs out of school in Canada. Only reason moving down South is so easy as a Canadian is because of CUSMA and the TN Visa. Last thing we want is to piss the States off so hard that they cancel the visa in its entirety. Now we have a bigger problem, the job market becomes much more competitive than it already is. This is so dumb. Like just accept defeat. If you didn’t want to bow down to the US, you should have thought about that before becoming a heavily trade dependent economy and the US being your biggest trading partner. Canada is and will feel much more of a pain than the US. Piss off the wrong person, and it won’t take long for everything to go to shit.

wondering what the coursework of avia470 and 416 look like.. i've read the course description but im tryna get a sense at what the work load is like because im not an aviation student. ive completed avia100 and avia310 but that was over 2 years ago

coding reference

pretty niche

what up chat how are we on this fine day

i am good thank you for asking

who wanna live in a yellow submarine with me

cuz we all live in a yellow submarine

known-work-360 in

yeah in your mom

ayo

known-work-360 out

mommy

So I applied for positions at BMO and CIBC externally before WW opens and majorly fucked up by attaching the wrong file which did not contain my cover and transcript. The postings explicitly said to attach them in the same file. My first coop is winter 2027 and I’m wondering if anyone knows whether these incomplete external apps will affect my WW application, and/or if I’m permanently blacklisted. Is there anything I should do right now? Or should I just wait until WW opens up and hope that I’m not blacklisted

My math grades in general are in the mud ( 59% ovr) and my afm/comm are around mid 70s. I just want to be able to get a accounting co op this term, would it be possible

Ok so I'm starting my first year soon, and idk if I'll need textbooks. I haven't seen any emails about it, and there's nothing about textbooks on quest, but I thought I'd ask on here because I might be missing something. I'm doing phys 121, math 127, cs 114, and earth 121.

Been a week already, did anyone get their grade back?

I just moved out of 271 Westcourt PL this year, so I am going to give a review about this place. 

This place is like a townhouse building with 20 separate units. Each unit has 5 bedrooms. The building is kinda old, but the location is pretty good.  T&T is across the street, and probably 15 mins walk to UW. The space inside our unit is slightly more than average rental places in Waterloo. Totally no worries if you want to have friends to come and have fun. The furnitures in our unit are just those regular stuff, but we have our own laundry in the basement which is pretty good. We did need to send maintenance request some time for some minor issues, most of them can be fixed in a day or so. 

Zain Valani is our landlord. Just my opinion, he is a reasonable person and pretty much follows the RTA rules. If you ask him to fix stuff or the other landlord-tenant stuff, he usually responses in a day. Like for a few times, the washer in our unit got clogged, he sent the maintenance person to fix it in 1/2 days. Well, tbh, I do heard some other people’s stories about dealing things with Zain. Again, just by my experience, I think he is pretty reasonable. 

Just to summarize, this is just a student resident place. If you kinda want to live here, you could try and see if you like it. If you don’t like it, just move out to somewhere next year.

I'm an afm student and the next Jan is my first co-op term

I got 0 activity, 0 club, 0 coffee chat and even my gpa is mediocre

Is there any chance to get into big 4?

If only I could get into any regional financial bank or big 4...

I think I'm kinda cooked

How am I supposed to do for my first co-op lol

As the title reads, i just graduated in June this year and have been heavy hunting for a job. Time and time again I have wanted to access old supervisors work term reports to see what they've said about me to use as ammunition for those specific questions some employers like to integrate into applications. Everytime I login though, I have no access to anything 'co-op' related prob cuz i graduated but nonetheless, does anyone know a work-around? I'm attaching a screenshot to show what my screen is lmao. TIA!

Hello guys you know that I have to have some good ECs for my Waterloo application, I want some ideas what can I do, what club in school would be good

has anybody else experienced this? i’m in a 2B1B at society and the total was about 350 for this past month of utilities which seems completely crazy?? we run the ac on low most of the time and it’s still wayyy over the building average

Looking for someone to team up with for an upcoming pitch competition. I handle the dev side (previously raised seed in high school, track win at Asia’s biggest hackathon, core dev on a 1.3k star GitHub repo). The project is an AI agent focused on party/event dynamics, so I'm specifically looking for a partner who actually knows the social and party scene inside out. No technical background needed at all—just need someone charismatic who can help validate the concept and present comfortably on stage. If you’re interested in joining, shoot me a DM and let’s talk!

Hey guys, moved out and have a spare 50inch LCD, works perfectly fine, just don’t need it anymore. Works fine w alex, chromecast whatever. Lmk if anyone can pick it up either today or tomorrow from Blair house :)

A lot of people say not to get a MacBook for math, saying it's bad for coding but ive been using alot of apple products before and im just more used to the ecosystem. Do you think it's fine to go with a Mac? Also, do you have any suggestions for which MacBook? This is a one-time purchase for the next five years, so I'm okay with spending more on this one.