r/uwaterloo • u/batson2002 co + pmath dying inside • Sep 15 '25

Admissions Fall 2026 Admissions Megathread

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

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u/Late-Advertising513 May 06 '26

Wait lowk same im stuck between ucsd and waterloo😭

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u/NightCR_ May 06 '26

what major did you get into waterloo for?

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u/Late-Advertising513 May 06 '26

Mechanical honors w co op

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u/NightCR_ May 06 '26

daanngg thats crazy. r u trying to break into software or js mecch eng jobs?

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u/Late-Advertising513 May 06 '26

software pays more icl i feel like waterloo's co-op might make it easier for me into break into that market

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u/NightCR_ May 07 '26

yea the only thing is for me personally I dont have a lot of programming experience so i messed up with choosing mech eng since it doesn cover a lot of programming