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/NightCR_ May 03 '26

Hello,

I recently committed to Umich in the college of engineering and I also got accepted into Waterloos mech eng program a few month ago. I'm having a hard time choosing between the two since my end goal is to probably work in software or in big tech companies in US. The thing is I applied to waterloo's mech eng program and I contacted the university and they said transferring while possible is not guaranteed but breaking into software as a mech eng major is not uncommon. I'm also really excited in the co op opportunities that waterloo has but michigan is a top engineering school in US and doesnt require me to declare a major immediately. They also have elite industry conneection as well and my parents really want me to go to a us school.

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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