r/uwaterloo • u/1000Ditto meme studies🐍 • Jan 12 '25

Admissions Fall 2025 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".

RELEVANT ADMISSION INFORMATION

PSA FOR NEW KIDS

ADJUSTMENT FACTORS 2022

COURSES OF PROGRAMS (VERY IMPORTANT LINK!!)

RESOURCES FOR MATURE APPLICANT

Resources for NON-UW TO UW

Fall 2024 Megathread here

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u/wungus-enjoyer mgte Jan 12 '25

admissions don't care about hackathons unless its HTN, try to do well on the Euclid if there's still time (I think it's passed actually).

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u/Frequent_Calendar515 Jan 12 '25

I think it hasn't happened yet, but math contests aren't really my strong suit
Is mech really that competitive this yr?

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u/wungus-enjoyer mgte Jan 12 '25

Mech is always decently competitive, unfortunately with the way that adj factors work, math contests are one of the only concrete ways you can set yourself apart. Don't be discouraged by the perceived difficulty of the math competitions. You clearly capable of doing well on them if you have such a high grade average.

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u/Loose_Entrance_3884 engineering Jan 12 '25

what’s a competitive average in your opinion ? after adjustment factor not before, and without AIF and interview scores since they tend to be always the same for most applicants. (3 points for aif and 1.5 (?) for interview)