Reddit Waterloo Coop. recently somehow I have noticed many ppl who graduate from wat
recently somehow I have noticed many ppl who graduate from waterloo ECE Meng. can't take a 11 votes, 31 comments. I finally got my external coop approved and my coop advisor marked it as being through waterlooworks which is a complete lie. So your chances of finding a good coop at Waterloo aren’t great, but they’re almost In Waterloo's co-op program, you'll alternate between 4-month school and 4-month co-op work terms, providing valuable experience as your skills and interests grow. , signs that the company/role is not I think UW's co-op program looks really great in their brochures and is a big selling point for the school - but the reality of working non stop (school - co-op - school - co-op with no breaks in between for Depends on the term and when your co-op/school term starts and ends too - for example, my last two winter terms ended 2 days before the start of my next school term. Ask for projects you think are too hard for you, Co-op at Waterloo gives you access to top Canadian firms but EB / BB /Megafund PE namely through their own efforts as they don't actually get these postings on their portal. Lauren’s co-op work experience includes: University of Waterloo – Ideas Clinic TA, General Electric – Research and Development Student, Hartmann – Process Engineering Student, Zeton – Project 80 votes, 17 comments. Last semester 78% of first coop CE majors found a coop. . I just got my co-op evaluation with my manager and I got a rating of a Good. I don’t think most UW students meet this criteria especially in their first few co-op Wanted to clarify - design team co-ops are unpaid since they exist due to waterloo engineering's requirement to have 5 co-ops to graduate. I have heard many good things about the co-op program but considering the job market, was curious to know My co-op advisor told me that it would show up as a fail on the work history or something like that. Getting that first job is tough, but it guarantees you are ahead of most All of their plans are prepaid and highly flexible, and range from daily plans for short-term travellers (from $4 CAD a day for unlimited everything including data) to monthly plans that are ideal for co-op Today’s topic will be on co-op. It's basically a 16-month program. Unofficial student and alumni-run subreddit for the University of Waterloo 26 votes, 16 comments. This Years of knowledge clubbed together in one repo to help you survive coop at UWaterloo. Unofficial student and alumni-run subreddit for the University of Waterloo I recently got acceptance from University of Waterloo in the MEng (ECE) Coop program. We start looking for Co-ops earlier than almost any other school (with most people getting their first Co-op after or during first year). You can afford to be more selective with your co-op options for later terms. Do not worry if We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I was just wondering if anyone here has had a similar experience going about filing a petition before or Iirc excellent and outstanding both say something along the lines of “performing as well or better than a full time employee”. To your Explore careers, gain experience and earn money through North America's largest co-op program. 97K subscribers in the uwaterloo community. For those who think Waterloo co-op is legendary, this is the state of UW co-op More companies are ditching waterlooworks and posting external internships to get I came to Waterloo thinking I had a chance, nay, I deserved a big-$$$ co-op job in Cali right off the bat, because all the way throughout my life so far, I felt that I AFM ~ Average needed to land big 4 for first co-op? for those that are in AFM, what average would I need to land big 4 for my first co op and does it vary by each firm? I finished 1A with a 77 average, I don't go to waterloo (i only lurk here because i have friends there), but it has been fascinating seeing the difference in coop experience between waterloo and the Montreal region. I'm wondering what everyone's experience has been with red flags in co-op interviews (e. I didn't deserve it in the slightest so I petitioned the school to have it removed. I had some free time on a weekend during a coop term and decided to make this. Dedicate yourself to this coop, ask as many questions as you can, and leech knowledge from your coworkers. It's focused primarily around CS/Software internships, and spans everything from In my heaviest coop term, I had to take pd, 1 course related to my major, 1 elective, completed a previously incomplete course (again, major) and also did the work term report. got a verygood for my first coop, not sure how bad it is We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I'm graduating soon, so I decided to put together a blog post of all the advice I wish I had when I was starting co-op. g. The petition process took a Newfront Insurance: 10k USD/month (6th coop) Snowflake housing stipend 50% of rent up to 1500/month + 1400 one time stipend Nextroll: 57/hr + 60/month WFH Consider a wide range of job opportunities for your first co-op since it can be the most challenging to secure. That being said, once 17 votes, 11 comments. Currently at the end of cycle 1 but before cycle 2, 18% have one. If you fail to get a co-op, you are kicked out of engineering The first co-op in pretty much every UW engineering program is very difficult, especially if you are in 4 stream where you are applying to co-ops after less than a month in school. Honestly, if y'all speak I've heard a lot that co-op really helps pay for your schooling, but I just want an honest take from co-op students, how much does it really help you financially? (paying for tuition + residence + other stuff) Take a look at the “US” coop averages provided by Waterloo works its closer to that 40/50hr coop that level provides - these are your UW Cali coops. truer/uwaterloo Current search is within r/uwaterloo Remove r/uwaterloo filter and expand search to all of Reddit My last co-op term was with a complete nutcase who ended up giving me a marginal rating. They used to include US coops in the link you’ve 131 votes, 63 comments. Our students are some of the best and brightest, and our For anyone looking at waterloo coop statistics just know they are heavily fudged. no break. This doesn't really sound that positive to me 36 votes, 16 comments. no coop. I will talk about CECA, WaterlooWorks (referred everywhere else in my site as WaterlooWorksn’t), and applying for jobs.