Holy shit it gets annoying... In high school I applied to mechanical engineering at Waterloo University in Ontario Canada. I got in. I didn't accept the offer. Instead I came here to McMaster to do a bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and Management. I'm always reluctant to tell people my high school average or that I got accpeted into waterloo cause they always ask me "Why didn't you go to waterloo?" Some people even tell me I'm stupid for not picking waterloo for engineering. I'm not stupid. Maybe I have valid reasons as to why I want to go to McMaster. Maybe I like their managment + engineering program. Maybe I have to accommodate for the fact that I might not be able to live near campus every year. (McMaster is 30-45 minutes away from my house). Maybe I'm scared of Asians. Whatever the reason is I chose to go to McMaster. I don't care if there's people who applied and didn't get in, but really want to go. I don't care that all my friends went to waterloo for engineering. I don't care about what you think about my life choices. So STFU and stop criticizing me for picking a supposedly "worst" school. Whatever that is suppose to mean.
-shock it happens all the fking time..... "why didn't you apply to schools like xxx & xxxxx?!" "why arent you going to xxxxxx!?" they just keep saying u should've do this do that, sigh, i guess they dont have else to say if they dont say those type of thing, the expectation and standards
Well, if I'm correct... Waterloo = Math, Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering McMaster = Health Sciences and Engineering I mean it really doesn't matter but I think it's normal for others to be interested to why you would pick Waterloo over McMaster... It's a natural reaction... (I mean it could easily go both way) But in my knowledge, Waterloo has an excellent co-op program... They have great connection with IBM, Microsoft where they specifically hire students only (This greatly increase your chance of having a position in a company the moment you graduate) It's basically the same as taking Accounting in Waterloo and taking Commerce (and stream in Accounting) at U of T, when you graduate from Waterloo, you just require 2 more years of accounting experience (due to the co-op program) and the accounting examination is done during the course year to become a certify accountant, while from U of T, you would need 4 years of accounting experience + 3 accounting examination (which a lot of people fail to do + cost lots of money), even after you graduate (waste of time) Now, it's certainly less extreme from the Engineering program but I hope you catch my drift =p At the same time, I know the school environment in Waterloo... People will do anything to get ahead of you, people tend to be very self conscience and overall, they just ain't very friendly. Walking down the street at U of T and walking the the street at Waterloo is a huge difference in my opinion and for me, CO-OP and knowledge can only take you so far, and I rather have friends and social skills (networking) will win at the end of the day..
Despite the fact that Waterloo has a great co-op program the number of good jobs are quite limited. From what I've heard, there are only 5 jobs for RIM and its quite a fight to get it. McMaster has a great engineering program, not as renown as Waterloo since that's the school that most asian relatives know firsthand. However, Mac has a internship program for third years, and I think working with a company for a full year would better increase your chances of being hired then working only 4 months at a company and then leaving.
speaking about uwaterloo... [video=youtube;6pxe0O8uz8c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pxe0O8uz8c"[/video] lmao. anyways...its your money, and your tuition, no one can just criticize you for attending a certain university...next time make fun of their universities xD
tell them to stop being a nosey ass and mind their own f***ing biz. it's your life ... live it the way you see fit.
Well, I mean 5 for RIM? I think that's quite impressive and for Waterloo students specifically.. and let's say 5 for Microsoft, 5 more Google, etc... and you don't necessarily have to work for large firms, there are more then those 5-10 large firms, it goes to medium size firms where they hire 10-15, then to small firms where they hire 5-7 which are all designated for students... How it works is that there are an evaluation, and they are most likely to hire you for the next co-op term unless you were being a "douche" in the evaluation sheet.. But yea, I'm sure they're both just as good, but competition will be large no matter where you go...
No doubt, but one would think applying in your third year would be easier considering how a large number of students would have already been filtered out of the program. But yeah, competition is everywhere.
Honestly, I get bombarded by that question a bit too much sometime, you can basically shrug that off with a plain old 'meh' and *shrug*
Regardless of the reputation, I think what really counts is whether you are happy where you are. If you are happy at your university, then I don't see it as a big fuss, even if people ask you about it. It's better to go where you want to go then be stuck at a place with a higher reputation and end up hating the place.
Well, I can't speak for everyone, but I myself am not exactly happy to be at University and I chose it. Like many people, I realize that University is necessary, you can't always do what you enjoy. However, if you do enjoy University then its definitely a plus.
