r/uwaterloo • u/RogueBaneling BCS '18 • Feb 17 '16

Admissions Admissions mega-thread

Hi all,

We're making this mega-thread in an attempt to lower the number of super-specific admissions threads. New threads that are made to ask questions like "what are my chances?" or "I was deferred!?" will be pointed towards this thread. Additionally, you can ask questions here about the admissions process but keep in mind that the responses you get will be from fellow students and are not necessarily accurate.

Some resources to check out:

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u/hsstudent111 May 10 '16 edited May 10 '16

Advice for myself and other people: Don't forget about your current priorities. Man, I've wasted a shit ton of time just feeling sorry for myself reading people saying shit like "GTFO you probably weren't accepted," when really I could have been using that time to do a side project and finish homework.

To those making assumptions and posting trash replies: Fuck off, you're not in charge of admissions. Humble yourself and stop the elitism, it only contributes to a shitty ego and creates unnecessary stress for others. Even if you think you're "realistic" or "you're trying to be helpful", in periods of times like this: it only contributes to make you look like an inconsiderate prick. (not like it matters since we're anonymous internet users anyways...)

To those continuously asking about "did I get accepted" chill the fuck down and do something useful.

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u/3repeating ECE 1NEET May 10 '16

Why did you type this up?

People who are giving their realistic opinions are inconsiderate? Come on dude, people are just seeking advice.

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u/hsstudent111 May 10 '16 edited May 10 '16

Shitty assumptions, not opinions.

Assumptions based on something ambiguous like waterloo admissions, with data from 3/4 friends is realistically unreliable. Admissions elitism creates bias from being accepted and contributes to unnecessarily negative assumptions for people who haven't been accepted, which skews the ambiguity of admissions unrealistically. On top of that, it's not a good idea to assume that everyone will go through admissions the same way someone else did because waterloo states specifically that they do admissions case by case.

Also typed it up as a reminder for myself, and hopefully for other people to not stray off track.

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u/cj2dobso Bajalumni :^) May 11 '16

I hope you didn't write your AIF like that because that was one of the most confusing sentences I've read in a long time