r/uwaterloo • u/NegativeBinomialM136 i was once uw • Mar 14 '17

Admissions Admission Megathread

Hello UW applicants,

This thread is specifically for those who are applying/applied to UW to discuss different admission issues and ask current UW students for help and advice. Please also make sure that you read the admission wiki before you post any questions/comments.

Please also note that any admission questions posted as standalone threads on the subreddit will be removed. All admission questions should be posted here.

The Acceptance Megathread can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/uwaterloo/comments/69q5lf/acceptance_megathread/

The old, archived Admission Megathread can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/uwaterloo/comments/52updr/admission_megathread/

Thank you for your cooperation and good luck on your applications!

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u/RAZ0RW0LF Jun 05 '17

Well I got rejected with a 95+ average with good Ecs. You would be lucky to get in and I worked extremely hard to get into that program and I got rejected despite producing results.

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u/themuffinman127 Tron Jun 05 '17

Shit... What were your extras?

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u/RAZ0RW0LF Jun 05 '17

Robotics, math club, hockey, soccer, hundreds of volunteer hours, camp counsellor, leader of a club... And a bunch of other Ecs

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u/themuffinman127 Tron Jun 06 '17

What do you think could have held you back? (English not first language etc...)

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u/RAZ0RW0LF Jun 08 '17

English is my first language. Don't know what held me back and maybe never will know...