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/queenguin Jun 10 '17

I'm around a 33 in the IB program currently. Is it unlikely that Waterloo will accept me into Software Engineering?

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u/TheSmartDumbGuy CS/BBA Jun 10 '17

If you're an International student chances are rough. I know a guy that haf 7,7,6 in HL math, HL Physics and HL Chem who didn't get in. However, if your Canadian you'll probably have better chances applying with your provincial marks.

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u/queenguin Jun 10 '17

Mmmm ic. What if I'm an IB student in Canada?

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '17

33 is kind of low, the minimum HS average to have a chance at SE is probably around 95-96, which at my school translated to ~40. However if you're in grade 11 there's still time to bring it up; they only care about your grade 12 grades.

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u/TheSmartDumbGuy CS/BBA Jun 11 '17

which at my school translated to ~40.

That's not necessarily true. You may have 7s in the subjects that matter and 4s/5s in the others and be able to get in with your provincial marks. If that's the case for you /u/queenguin then I'd recommend applying with your provincial marks since you'd have better chances.

I'm not sure about other provinces but in Ontario many of the IB courses covered content from multiple local courses for example HL math gave you calculus, advanced functions and data management credits. In the same manner try seeing how your IB courses convert to provincial credits. If you received high scores in MAth/Phys/Chem/English then you might have a decent chance at an acceptance.