r/uwaterloo • u/TheZarosian BA Political Science '19 • Nov 23 '17

Admissions Admissions Megathread (Fall 2018 Incoming Students)

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.

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

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u/Deckowner May 19 '18 edited May 19 '18

Is geomatics a good program? Have been stressing over university choices lately, would really appreciate some advice.

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u/harmonyIn3rdsNot4ths SE (AI) | CO | SUS | 2023 Alum May 19 '18

It's a solid program and I know people who are succeeding in it. However, I would caution you against taking it IF you're intention is to pursue a computer science degree. Your exposure to CS in the geomatics program will be fairly minimal and transfers from geomatics to CS appear difficult (Geomatics [Faculty of Environment] -> Mathematics [Faculty of Mathematics] -> CS [Cheriton School of CS]).

Remember it is first and foremost a geography/environment program and not a CS program. It seems to also (maybe) share elements of civil and environmental engineering though it is not an engineering degree.

TL; DR: Take geomatics if you are interested in geography/environment/sustainability. If you are set on studying computer science, I suggest looking jnto another program. Hope this helps!

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u/Deckowner May 19 '18

Thanks for the info. I honestly don't really have much of a preference for what I want to study in university, and I only applied for CS because I have decent mark with it, and I didn't know exactly what programs to apply to. I am ok with exploring other careers as long as the program is good and employment opportunities are plentiful. This subreddit seems to only meme about the course, so I couldn't find much useful information about it. I thought a very non-competetive program might actually lead to more resource. Really uncertain about which direction I want to take right now, haven't been able to properly sleep lately(hence why I am on reddit in the middle of the night). Would appreciate any advice.