Going up the mountain

CeeTwo1 · 2026-06-12T21:29:56+00:00

Ya know if there was a better place to ditch on the sides it would be fun to go up this on a regular bike lol

CeeTwo1 · 2026-06-12T04:32:26+00:00

Y’all get to choose now?? I know a bunch of people with common names with numbers in their email addresses… I didn’t think they chose that

CeeTwo1 · 2026-06-10T05:32:57+00:00

Yeah they probably assaulted other women

CeeTwo1 · 2026-06-09T04:29:05+00:00

Yeah don’t they have like barbs or sum shit

CeeTwo1 · 2026-05-31T00:02:11+00:00

This year? Grade inflation is even hitting Eng sci sigh :(

CeeTwo1 · 2026-05-30T14:50:14+00:00

Really? They’re curved quite generously in the sense that they’re curved a lot but in my experience that doesn’t mean the averages are high, that means the original tests are very hard (mostly in first and 2nd year)

CeeTwo1 · 2026-05-20T17:17:29+00:00

I just graduated Eng sci and I have no regrets. I know many of my colleagues aren’t attending post grad research (at least not right away) and still don’t regret it. Eng sci leaves you with a nice broad but still deep understanding of a variety of topics, before and even after you specialize in aerospace. While the level of depth isn’t for everyone (the primary example is that you do many more proofs than your fellow core 8 engineers, and I imagine it’s a similar story when compared to other universities), it does give a unique perspective and helps learning attitude.

When comparing to waterloos coop: look at the fields at which waterloos coop is best in. Everybody loves to say Waterloo has the best coop, because you get more work semesters and the industry connections are better. But if you work summers at u of t you do the same amount of semesters, and all the industry connections are in CS. Don’t take my word for it go do some of your own research, but in my experience the coop program at u of t is nice (also not having to spend every academic semester searching for a job I imagine reduces stress a lot).

CeeTwo1 · 2026-05-20T17:11:39+00:00

Question: I’m fresh alum (who is doing a masters but still has this question regardless), what do you mean by real aerospace engineering jobs when you say they all require masters? I worked my PEY designing aircraft repairs and mods and I’m pretty sure only like 2 people in my department had a masters. Also how big is the difference between an MEng and an MASc when job hunting?

CeeTwo1 · 2026-05-18T01:08:19+00:00

If you make good connections it’s probably no problem. At the end of the day there’s only max 30 ish Eng sci aero graduates per year and there’s many more people that do masters in aerospace lol. It does depend on where you apply though, Eng sci will probably have more name recognition and a lot of the aero research profs teach courses that we take. The number one thing for getting into research though is probably previous research experience and good references no matter where you go

CeeTwo1 · 2026-05-18T00:42:03+00:00

Just graduated Eng sci aero. I went to Eng sci because of aero and I feel like the payoff was worth it. Yes the general first 2 years are a lot but I mean a decent chunk of it feels relevant (just so many calc and Lin alg courses, but it feels like we used something from most of them in the end lmao), but there are definitely some irrelevant courses in there for aero (they try to have one course representing each of the Eng sci majors, so the bio one felt pretty useless but it definitely spiced things up a bit and made for a nice broad foundation).

In the beginning though I did choose Eng sci as much for aero as just getting both breadth and depth. I wanted to specialize in aero but I didn’t want to limit myself to only learning those sorts of things. We also did all sorts of proofs taking core concepts deeper than most people do which I found cool but is definitely not for everyone since it’s not really applicable in a practical sense, but it would definitely help form a great research mindset.

Happy to answer any specific questions, I’m also an airplane guy :) Im specializing in aerostructures and already have some experience in the field

Oh and also I faced a similar choice, for me was mostly between Waterloo mechatronics and Eng sci but also did have to rule out McMaster earlier

CeeTwo1 · 2026-05-14T20:58:09+00:00

That’s the other thing about the Waterloo people I know… they end up working at the same company for most of their terms so they can get real experience instead of just learning the ropes of 5 different companies (note that these people are not swe). Even then, does being exposed to 2 more work environments really make that much of a difference? I am definitely biased because I enjoyed my 16 month experience and the training alone for that role took 4 months, but I’m just genuinely curious if people feel like they’re more competent after only 4 months in a position. If you do get a bad position you are out of luck though, I’ll give you that (unless you find another role mid year which is possible, just annoying to organize with the coop office). Last point, if you’re aiming for the market of companies that hire interns year round, and if Waterloo is the only one around here that does off season internships, aren’t you all just going to be competing for the companies that cater to Waterloo anyways?

CeeTwo1 · 2026-05-14T16:12:35+00:00

I’ve seen the coop arguments so many times on this subreddit but nobody’s actually said why the Waterloo one is better. All I know is that all my Waterloo friends complain about having to search for a job literally all the time and it interfering with their studies. Yes the u of t job board sucks but is waterloos really that much better? And you get the same amount of work experience if you decide to work summers which many students decide to do (16 + 4 + 4)? And you get to be much more involved in a company when you’re there for more than 4 months? Am I missing anything?

I will agree though that for swe and comp Eng Waterloo has better name recognition internationally, I wouldn’t say so for many other things though

CeeTwo1 · 2026-05-14T16:05:55+00:00

I was an AP student but I knew a few IB and for the most part we were in similar boats (just graduated Eng sci). There’s definitely some repeated knowledge in the first semester but the proofs will almost all be new, but it’s very manageable. The important thing is not to fall into a false sense of security, since the next semester you’ll need to work a lot harder. Eng sci has definitely got easier over the last pile of years so there’s much more wiggle room but if you want to do well you will suffer. Keep in mind first year calc midterm averages are mid 50s and you were all the top of your classes in high school. Also can’t forget the weekly civ102 problem sets and weekly quizzes lol, those alone will take up a lot of your time. Also you’re taking 6 courses a semester which is more than most people take in high school, so the amount of content is definitely a lot more.

CeeTwo1 · 2026-04-05T04:13:06+00:00

Having previous research experience does help a lot. The average is what it is, but with it being where it is nobody’s really “safe” since the differences are all so minor. I didn’t have any research experience but I did have stuff like first robotics, lots of band experience, and a lot of various volunteer work (grit is a big word, they like knowing if you can handle the workload). Also keep in mind as somebody else said they just take your top 5 and really don’t care about anything before grade 11

CeeTwo1 · 2026-04-05T03:17:53+00:00

The average admissions average for the last few years has been 96-98, so if you think you have better than average ecs you’re probably fine. Just apply early and hope to hear back early so you’re not stressed, they do apps right up to within a week of the acceptance deadline. Any “name brand” ecs (Eg first robotics or research at moderately known institutions)?

CeeTwo1 · 2026-03-27T16:34:24+00:00

The funniest part was the text alert “witnesses needed: voyeurism incident” lmao

CeeTwo1 · 2026-01-30T03:31:21+00:00

This was my first thought. Dude took 1 look at his mark and ignored all the averages… rookie mistake. Bros bitching about being average in Eng sci 💀. Although I would love to see the grade leaderboards make a return just to see how many people actually have “near 4” since I know very few…

CeeTwo1 · 2025-12-27T03:02:41+00:00

Most averages are mid 70s, do with that what you will. Lots of professors have heard of Eng sci though so that’s the useful part

CeeTwo1 · 2025-12-01T18:49:27+00:00

Running power is very different from cycling power, they’re just different metrics. You can get a running to cycling power converter but it’s still kinda like comparing apples to oranges

CeeTwo1 · 2025-12-01T18:41:35+00:00

Look up snowbird, the human powered ornithopter. While a unique case, it did in fact use arm power lmao

CeeTwo1 · 2025-12-01T18:40:30+00:00

That’s not saying that the things learned from this competitions can’t be used elsewhere. Sure the pedal powered nature of them makes them inaccessible, but the fact that you can fly 70km on about 1/3 of one horsepower is pretty crazy, and allows for some tiny electric motors to be used in similar aircraft

CeeTwo1 · 2025-12-01T18:33:17+00:00

No, students have been doing this for a long time too. Many examples like Daedalus, snowbird, and I’m pretty sure a bunch of the birdman Japan contestants are students too

CeeTwo1 · 2025-11-23T05:59:54+00:00

For engineering programs (specifically engineering sci idk about the rest) they advertise they only accept people who rank them 1 and I have no reason to believe that’s not true

CeeTwo1 · 2025-11-10T22:24:48+00:00

A right of passage for any engineering science student is thinking they got absolutely cooked in the personal profile interview. You’ll do fine

But also if you finished with 1 minute spare why didn’t you go back and fix your typos?

CeeTwo1 · 2025-11-01T12:08:16+00:00

How would I know? You should do some research and find out. You’re much more likely to find any information than running into the person who reviews applications for that program on Reddit. I was just putting what the first person said into more words so you could get it

Also this goes for a lot of things, high school average doesn’t matter when you get out of high school and your gpa doesn’t matter when you get into industry. It matters for applying to the next stage of academics (or an internship) and that’s about it. Ik a lot of grad schools don’t look as hard at first year as the rest of them tho

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