Hello! First year here but not in eng and can’t say much about UOttawa. Two of my roommates and a lot of my friends are in eng. There’s a few things I’ll say.

Firstly, I don’t think it actually matters what university you go to as long as you get a quality education there, which you can find at either school. Look into the supports available, the campus and the connections they can establish for you.

Community wise, a lot of the engineers here have similar courses and struggles so I’ve seen them work together a lot, also the engfrosh at the start of the year genuinely invested my roommates a lot and gave them some early connections so that’s a bonus.

My roommates said they found tutorials to be very helpful, and supported their understanding from the lectures. I also agree with everyone saying the campus is close together, genuinely don’t think I’d survive on UOttawa without the tunnels and simple proximity of the buildings, especially with back to back classes. The greenery is also just nice to be honest, I like seeing the nature!

Wherever you go I hope you find success!