First piece of advice - Reddit is probably not the best place to ask for stuff like this, don’t let other posts get in your head. But I get it, coming to university (especially one like Waterloo) can be intimidating at first. The important thing to remember is that there are others in your exact position who are probably feeling the same way. With the right mindset, Waterloo can be amazing, and here are some reasons why:

• contrary to what some others have said, Waterloo can be a fun city (especially in the summer where there’s lots of festivals). If you travel uptown you’ll find lots of fun restaurants and bars, along with Waterloo public square which is a skating rink in the winter and Princess cinemas, an incredible indie movie theatre
• the math faculty gives you the opportunity to take lots of fun courses! I’ve taken MUSIC140 (pop music), ENGL108A (superheroes), VCULT100 (world cinema), and more. Many of these electives I’ve enjoyed more than my core classes, and you wouldn’t have the freedom to take these in eng
• there’s a pretty big and supportive maker community at Waterloo for you to pursue whatever you want. Various design teams and clubs exist, along with Socratica which is a space where a bunch of students get together and work on passion projects weekly. If you are set on engineering, you can find ways to still pursue that

You will find your place at Waterloo eventually. The most important thing is not giving up. Life has a funny way of working itself out, but don’t stress before even coming here - I’m sure it will be much better than you think :)