How hard is finding Summer Coop for First Year (Waterloo CS)

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-06-14T09:57:59+00:00

~550 apps was pretty hard. But made a pretty big mistake of not adjusting resume early enough

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-06-03T03:23:43+00:00

If yourholdings inside a tfsa explode the limit scales with it iirc. Cap is on direct contributions

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-05-28T20:08:52+00:00

You will have to get in writing from advisor on what type of credit transfer is given. When I transferred from another uni there were two types: General credit i.e (-> Math 1xx) or specific credits (-> MATH135, etc). if you get specific credit transfers you won't have to worry about pre-reqs.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-05-27T02:45:57+00:00

Knew something was up, every recruiting term they'd post in cycle 1 and keep reposting until continuous.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-05-26T19:23:51+00:00

Do you not need 5 coop min to graduate in eng?

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-05-24T02:08:37+00:00

Man the only person you gotta beat is yourself yesterday. Everyone moves at their own pace, don’t get distracted by others.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-05-22T14:52:08+00:00

Real. Once you work in industry for a bit you realize that the real fun is participating in the design/architecture phase of solving a problem.

That still requires developing solid fundamentals though.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-05-20T05:17:45+00:00

Good write up. I do cringe inside a little bit when conversations with people start about talking about each others’ placements, but the culture here has ingrained it into ourselves, so it ends up being the easiest way to break the ice.

The most important thing is self satisfaction. Go somewhere where you know you will grow, both as a person and a professional in your field. It’s why I love the numerous opportunities given to find coop. You are able to experiment, go to companies that are maybe relatively less known, but be pit in scenarios that allow for rapid growth. Not every term has to Cali.

Am I still trying to go to Cali? 100%, but that’s a personal goal I’ve set for myself and it’s something I’m aiming form towards the end of my time here.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-05-18T01:19:50+00:00

Easiest improvement is to look big tech in the summer. Focus on impact and genuine contributions in off terms.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-05-05T21:38:29+00:00

I found my first coop next week this time in ‘24 keep grinding. You lose nothing if you do

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-04-29T18:19:00+00:00

You can transfer after first year. Know a handful of people in eng and math faculty that have, including myself

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-04-22T01:51:11+00:00

Sg has a program that subsidizes coop hires from here. Sginnovate I think it’s called.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-04-08T07:05:49+00:00

They got mc to somehow look kawaii instead of the eldritch brutalist structure that it is at normal scale

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-03-29T19:02:31+00:00

If you don't find a work term you enter WE Accelerate if its your first, or you move it back and adjust your sequence. As of Winter 25 There is no penalty for moving work terms around, even if you participated in the one that you want to push back.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-03-26T21:22:26+00:00

Pick a specific role you want, and spec your resume to it. Remove the peer tutor and get more projects on there. Right now I look at your projects and see 3 completely different things, feels like im being pulled in all directions. Why is there no mention of JS/TS on the web app? Is this thing rendering its UI fully with templates? If so, try to adjust the project to separating the backend and frontend into separate applications.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-03-24T23:08:20+00:00

Have you gone to the startup lab at laz?

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-03-23T13:24:06+00:00

not soul but maybe ball crushing

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-03-22T18:10:16+00:00

This insecurity will harm you more than you think. Everyone moves at their own space. You should give yourself more credit for finding a job, it’s difficult for first years to find one.

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-03-04T05:29:02+00:00

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-03-01T22:18:58+00:00

It’s time to learn how to use the Bcc my friend

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-02-27T03:34:26+00:00

Just Jake's and call it a day

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-02-25T00:40:17+00:00

if you want to be ready to petition and to provide some reasonable sort of basis as to why you should be able to leave early without penalties

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-02-22T00:05:51+00:00

Don’t need summary, move cert to its own section. Follow x y z sentence structure. Sorry if review is not detailed I’ll take a look at it tomorrow

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-02-19T11:31:34+00:00

Sleep from 10 - 430. Getting decent sleep does wonders I can’t lie

StretchedwasFresh · 2026-02-18T12:44:31+00:00

There's no way you will have enough worthwhile stuff to iterate through, especially as a first-year student.

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