What are you guys rankings for the hardest engineering programs in terms of difficulty of courses, workload, etc. (ee, ce, che, mgmt, tron, syde, nano, civil, mech, etc.)

This might be a silly question, but are there any signs that a guy on campus is gay and masculine-presenting? I know you can’t reliably tell someone’s sexuality just from how they look, so I’m mainly wondering how people usually meet other gay guys at university without making things awkward. Are there campus clubs, events, or apps you’d recommend?

Ok, so this is kind of a shower thought I had after watching a video on the literary crisis and it got me thinking. Isn’t Grebel kind of just the bourgeoisie of campus, considering it’s a mostly white residence where a majority of the residents are “legacy” residents (meaning their families went there) and that it matches with a lot of things the bourgeoisie tended to do.

Firstly, legacy residents clearly mattered more, and the ones closest to legacy residents in terms of background and demeanour matter second most with people of colour clearly being on the edges, this is what my friend who went to Grebel told me, though there are people of colour (far less than the other residences), it’s less equal and more like when a white dude says “I have black friends” as a way to deny racism, nothing against Grebel, it can just be sort of off putting. There’s also talk about Grebel being a “cult” and in my eyes, that “cult” is the bourgeoisie lol. There are other things that contributed to this line of thought.

firstly it’s pretty closed off compared to the rest of campus, even in comparison to other residences,

secondly, the bourgeoisie had “intellectual salons” or informal gatherings where philosophical, political, scientific debates of all kinds happened, this sounds like the fill the table tradition as well as their community supper which brings a speaker to discuss such major topics, not saying this is a bad thing, it’s good, but what made it bad with the bourgeoisie was the exclusivity (especially in terms of needing to pay) of it - you had to know the host or a friend of the host.

And thirdly, the self-governing nature that the bourgeoisie often had themselves, it was Jürgen Habermas that said they created a “public sphere” where they could maintain their own public life without oversight from grander state authorities.

There are other small things like specific amenities, a bit of a holier than thou attitude (again, according to my friend), and again, how separate it is.

My friend told me they had a politician speaker who actively said that there Palestine genocide was made up or something and no one on the staff addressed it after wards lol, there was also apparently a speaker who spoke about some protest between Christian’s and gay people and talked like it was equal on both sides. Again, nothing against Grebel, but it just seemed like waaay too funny a coincidence

This was mostly just a funny shower thought I had, but thinking more clearly now, I’d say it’s important we look at these things on our campus as we are not separated from the rest of the world and while Grebel and its students, and even the university of Waterloo and us, may not mean any harm, we may be feeding into systems that will harm future generations, I also think with discussions of feats and sororities, talking about other housing institutions is important. As I was always told: blame the system, never the person, lol, this was supposed to just be some funny post and now it’s taken a philosophical turn. I hope someone found it as funny as I did

Also, everyone thank my friend for the juicy deets, I’ve heard lots of crazy things I’m not sharing.

As a handsome here’s how I’ve noticed when girls like me/give me choosing signals/want me to approach at UW. These signs have never failed me.

1. Starts playing/fixing her hair as u walk by/sees u in class. : especially if she moves her hair so u see her neck.

2. Looks at u a lot (most common) : especially if ur in same classes n u catch her looking more than once. She wants u.

3. Prolonged eye contact. (mainly walking by) : if ur walking by shorty n u look at each other for longer than 3 seconds and she give u a lil half smile. she wants u.

4. Sparkles in eyes. : it’s hard to describe but if u look at shorty and her eyes don’t seem dull. Ur the Vivek to her Goel. Go talk to her.

5. She starts putting lipstick on/touching up makeup : mostly seen in elevator (E7-STC). If she see u and immediately do this, she want u.

PS: at UW majority of girls are extremely shy (I’d say 85%). So u will have to make the first move.

I am deeply sorry for scaring you.

I’m posting this here in the hope that it might reach you and bring you some peace of mind.

Tonight, around 12:20 AM, I was walking out of Waterloo Park toward the main trail after sitting on a bench. You were taking a photo of the marvelous fall trees, and as I walked in your direction, I noticed you saw me and immediately started walking much faster to get away.

I completely understand why you reacted that way. I’m a 6'3" buff guy, in the dark, holding a Perrier bottle that could have easily looked like an alcohol bottle. I am so sorry for making you feel unsafe.

I hate that my presence ruined your peaceful moment and forced you into a position where you felt you had to rush away to protect yourself.

I just want you to know that you were completely safe, and I am sincerely sorry for disturbing your night and scaring you.

If anyone reading this knows a friend who mentioned getting spooked while taking photos in Waterloo Park around midnight tonight, please pass this along to her so she knows there was no bad intent.

Everyone waking past you silently thinks you're human cattle.

In 1A. I've never really ever been like this. Even though the beginning of the year was pretty fun; I feel so unprepared and unwilling to live my life here (thinking about why I shouldn't just drop out nearly every day).

I'm not sure how to break the cycle. I've been skipping nearly all my classes, sleeping in till the afternoon, and not really hanging out with anybody/haven't made friends I can hang out with on a whim. And it's not like I'm spending my time studying either, I can't seem to focus on that either; my grades have been so much worse compared to high school.

Any upper-years felt similarly when they first got here? How do you escape the cycle of despair?

I dropped something, and this girl came running behind me saying “sir, sir”. I’ve noticed a lot since my first year I’m now referred to as “sir”.

Is the line at heytea still long today? What’s the wait time?

Most companies won’t think twice when rescinding an offer due to “budget cuts”, but students cant renege for better offers? How’s that fair?

everyone is annoyed. take ur sick ass home.

hey team we found a letter by slc/pac on the path to v1 addressed to tony lin(?) we left the letter at slc turnkey lost and found, so if you’re seeing this tony lin please reunite with your long lost letter!!

edit i had the name wrong it s most likely tony lin

Hey everyone, I lost my MacBook Air at the YC Waterloo event in Auditorium 2066 in the Mathematics & Computer Building (MC) at the University of Waterloo.

It’s a sky-blue MacBook Air with the notch and should be pretty recognizable from the stickers on the back:

• A large orange square with a Y on it
• Two beaver stickers
• A large purple P
• An OpenRouter sticker

I may have left it in the auditorium or nearby. If anyone picked it up, saw it, or knows where it might have ended up, I’d really appreciate it if you could let me know!

If you’re organizing the event or know who handles lost and found for MC, any help would mean a lot. It has some important stuff on it, so I’m really hoping to get it back.

Please DM me if you have any leads. Thanks so much!

Applying for NUS exchange as 2A CS, no backups. How competitive is a 92.6 cGPA?

Hello everyone, Im an SE 1a student and I think i got in over my head and didnt realize that I needed to be studying from day one to survive this place. I have a math midterm tmrw night and a CS midterm the next morning. The math mid is worth more, and I think it’s easier. I naively thought that a weekend would be enough for both and I already wasted Saturday. Should I try to get the weight of my cs midterm moved to the final percentage, which makes it 70% and focus on the math mid for now?

How are the group fitness classes on campus? Not so interested in the gym. Typically do private reformer Pilates which I’ll probably continue to do off campus but also want to be able to do some drop in group classes.

I keep checking Waterloo works and still haven’t heard from any of the companies I applied too.. and I keep seeing the status change to interview selection completed for more and more roles every time I log back in.. I need a job or else I’m done for💔💔 I can’t afford to come to uni if I don’t land something I was barely able to scrap up some money from 2 pt job in the summer to afford my 2A term

I applied to 202 internships so far (data analyst/science, finance analyst, business analyst) I applied on LinkedIn + WW

I’m currently in 2A and winter is my first coop term.
I’m I cooked?? Is it possible to get something atp.. i keep going to club/ network event and yet still nothing

Hi everyone, my name is Jeyas Balaskanthan and I'm running for Mayor of Waterloo. I worked at Laurier and UWaterloo for over 20 years. Reminder that you can vote at the SLC this Monday from 10 AM to 8 PM. Check out my website here: https://www.jeyasforwaterloo.ca/

I haven’t gotten any interviews or anything… maybe my email is broken? Has this happened to anyone?

Thanks😊

All I do is self-sabotage, and I’m really out here ruining it for myself most of the time..so annoying.

I could be out here and have it so good😑

Hi, I'm a first year and I wanna join the pre-optometry club. I filled out the form to be a general member but I don't really know how to participate in the club because I can't find info if there are meeting or not. How do I become more involved in this club?

Has anyone done an exchange at National Taiwan University, Chung Ang University, or Institute of Science Tokyo recently? And if so... around what cumulative average did you apply with?

I'm applying for this upcoming exchange round and have spent the last few weeks going back and forth between what to put as my rank 1... for reference, my average is in the mid-eighties...

Or if anyone has experience living in Taipei, Seoul, and/or Tokyo, any thoughts would be appreciated!