These are some of my thoughts after finishing my first year at Waterloo. Initially I was doing CS/BBA Waterloo side and then dropped BBA to be in CS with coop.
A bit more about me: https://serenage.super.site/
I’m currently on co-op and will be back on campus in September. Looking forward to meet new friends!
Also, I filmed this video in January 2023 so some of the information about the economy mentioned might not be up to date.

** Disclaimer **
I’m really really grateful to be here by choice. I’d just like to point out some things I didn’t know when I went and maybe it can help you decide.
Everything I mention is just from my own perspective and is not representative of the school’s opinion.

Sources mentioned and extra sources:
Employment:
CS 2022 Class Profile https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/classprof...
SE 2020 class profile https://uw-se-2020-class-profile.gith...
SE 2021 class profile https://sexxis.github.io/classprofile/
Current coop employment statistics (you need a Waterloo account to see) https://uwaterloo.ca/co-operative-edu...
Waterloo coop average earning table https://uwaterloo.ca/co-operative-edu...
My tweet on first coop experience: https://twitter.com/serenaa_ge/status...

Experiences:
My reddit post on being a girl at Waterloo   / dont_like_being_a_girl_here  
My reddit post on the tech and innovation culture at Waterloo   / waterloo_tech_and_innovation_culture  

Startup & startup resources:
Crunchbase Where Funded Founders Went To School https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/...
Waterloo’s startup incubator https://velocityincubator.com/
Waterloo startup (socratica, Contrary)   / uwstartups  

Find me @:
Twitter:   / serenaa_ge  
Instagram:   / serenaa.ge