Members BadCompany89 Posted May 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 20, 2009 Sorry I didn't get to this any earlier, I forgot.Well this was my experience with frosh week...all my friends went to Queens, McGill, Dalhousie, UWO, the works. So I was hearing all these crazy stories of ending up passed out in downtown Montreal, etc. Over at watah-woo (as of course the asian population is about 35-40%) they were attempting to lead us through team building and friend making activities during the day that I remember doing when I worked as a camp counselor. It was basically a week of that, plus some nightly events that were kind of cool, I'll give them that (some chem and mech engineers designed a machine that distributed enormous volumes of bubbles throughout the entire courtyard of the student centre, and they had a bubble party) but basically everything was really dry (both with respects to interest level and alcohol content).the operating budget was pretty big, as everything it seemed involved huge sound installations and lasers. lots of lasers. because who doesn't love lasers? Haha, that doesn't sound like a frosh week at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadCompany89 Posted May 25, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 Last minute bump. Just got back from a trip to Waterloo then Queens. I have to decide by tomorrow for a certain residence. Any other advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Holy War Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 after your first job, no one gives 2 {censored}s about where you went to college (except for very rare circumastances), and I graduated from a very good college.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brewtal Lixx Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 It seems like a lot of you guys are mentioning the possibility of going to a grad school for a masters in engineering afterwards. I was considering doing this but despite one or two professors recommending it, not very many engineers seemed to think it was worthwhile. Has anyone here taken or known someone who has taken a Master's or PhD in engineering?I have a Master of Architectural Engineering (Structures emphasis). I work at www.lera.com and all of their new engineers have graduate degrees. The graduate degree question really depends on your engineering discipline and anticipated career path. LERA does a lot of high-end engineering work, and they need people with extra training to handle that sort of thing. The firms that design parking garages and strip malls don't need engineers with graduate degrees.Having said all of that, the extra education is more likely to help you than hurt you. In the long run, engineering is becoming more specialized and complex across the board. I think it's probably a good idea to seriously consider grad school and plan accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadCompany89 Posted May 25, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 Actually, the decision date is pushed back to the 28th again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 Waterloo, for sure. I know a few people that go there and I've visited them. Waterloo is a killer city as well. You won't be disappointed going there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadCompany89 Posted May 25, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 Was there anything in particular that stood out about the city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadCompany89 Posted May 25, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadCompany89 Posted May 26, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 26, 2009 Probably the last bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadCompany89 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 27, 2009 Definitely the last bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saetia Posted June 10, 2009 Members Share Posted June 10, 2009 Waterloo only shines because it's connected to Kitchener, which is a {censored}hole with the third greatest unemployment rate in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NinjaRaf Posted June 10, 2009 Members Share Posted June 10, 2009 One of the faculty members here at UCF is canadian and just took a job at a school in Canada. I think its waterloo, but I cant remember 100%. Shes a bio professor though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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