<p>I got accepted to both the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo for Electrical Engineering.</p>
<p>However, I'm having a lot of trouble deciding on which school to go to. </p>
<p>I want to go to grad school in the US after I graduate, but I also want my options to be open in case I want to go to the work force.</p>
<p>Basically, I'm wondering if Waterloo's co-op program can interfere with my undergrad research, which is important to grad admissions, because I get off school every 4 months. But I also think co-op is awesome for work experience which makes me marketable for the job market after I graduate</p>
<p>Also, does anyone have insights to Toronto's PEY?</p>
<p>Finally, are there lots of people from both schools who gets into US grad schools? </p>
<p>Finally #2, I heard Waterloo's campus is "ugly". Does anyone have any inputs on that? </p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>From [Prospective</a> Students | Faculty of Engineering | University of Waterloo](<a href=“http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/admissions/Faq/Faq_Engineering.htm]Prospective”>http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/admissions/Faq/Faq_Engineering.htm) </p>
<p>I’m thinking about graduate school. Are there any research opportunities for undergraduate students so I can get some experience?
Yes, lots! Waterloo Engineering has over 250 faculty and 1500 graduate students that you can partner with to do research projects on-campus. Some students get co-op jobs in professors’ labs (even 1st year students!). Other students do part-time research during their academic terms. Either way can lead to the UW Undergraduate Research Internship designation on your transcript. Some students do research projects as one of their fourth year elective courses.</p>
<p>Still other students get co-op research jobs off campus, like Tewodros Mamo, a nanotechnology engineering student, who was the first co-op student to be hired by Harvard Medical School.</p>