<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I have questions mainly about the mechanical engineering program in U of W, but please feel free to answer the questions in terms of other schools too, it would be nice to be able to compare.</p>
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<li>How hard is it to get into Waterloo? I am writing this post for someone I know, who has been out of university for 20 years working, but now is thinking of going back to school and trying a master's degree. He has good GPAs, and his professors from 20 years ago still remember him as a brilliant student.</li>
<li>What is the mechanical engineering program like in general? How hard/competitive is it?</li>
<li>What else should he know about the engineering graduate program? (Any comments welcome!)</li>
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<p>Thanks a lot in advance!</p>
<p>Waterloo is a competitive school (I personally know that the undergraduate level is very rigorous), and he should have a minimum B+ (75%) cumulative average to be considered.</p>
<p>It also depends on which Masters program your friend will be applying to: </p>
<p>1) If he is applying to the M.Eng. option, UofW will would be a good choice since it is well respected within industry and has a pretty good selection of courses. </p>
<p>2) If he is leaning toward the M.A.Sc. program and is keen on doing mechatronics based research, UofW is an excellent choice, as they are very strong in this area. However, if he is interested in other mechanical engineering areas he may want to look at different schools. For instance, UofT/McGill/Concordia are excellent in aerospace aspects of mech. engineering.</p>