University of Waterloo in Canada ranking...

<p>Hi, I would like to know how UW stacks up against US schools for engineering.
thanks!</p>

<p>I can't directly answer your question. I do have a Canadian colleague whose son graduated from Waterloo I think two years ago, though, and according to him Waterloo is probably the most highly-regarded engineering school in Canada. At the time he felt that Waterloo and Queen's were pretty close in terms of engineering reputation within Canada. In the states, I work with two (electrical) engineers from Queen's who have had no problem getting very good jobs in the states. So, I guess there is a process of reasoning in there that says Waterloo should be reasonably well-recognized in the States and its graduates should be able to do well career-wise in the States.</p>

<p>Ahhh, thanks alot! Well, it looks like UW for me then... heh!
actually the problem that i have is that the program i want to do (nanotechnology engineering) is VERY hard to get into... :(
speaking of which, hey, i gtg study for my sats like now!</p>

<p>vin: just finished talking to my friend in Canada and he confirms what I said above. TAKE NOTE: in case you are not aware, Waterloo has its own special entrance exam you have to take to get in. It's called the "Descartes" exam, is apparently very difficult, and is something you need to study for since everyone else will be studying too- apparently copies of old exams are available (probably contact Waterloo for those).</p>

<p>huh? are you sure? because my brother got into UW for chemical engineering and he didnt write any waterloo exam... O_O</p>

<p>The Descartes doesn't exist anymore. Nowadays they recommend you write the Euclid math contest though.</p>

<p>sorry then. As I said, I got this from my Canadian friend, whose son must have entered Waterloo six (or seven?) years ago. So, his information is apparently out of date. Didn't mean to scare you, just passing on what I heard. Again sorry, and good luck.</p>

<p>You don't need the Euclid to get in; it's just a math contest. It's only required for a math scholarship. High performance in it, however, does improve your chances with some programs.</p>