Waterloo faang reddit Nobody respects you more for getting FAANG. Would think top 10 easily. Unofficial student and alumni-run subreddit for the University of Waterloo community Members Online To the group that keeps talking in DP after being asked to shut up If you do computer science at Western with Ivey starting in 3rd year it’s a really great program, even CS itself at Western is really becoming an even better program with a lot of students working at FAANG or large banks. FAANG recruiting for summer is almost done. my friends are all mainly in cs and then some in my major (stats). Hi there. 96K subscribers in the uwaterloo community. Nov 23, 2024 · This is cope, it's all a numbers game and faang simply hires more. But in all honesty, you should be aiming for software internships/jobs first at non-FAANG companies. Despite my education and five internships at reputable companies in tech and finance (with 1 FAANG Cali internship), also I have a 3. Mostly, because if I want to do this all over again in the way distant future, I can just reference this and be good to go. Waterloo is not looked at like a target school like MIT or Harvard is. Repeat. I am confused between UBC CS and laurier/waterloo BBA/CS double degree from the laurier side. I am gonna list a few pros and cons that i have in my mind. A strong work history alone will get you interviews later on (speaking as someone who graduated with a CAV in the low 60s); in particular, the first big name on your resume will be your foot in the door. Go on LinkedIn and compare the amount of loo grads working at FAANG vs Exactly, lol I think OP has misunderstood what it means to have the “best” co-op now school has a 100% or even a 90% co-op placement for their students, this is the best you can get in Ontario though, which makes Waterloo the best. You can also look at the 2020 or 2021 SE student profile but SE students usually do slightly better than CS students tho. The difference I see is many of the CMU people end up in roles that I would argue are much more conceptually demanding (think designing the actual databases and abstraction layers, as well as tuning/optimization, and even moreso AI/ML) and require a very rigorous The only difference is that UWaterloo have these FAANG companies in their job board, while at Carleton, you gotta apply through Linkedin/Indeed like everyone else. But as for ur point that Waterloo cs isn’t the only way u can get into faang I completely agree. i got rejected from cs when in high school but i still chose uw math over other cs programs in canada because of the coop. I am a UW CS/WLU BBA DD grad from the Laurier side. Honestly it seems like it might have done the opposite. for what it's worth you are basically slightly above avg in WW. Before I give my answer, I want to offer a short disclaimer. Still less than Waterloo though. Your local F500 bank might hire 20-25 new grads for their rotational program but Meta for example is hiring 1000ish new grads. Furthermore, the networking you’ll get at Waterloo is gonna be levels above Queen’s. All my CS friends work in Big Tech+. Like some other comments have said, the average Waterloo CS student is comparable with a top Queen’s student. If the top Canadian high school grads go to Waterloo, it makes sense that Waterloo would produce the top CS college grads too. It doesn't mean math isn't a good background for getting a faang swe role tho - everyone I know from undergrad who wanted a faang swe role in math managed to get one. My goal is to create that in this post. 459 votes, 21 comments. for context I know someone who had 95+ CAV for 1A and 1B, he got into (non-faang big US tech company) canada office. 7 GPA I’m finding it impossible to secure a job. Especially at Google. They focus heavily on balancing bringing solutions quickly without technical debt. It's just that there are so few of them. SJSU and ASU in the top 10? Yeah SJSU is in SV but its hard as hell to compete when Berkeley and Stanford are right there too. You really need to start applying August of the year before (externally) if you're serious about it. That said, Waterloo’s co-op is regarded as the best in the province if not the country, and far outperforms Queen’s. You’ll be surprised that there’s always that one person that has 5 FAANG internships and a 99% average. I have tried applying for SE 2 and SE 3 roles, even with referrals, but I still cannot get an interview. UBC: Pros: Specialization in smth specific in CS Ranking Cons: Dont confirm CS immediately Ive heard its hard to get into the coop program so competitve coop program Laurier/waterloo: I don't go to waterloo (i only lurk here because i have friends there), but it has been fascinating seeing the difference in coop experience between waterloo and the Montreal region. Probably best to find friends outside of the UW Eng/CS circle if your mindset has become this warped. Since MAGA mostly recruits from Waterloo in Canada, the top high school grads choose Waterloo. It helped me secure my first ~4 co-ops but afterwards it didn't help much. true. . But that's also true of UTSG CS students; UofT has the added advantage that you only ever apply for summer internships (which are much more plentiful). A few mfs in these faang companies are either self taught or did nothing more than a coding bootcamp. Not applying to FAANG is stupid Oct 21, 2024 · I have work experience as a Full Stack Developer, software engineer and ML engineer. One new thing, however: I have made a new salaries/blacklist spreadsheet since the previous one wasn't being updated anymore (thanks to u/ffrosteh for the original though). And also, Waterloo co-op is great in the sense that if you're in the top 50% of your class you can usually get into a FAANG company by the time you graduate. At the same time, I know someone who goes to Western, and paved his own way into Amazon. However, you’d need to make yourself stand out more with great skills and personal projects compared to Waterloo where the name itself can help you land interviews easily given its reputation. The only reason recruiters go after waterloo grads is cause they know they will usually have a good history of internships but if you don't have that, the waterloo rep doesn't mean shit. I didn’t realize people took Cali coops this seriously. Most people who want faang swe wouldn't study math and most people who study math want a job that isn't swe. im doing stats just for the formality, all coops have been in full stack in the past and now doing pm at faang. There may, however, be a few FAANG companies that reserve spots for UW students; they sometimes post in continuous (or just later on in main round) ninjas out there straight up landing those FAANG jobs lol wha how good is waterloo co-op really? it's good for low to mid level jobs but at the high level of FAANG it is similar to applying externally. Like I previously said, you can 100% get into FAANG companies from Western. Waterloo at #16 behind #13 NCSU even though they pretty much jerk off to SV (Cali or bust)? Tons of them make it to SV too because of their godly co-op program. At least personally in my experience in CS at a non-Waterloo school and knowing a shitton of Waterloo students (doing a FAANG internship will do that for you), there’s no real difference in technical knowledge between us, the difference is that more students at Waterloo have their sights set on places like FAANG or unicorns whereas at my Tons of people go to FAANG from UofT every year. Agree with all of this except maybe the GPA part, but it's probably a balance. Top companies literally have cohorts FOR Waterloo students. I have been trying to land an interview at FAANG companies for more than 3 years. 12 votes, 11 comments. Since Waterloo has the top CS students in Canada, MAGA concentrates Canadian recruitment here. Hi everyone, I graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Computer Science degree in January 2024. If you're at UofT, you can apply for internships through the school with PEY/ASIP (which may or may not have FAANG postings), or you could just apply to FAANG independently, which is what most people do anyways. OK, here is the deal, the odds of you getting a faang or unicorn coop is practically 0 at this point. If you are dedicated, Waterloo coop does help, but any other student at another university can achieve the exact same. You use their data tool for enrollment or just look at alumni at LinkedIn as well. If you aim for a FAANG job right off the bat, the chances are very low. Related, Waterloo's connections to the industry is insane. I wouldn’t say Waterloo cs is overrated because it deserves all the credit and lives up to its hype. You should have applied to freshman internships like google STEP or facebook university but too late now. This is painful to read. Unofficial student and alumni-run subreddit for the University of Waterloo… Jul 23, 2024 · The whole time, I was hoping I could just have a one-stop-shop for interviewing with FAANG, though, and I just couldn't find the "perfect" one I was after. I finished my Computer Engineering degree from Waterloo earlier this year and am now working full-time, not at a "FAANG" company in the sense of the five companies in that acronym, but a fairly large and reputable tech company in California. I have worked across Big MNCs and startups. If it’s hard to believe, search up any uni and find student profiles on LinkedIn. If you reject more than two you're kicked out of the internship program 💀(this is the same for most coop programs, it's just that Waterloo does it better). job prospects seem to be more or less the same through This thread is for students applying to Spring 2024 co-ops during the Winter 2024 term. Yeah, Waterloo people I work with are great. These types of companies usually only hire from Waterloo while FAANG companies typically hire from everywhere. If you are trying to get into UW CS because you really, really want FAANG, whether for a co-op or for a fulltime job later, well, it's not guaranteed that just because you go to UW CS, you will be handed a FAANG co-op and likewise a FAANG full-time offer. Honestly, if y'all speak a shread of french (or even if you dont honestly, many eng jobs in mtl are in english), y'all might wanna consider montreal. UofT cannot say the same. I am telling you this from experience. Getting a FAANG coop won’t make you more likeable. 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