First Month of Waterloo Engineering / Bo Peng’s World.
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A Professor in Waterloo Engineering 
Hi prof,
A bit off topic here but I don’t know where else I could ask it. Does engineering (software – if that matters) give deferrals for a year? I would like to take a gap year but would not want to risk losing my spot at waterloo if I was accepted.
Yes, if an offer is received and accepted, then you can defer starting for a year. The only constraint is that you can’t attend some other post-secondary institution during that year.
Hi professor,
Are deferrals accepted without conflict involving reason or program? I’m also interested in SoftEng but fear I may need to work a year to save up. I know how limited space in the SoftEng program is so I would just like to verify.
Thanks!
yes, deferrals are routinely accepted, unless it involves attending other post-secondary programs. Taking a year off to work and save up is a very reasonable thing to do.
Hey Professor Anderson! Would you happen to know how large the entering class for mechanical engineering will be this year (or how large it has been in previous years)? I’ve been trying to find that information on Waterloo’s website but have only been able to find the size of the entire engineering class.
The target for mechanical engineering is around 220, the same as it’s been for quite a few years.
This is also off topic, but with first year students who have taken IB Maths (either SL or HL) or AP, do you think they have had an advantage during first year – when it comes to the jump between Ontario high school math and university math?
Yes, the first term math seems to be a bit easier for them, so that helps with the transition.
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