Lifestyle
Some insights into the lifestyle of the SYDE 2028 cohort inside and outside of school.
Class Hours Distribution
While most people did not go to every class, most of the students in our cohort attended at least 15 hours worth of class every week.
Number of respondents: 60
Office Hours Visitation
There was a sizeable amount of people who never went to office hours. However, a large portion went a couple times a semester.
Number of respondents: 61
Weekday and Weekend Sleep Hours
While engineers are never known for getting that much sleep, our cohort got a fairly good amount of rest. Here's how sleep hours differ between weekdays and weekends.
Number of respondents: 61
What is your favourite nap place?
Number of respondents: 35
Stress Level
Unsurprisingly, most of us were a little stressed during our first term in university. The average stress level was 6.1.
Number of respondents: 61
All Nighters
Whether due to a heavy workload or just plain procrastination, a good amount of students in our class pulled all-nighters. Here's how many all-nighters were pulled throughout the semester.
Number of respondents: 61
Activity Frequency
63% of SYDE students went outside at least once day. There was a sizeable portion of individuals of went out few times a week or less.
Number of respondents: 61
Describe SYDE in a few words
Close Friends in SYDE
Being in the same class with the same people has its results. 87% of the respondents had at least one friend in SYDE with the median being 5+ friends
Number of respondents: 58
Difficulty of Making Friends
A score of 1 means it was very hard, while a score of 5 means it was very easy. Most respondents had a relatively easy time making friends.
Number of respondents: 60
How Many People in SYDE Are Your Friends
SYDE students shared how many of their peers they would consider friends. Most people made at least a handful of connections!
Number of respondents: 60
The Dating Scene
A majority of respondents did not have rizz.
Number of respondents: 60
What was your favourite food at CMH?
Exercise Frequency
While some of us went hard in the gym, others kept it more casual—or skipped entirely!
Number of respondentns: 58
Where were you living for 1A?
Here's a breakdown of where everyone lived during their first academic term.
Number of respondents: 61
Rate the Waterloo Food
Students rated the quality of Waterloo food on a scale from 1 to 10.
Number of respondents: 59
How Far Was Your Commute to Class?
As many respondents lived near our classes that were all in E7 or CPH, class was always very easy to get to quickly.
Number of respondents: 61
How Often Did You Visit Home Throughout the Term?
The median was 3-5 times during the term.
Number of respondents: 59
Rice Purity Scores before VS after going to waterloo
Looks like they mostly dropped, but not by that much!
Total respondents (expected): 41, Total respondents (actual): 41
Are you glad you chose SYDE? Or is there a different program you wish you were in? đź’”
Here's the breakdown of whether students are happy with their SYDE choice or would prefer another program.
Number of respondents: 57
Anything else you want mentioned in the profile? Advice for grade 12s, fav thing about SYDE, etc?
Waterloo isn’t the end all be all.
Don’t get trapped in your bubble of friends that you make in the first week, reach out to new people!
The calc quizzes are a lot easier than the final.
Actually attend class lol.
Whatever rumour you hear about UW is exaggerated. SYDE is the perfect balance between work and fun.
SYDE kids have great job flexibility.
My advice to grade 12's is to grind as hard as you can until mid terms, then just enjoy the last two months they have available. As for making it into the program, make sure you talk about why Waterloo Engineering is what you want, not just why you want engineering as a whole.
Definitely get a mentor and talk to upper years, they will probably be way cooler than the ppl in your cohort.
Love how everyone is so willing to help one another. Play basketball with people in your program, it's lit.
Have fun and make sure to take it at your pace. Also everyone is confused too so dw.
Just be yourself on the first day. Pick SYDE, best choice you’ll ever make.
If you're reading this in grade 12 and considering SYDE, do your research, contact former and current students (they're lovely, I swear) or do an EngChat, prepare yourself for co-op, and understand that this program, like your entire college experience, is what you will make of it. You will get what you put into it. Work hard (it always pays off), be kind to others and yourself, and don't be afraid to ask for help.