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Hi Shawn! I think I interviewed with you as a student when HackReactor was calling itself Catalyst. Anyway: > not built at schools except those named waterloo
by faitswulff 9y ago
Hi Shawn! I think I interviewed with you as a student when HackReactor was calling itself Catalyst. Anyway:
> not built at schools except those named waterloo
I was in Vancouver once and visiting a friend at his workplace. They mentioned that they hire a lot of University of Waterloo graduates and I asked, innocently, "is that a good engineering school?"
I got a blank stare from everyone before they flatly responded, "Yes."
I know Waterloo's prestigious reputation better now, but I'm curious what experiences do you have with Waterloo grads that makes them the exception to this rule?
- shawndrost 9y agoHey there :) Waterloo does one thing uniquely well: the co-op program [1]. Their grads have a ton of real-world experience before they graduate, which puts them head-and-shoulders above their peers. (This is connected to my broader worldview.) [1] https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/future-undergraduate-students/co-op-and-regular https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/future-undergraduate-students/co-op-...