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> so it may look unattractive compared to old big name universities, especially on the usual metrics used for ranking universities. Mostly research output and
by 908B64B197 4y ago
> so it may look unattractive compared to old big name universities, especially on the usual metrics used for ranking universities.
Mostly research output and quality.
> it's currently one of the most popular universities in SV and Big Tech
How much of that is due to the sheer size of the undergraduate class? There are more undergrads at Waterloo than at MIT, Stanford, CMU, Caltech, Harvard, Princeton and Yale... Combined!
- esjeon 4y ago> How much of that is due to the sheer size of the undergraduate class? The quantity still needs to be backed by the quality. Companies don't roll the dice when hiring people. They filter and interview. The numbers certainly prove that Waterloo draws many talents who can survive that process.
- 908B64B197 4y ago> The numbers certainly prove that Waterloo draws many talents who can survive that process. Not really. In a resume pile you should get almost 8x more applicants from Waterloo than MIT. You could flunk 7 out of 8 candidates and still claim the university is “as popular as MIT” in SV.