A bad academic reputation is not really a plus, but fortunately this really isn't true at Waterloo. At minimum, it depends on what your goals are after graduati

A bad academic reputation is not really a plus, but fortunately this really isn't true at Waterloo. At minimum, it depends on what your goals are after graduation. For those wishing to continue on in academia, high quality research is a nice bonus. There are plenty of opportunties for undergrads to get involved in research, and even have this be part of the internship progream. Even for those who don't, high quality research tends to attract high quality professors. It's true that some of these professors dislike teaching, but I think there are enough who do to make up for it. Disclaimer: I'm a PhD student at UoW