What are my chances of getting into Waterloo for accounting?

Kinda getting scared of which university I'm going to get into. My marks aren't STELLAR but my semester is somewhat hard for me (I'm weak at maths) as I have two maths.

I saw in the Info69 book that last year they admitted 80, count em, EIGHTY people for the accounting co-op.Yeesh! Stiff competition!

Okay, so my marks are hovering mid 70s to mid 80s. It's something like this:

Calculus - 73
Data Management - 76
English - 84
Exercise Science - 85

Next semester, I have Organizational Studies, Accounting, International Business and Personal Fitness. I'm not scared about next semester as I'm fully prepared to do the work and it won't be too hard with THOSE subjects. I just want to know how much harder I'm going to need to work for Calculus and Data Management? I'm shooting for near perfects on my next few tests but I'd like to know how good it has to be. >_>

Damn me and being weak at math. The future just freaks me out with how well some people are doing. =/

I believe you need a high 80 to low 90 average to get into the Mathematics & Chartered Accounting program at Waterloo. If you're trying to get into the other accounting programs, then I'm not sure about the marks.

Nope, the Accounting and Financial Management program that has Co-op too.

just look the info 69 booklet everything son there

Yeah really, I'm looking at it right now and it's just telling me everything I said. People got in with low-mid 80s but I don't know. My marks aren't too stellar from my point of view. =/ I guess the only think keeping me above others is the fact that I'm in my school's Student Council? It won't matter too much though...

Originally Posted by FearSonic

Kinda getting scared of which university I'm going to get into. My marks aren't STELLAR but my semester is somewhat hard for me (I'm weak at maths) as I have two maths.

I saw in the Info69 book that last year they admitted 80, count em, EIGHTY people for the accounting co-op.Yeesh! Stiff competition!

Okay, so my marks are hovering mid 70s to mid 80s. It's something like this:

Calculus - 73
Data Management - 76
English - 84
Exercise Science - 85

Next semester, I have Organizational Studies, Accounting, International Business and Personal Fitness. I'm not scared about next semester as I'm fully prepared to do the work and it won't be too hard with THOSE subjects. I just want to know how much harder I'm going to need to work for Calculus and Data Management? I'm shooting for near perfects on my next few tests but I'd like to know how good it has to be. >_>

Damn me and being weak at math. The future just freaks me out with how well some people are doing. =/

seriously? 0%. I had a 89% and didnt get accepted.

Originally Posted by flirt

seriously? 0%. I had a 89% and didnt get accepted.

Oh. Great.

I'm assuming you want to go into arts accounting right? not math?

anyways, waterloo's going downhill. Last year was the worse year for math students. They're were so many failures, that waterloo had to increase the number of fails you get before you get booted from the faculty.

and it depends on what school you go to. if you go to a good school and have decent marks, you'll get in over a student who went to a crap school and got good marks.

Waterloo...you better step up your game if you want to continue there after 1st year. I've seen so many drop outs come to St George this year or worst...some at Ryerson, York, Seneca.

Originally Posted by flirt

seriously? 0%. I had a 89% and didnt get accepted.

you aren't kidding man, they rejected me with 89.5% for EE, who do they think they are? the #1 university in canada? well yes, yes they are, but still... i actually had to pull my mark up a bit more to get accepted. But then again, I wish I didn't go there, too hard. Dude, it's really really really hard over there, please think twice before going. Lots people I talked to, (my roomates and neighbour on the res floor), wished they didn't goto UW.

My recommandation to you is not goto UW unless you want to get owned on every single test.

Originally Posted by divx

you aren't kidding man, they rejected me with 89.5% for EE, who do they think they are? i actually had to pull my mark up a bit more to get accepted. But then again, I wish I didn't go there, too hard. Dude, it's really really really hard over there, please think twice before going. Lots people I talked to, (my roomates and neighbour on the res floor), wished they didn't goto UW.

It is a tough school academically. but it has results. The major appeal about waterloo is the co-op. it can't be matched. And when you graduate you look for a job, trust me. that co-op pays off big time. A good portion of us would never get the chance to work at some of the places we work for if not for Waterloo co-op. The degree alone will only get you so far.

Well the only prereq for that program is Grade 12 English, I don't see why you're worrying =P

first year management teaches you how compound interest works, and it tells you that it's better for you to get 20 million dollars from lotto 649 than to get it over a 30 year period to due interest factors, that I didn't knew.

Originally Posted by Dash

It is a tough school academically. but it has results. The major appeal about waterloo is the co-op. it can't be matched. And when you graduate you look for a job, trust me. that co-op pays off big time. A good portion of us would never get the chance to work at some of the places we work for if not for Waterloo co-op. The degree alone will only get you so far.

I know. I have thought to switch over to a 2nd rate university like my roomate did, but the co-op benefit kept me from doing so. I know we have to make few sacrifices to get additional benefits, is it worth it? I don't know but I'm willing to play it until the end.

Originally Posted by FearSonic

Yeah really, I'm looking at it right now and it's just telling me everything I said. People got in with low-mid 80s but I don't know. My marks aren't too stellar from my point of view. =/ I guess the only think keeping me above others is the fact that I'm in my school's Student Council? It won't matter too much though...

oh don't worry about it too much man, life is a gamble, if you really want in, then try to apply for it anyway, who knows, maybe last semester's 50% failure rate scared some people off and they have a shortage in students and willing to drop the admission further, then you can get in. But I will tell you this from experience, getting into UW is the easy part, getting out of there is even easier, but getting out of there with a degree is quite hard. Oh yes, if you get the oppertunity, you will know what I mean . I was quite suprised myself, I'm sure you will too.