u/Awkward-Error-825

I’ve been checking the status every day for the past week and it never changed. I have the “,” when I do the inspect thing the portal. People are saying that this past round on Thursday might’ve been it — so did they look at my application + not change the status (and I’m getting rejected)??? Is there another round next thursday?? Are they just really late with reviewing some applications??? I’m in Group A, applied to chem eng as my first choice with low 90s avg and subpar ecs lol.

So I got accepted into the chemical engineering program, and originally I was really excited about the whole thing. However, I started to get worried because I’ve seen so many people saying that the chemical engineering industry in Canada is going through a very rough patch right now (granted this is reddit). I originally went with chemical engineering because it seemed like the program places a very strong emphasis on sustainability + I was hoping to work with renewable energy or something similar — maybe batteries?? Really I just want to do something that has a positive impact on the environment. But then again, I did more research afterwards and it seems like a large majority of jobs are in oil and gas out in Alberta or something.

Since the job market is terrible lately I feel like I won’t be in a position to be picky once I graduate, so I’m really anxious about making sure my degree aligns with my goals. I’m considering going to a general engineering program instead (like Mac) to explore different disciplines + make sure I’m satisfied with my degree. It kind of feels like a missed opportunity to not go to Waterloo though. Does anyone have any advice?? I’m not sure if I’m even going about about this entire thing correctly and I’m being too idealistic.

TLDR: I started having second thoughts about chemical engineering and now I’m not sure if it’s right for me. Thinking about going to a school with a general engineering program instead to explore.

So I got into the chemical engineering program at waterloo, and I kinda just assumed I would go there. However, today I went to the open house and I liked mac so much more than I thought I would. I absolutely love the campus because it seems so well designed (besides all the bradford pear trees😭). I also really liked the engineering building and thought that everyone was so nice and informative!! I also learned more about the materials engineering program which I was always kinda interested in in addition to chemical engineering. The idea that I have a year to figure out if I’m more interested in chemical engineering or materials engineering is appealing to me. All in all, it left a very good impression on me and now I’m seriously considering going to mac.

However, I’m kind of wondering if I’ll regret not going to waterloo because everyone is always hyping it up. When I visted the campus + everything else seemed kinda miserable, but based on talking to people I know the whole antisocial reputation is a bit overblown. I’m not sure if I’m cut out for that hyper competitive, super high stress environment though. Would you say that mac has a more supportive environment??

Anyways just wanted to see if anyone was in a similar situation when they were trying to pick a uni and how that turned out for them!