r/uwaterloo is a subreddit with 112k members. The community frequently discusses looking for, co op, roommate, struggling, and snow day, and they frequently recommend/review notetaking app, noise cancelling headphones, and steak restaurant, and the most common flair used is advice, discussion, co-op, lost and found, and shitpost.
Unofficial student and alumni-run subreddit for the University of Waterloo community
Popular Topics in r/uwaterloo
#1
Looking For
61 posts
#2
Co Op
18 posts
#3
Roommate
17 posts
#4
Struggling
13 posts
#5
Snow Day
13 posts
#6
Waterloo
12 posts
#7
Student
11 posts
#8
Hate
11 posts
#9
Engineering
11 posts
#10
Hard Time
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/uwaterloo
Notetaking App
10 reviews
#1
GoodNotes
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Notability
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#3
OneNote
4.0★ from 1 review
Noise Cancelling Headphones
5 reviews
#1
Bose
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Sony
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Steak Restaurant
5 reviews
#1
Wildcraft
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Wild Boar
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Wildfire
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/uwaterloo
#1
Advice
: "Why so neck?"
17 posts
#2
Discussion
: "TLDR: Engineering O-Week leaders making first years uncomfortable and not taking “no” for an answer."
10 posts
#3
Co-op
: "Cycle 1 Results"
9 posts
#4
Lost and Found
: "lost wallet :("
5 posts
#5
Shitpost
: "Cute boy sitting next to me in class"
3 posts
#6
Social
: "Happy Thanksgiving! Rest!"
3 posts
#7
Question
: "Go bus luggage policy"
2 posts
#8
Humour
: "reading the laptop of people in front of you in class >>>"
1 post
#9
News
: "I had a nightmare last night that I was an hour and fifteen minutes into a Stats exam and was still struggling with the first of seven questions. Then I woke up and was warm and comfortable in bed. It was a glorious feeling."
1 post
#10
Art
: "Borrowing a mannequin"
1 post
Member Growth in r/uwaterloo
Yearly
+8k members(7.6%)
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Last updated: October 14, 2026