r/uwaterloo is a subreddit with 111k 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, question, co-op, discussion, 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
: "I’m bad and I’m Confused"
19 posts
#2
Question
: "Are there beavers on Columbia Lake? I am seeing beavers in places I've never seen before (Toronto is rotten with beavers now) so I am just wondering if they're at Columbia too."
17 posts
#3
Co-op
: "What Internship to choose"
9 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Best uw faculty?"
8 posts
#5
Shitpost
: "Why are math students like this"
6 posts
#6
Housing
: "How do yall find housing in Toronto??"
6 posts
#7
Social
: "any awesome waterloo bird enjoyers???!"
5 posts
#8
Serious
: "DC Silent Study"
4 posts
#9
Technical Issues
: "Learn is down"
2 posts
#10
Academics
: "University Choir"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/uwaterloo
Yearly
+7k members(7.1%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026