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, question, co-op, discussion, and social.
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
: "How to study for ece 1A"
16 posts
#2
Question
: "Being off sequence with friends"
15 posts
#3
Co-op
: "How do I filter these out?"
8 posts
#4
Discussion
: "am i taking courses to serious for my first year in university?"
7 posts
#5
Social
: "Yuri Club??"
5 posts
#6
Admissions
: "How hard is it to get into grad school (Master’s) at UW, especially Mechatronics or CS"
5 posts
#7
Academics
: "Waterloo Navigation Website"
3 posts
#8
Serious
: "Embarrassing Request..."
2 posts
#9
Housing
: "Guys please clean up before leaving"
2 posts
#10
Event
: "Sephora Friends & Family 20% code"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/uwaterloo
Yearly
+8k members(7.4%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026