DON'T blame UW
this kid is not ready for UW
or he is not ready for higher education
my kids graduated from UW then PhD from MIT
top jobs in silicon valley
no problem with UW
5 years hard working co-op program without rest
are U READY??
U Waterloo is never a among my short list for kids to go for undergraduate. If your kids are super brilliant and you are financially strong enough, go to Ivy school, otherwise, select anywhere except Waterloo. It is not a place to create the leaders in industry.