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    After 5 long and difficult years,
    I’m extremely proud to say that
    I’m a Waterloo grad

Every Waterloo grad I've ever met has gone through their coop program, which adds an extra year to their undergrad degree: https://uwaterloo.ca/find-out-more/co-op/how-co-op-works

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I'll add that their starting salaries reflect this, though.

If I recall correctly it is required for all engineering degrees, and quite popular in programs like CS as well.

From the hiring end, it works well. These graduates are typically very competent.

It makes me a little jealous as a Carleton student.

uOttawa grad here: is there any co-op option at Carleton? It wasn't very popular at uOttawa, to the point that my employers were getting Waterloo grads because they couldn't find anyone local. There's a lot of cool companies in the capital (not just Shopify!), I'd recommend trying to find a position while you're still a student.

While not a 1:1 replacement, you could consider applying to jobs for the summer on your own. I've met a lot of people in California from the University of Toronto who've done so.

legendary coop program, good placements, defacto part of being waterloo eng/CS student.

Carleton has coop for sure, just not nearly as strong. But back in the dotcom boom/silicon valley north/nortel era of late 90s/early 2000's...it was good because the region was super strong.

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