What program are you in?
The 2024 Class Profile had 48 respondents with the majority (34) graduating from Computer Science. The remaining 14 were from CS/BBA, and unfortunately we got no responses from CFM students.
No matter your program of choice, the Class of 2024 is a community of future tech leaders and problem solvers.
What is your gender identity?
The majority of these graduates identified as men (36), with 10 identifying as women, one as gender non-conforming/non-binary, and one choosing not to respond.
While the Class of 2024 proudly represents a spectrum of gender identities, most of the representation is from men. Underrepresented gender identities are a popular topic in the tech community, so check out the Equity Office's Faculty Initiatives page to see what organizations are working to address these issues and provide an inclusive environment!
What are your pronouns?
All male respondents used he/him pronouns and all female respondents used she/her pronouns, with one woman also using they/them pronouns. One person used only they/them pronouns.
What is your birth year?
Most of our graduates were born in 2001, with 2 born in 2002 and 1 each in 1999 and 2006.
What is the racial category/categories with which you identify?
28 of our 48 respondents identified as East Asian, 8 each as South Asian and White, 2 as Middle Eastern, and 1 as Southeast Asian.
What is your religion and/or spiritual affiliation?
Most respondents were not very religious/spiritual with 16 agnostic and 18 atheist. 7 identified as Christian, 5 as Hindu, 3 as Buddhist, 2 as Sikh, 1 as Daoist, and 1 with mixed feelings about spirituality.
Note that this adds up to more than 48 as some people identified with multiple categories.
What is/are the sexual identity/identities with which you identify?
The majority of respondents were heterosexual with 39 identifying as such. 5 identified as bisexual, 2 as asexual, and 2 as queer with 1 of them questioning.
How many languages are you fluent in?
Most respondents are fluent in more than one language with 23 fluent in 2, 8 in 3, and 1 in an impressive 4!
This remarkable multilingualism enhances our class' global perspectives and strengthens our ability to collaborate on a global scale, reflecting the interconnected nature of the tech industry.
Besides English, what languages are you fluent in?
Most respondents fluent in languages other than English spoke East Asian languages. 2 respondents put down "Chinese" but did not specify which language. Shanghainese is a dialect of the Chinese Wu language and Hokkien is a language in the Southern Min group of Chinese languages.
What is your political alignment?
8 respondents stated that they were moderate, 12 stated moderate right, 11 moderate left, 10 left, and 1 right.
Where did you live before coming to UW?
Most respondents lived in Canada before coming to UW, with 23 from the GTA/Toronto, 2 from BC, 1 from KW, Burlington, NL, NS, and AB, and 14 from other parts of ON. 1 respondent stated they were from another part of Canada, and the remaining 3 were from India, China, and Jordan/Lebanon.
What is the highest education level of your parents?
Almost 90% of respondents' had at least one parent who have a Bachelor's or higher. No matter the education level of their parents, each graduate worked hard to get here and we're proud of how far they've come.
What was your household income before entering your current UW program? (CAD)
How many close relatives have attended or are attending UW?
Most graduates had no close relatives that had attended or were attending UW at the time, but 9 respondents had 1 relative and another 6 had 2.
What immigration generation do you belong to?
Most respondents were first- or second-generation immigrants, meaning they or their parents were born in another country respectively. Only 6 were third- or higher generation immigrants (this category also includes indigenous people).
What was your high school admissions average?
All respondents had an admissions average of 90% or higher. Answers have been rounded down for the chart but not for the statistics.
Was your current program your first choice out of all programs you applied to in high school?
Most respondents got their first choice, with 30 people answering yes and 18 no.
If not, what university did your first-choice program belong to?
Almost all respondents who didn't get their first choice had their first choice program at the University of Waterloo anyway, with 2 people having theirs at the University of Toronto and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Which of the following specialized high school programs did you do?
Most students who did specialized programs did AP or IB with a significant portion in gifted/enriched programs. A few students did language immersion and other programs.
How much money did you receive in UW scholarships and grants? (CAD)
For our respondents, UW scholarships and grants totaled somewhere between $0 to $33k with $2k being the most common amount to receive.
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The MBTI types of the graduating class varied a fair bit, though unsurprisingly, the largest percentage of personalities were Logicians (INTP).
Looking at each axis, there were 26 introverts to 16 extroverts, 35 intuitive to 7 observant, 25 thinking to 17 feeling, and a perfect split of 21 judging to 21 prospecting.