Programs: Mechanical

Congratulations 2019 Mechanicals on starting the five most exciting years of your life! So what can you expect in your first year? Well you will learn a little bit of everything. Mechanical is very general in first year, learning lots of physics, calculus, and materials, then specializing in upper years. First-year Mechanical Engineering will provide you with opportunities to learn about design principles, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks. You will meet your WEEF TAs who are fantastic upper years that are there to get to know you and help you succeed in your ME 100/101 course (best course ever by the way!). The other exciting part of your first year experience is coop! Mechanical is so diverse we have the opportunity to work in almost any engineering industry so whether its automotive, materials or building systems, you will have the chance to try it out first hand. Lastly, even though school and grades are important, first-year is about trying new things so get out there and join some clubs, student teams, WEEF, the Engineering Society or one of the other millions of opportunities Waterloo has to offer! If you have any questions or need advice I am always around and happy to chat  🙂