How competitive is the ROTP?

[shogg95]

Hi everybody!

I'm a grade eleven student that hopes to get into engineering at Waterloo, and I'm wondering how difficult it is to be accepted into civvy u in the ROTP.
I have been doing research, but am still a little unsure.  Do they give you acceptance to civvy u alot, or not so much.

I hope to be accepted as either an aerospace engineer, communications and electronics engineer, or mechanical and electrical engineering officer.

I really want to get into this program because I think it would be an amazing learning experience, so I want to start getting ready now!

 

[aesop081]

It will vary year to year as you are competing against everyone else who applies that year. If most of them have better files than you..........if you have a better file than most..........

So, your question is unanswerable.

 

[shogg95]

So there is at least a small chance for civvy then.

I was under the impression that I would have to go to RMC.  i would enjoy it there, but there is this whole Waterloo tradition in my family, and that is important to me.

Thank you

 

[gcclarke]

They will always do their best to fill RMC first, as it's a heck of a lot cheaper to send students there than to pay for them to go to Civvie U.

 

[DexOlesa]

when I was accepted in 2010 there were 500 ROTP students accepted, and of those 150 can go to RMC so you are MORE likely to go to civvy U if you get in