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Getting Into Canada's Top Engineering Schools 2026/2027: Courses, Averages and Supplementary Applications at UofT, Waterloo and McMaster
Five required courses, a 5% buffer above the cutoff and three signals in the supplementary application: the shared playbook for UofT, Waterloo and McMaster Engineering.
McMaster Engineering Guide 2026/2027: The 20-Minute Supplementary Application and the RPI Framework
McMaster Engineering's supplementary application is 20 minutes in one sitting. Here is the RPI + STAR framework and a sentence-by-sentence high-scoring example.
UBC Engineering (Applied Science) Guide 2026/2027: A Personal Profile Framework and Video Interview Strategy
UBC Engineering is about 70% grades and 30% Personal Profile, but the profile is what decides it. Here is a framework for the official prompts and targets for the video interview.
UofT Engineering Guide 2026/2027: The Online Profile, 250-Word Essay and Kira Interview
UofT Engineering admits about 11% of applicants. Here are the five Online Profile steps, how to write the 250-word engineering essay and a deductive framework for Kira.
Waterloo Engineering Guide 2026/2027: The Six AIF Questions and the Kira Video Interview
Each AIF answer gets about 900 characters. Here is how to approach all six questions, and how to move your Kira answers from a 3 to a 5.