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The video resonates with students by showcasing a relatable "day in the life" narrative, humorously highlighting the intense academic pressure and internship requirements at a specific university, which likely appeals to a niche audience facing similar challenges.

Summary

This video follows a computer science student's day at the University of Waterloo, highlighting the demanding academic environment and the pressure to secure multiple internships. It showcases daily activities like attending classes, grabbing coffee, studying, and participating in extracurricular events, emphasizing the competitive nature of obtaining internships for graduation.

Structure

1Morning routine and class
2Coffee break and discussion about Waterloo's water
3Humorous take on student life and internship requirements
4Walk to gym and volleyball
5Study session
6Evening event with drinks and games

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University of Waterloo: appears as a logo and on student IDs. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Tim Hortons: appears as a storefront and is where coffee is purchased. Removing it would change the scene where coffee is obtained. Poppi: appears as cans of soda at an event. Removing it would change the scene where drinks are distributed.

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another typical day at the loo #universityofwaterloo #waterloo #computerscience #uni #dayinmylife

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day in my life as a computer science major @ waterloo 11:00 walk to class 11:12 walk to class 11:15 coffee 11:20 coffee 11:22 coffee 11:30 distributed computing 11:36 distributed computing 11:37 distributed computing 12:02 distributed computing 12:03 distributed computing 12:04 distributed computing 12:35 distributed computing 1:00 walk to gym 1:12 lunch 1:13 lunch 1:40 drop-in volleyball 2:30 drop-in volleyball 2:55 walk to study spot 2:56 walk to study spot 2:57 walk to study spot 3:00 study 5:45 walk to event 5:46 walk to event 6:10 VSA event 6:11 VSA event 6:32 VSA event 6:40 VSA event 7:05 VSA event 7:08 VSA event 7:30 VSA event 7:32 VSA event FOLLOW FOR MORE <3

Transcript

what are they feeding the kids at waterloo as a computer science major @ waterloo to have internships to have internships like this seasoned cs major at the university of waterloo one, I can tell you we are drinking Waterloo's extremely hard water but honestly wtf is going on in University of Waterloo in all realness though, the reason why Waterloo has so many cracked kids is because 12:35 distributed computing 1:00 walk to gym fun fact waterloo actually forces us students to get 6 internships in order to graduate yes, you heard that right six real jobs while you're still a student over 5 years and no summer break 2:30 drop-in volleyball extremely good at interviewing and it gets so competitive fighting for these jobs especially within the waterloo community 3:00 study most of the students end up getting their big tech or quant internships in their 5th or 6th placement so if you're a first or second year or just don't go to Waterloo my advice is to not compare yourself to some Waterloo kid who's on their bajillionth internship 6:32 VSA event instead just pretend 6:40 VSA event you're in the same boat as us 7:05 VSA event if you don't get your internship every summer you will fail out of school 7:30 VSA event we won bingo! 7:32 VSA event that, I promise will make you work just as hard and you will see the same results