Meet Ava, a diligent second-year engineering student at the University of Waterloo who feels the pressure of competitive co-op placements. An ambitious problem-solver, she spends her evenings poring over coding exercises and networking with alumni, hoping to land a summer internship at a tech firm. After receiving a disappointing notification about her co-op application, Ava’s curiosity piqued about the selection process, leading her to seek insights from fellow students to understand where she might improve for next time.