----------------------------------- Martin Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:40 pm University 2006 ----------------------------------- Okay, a lot of you are heading off to University next year and are probably not entirely sure what to go into. So here's the plan: post links to programs that you've looked into in Canadian universities. No noise posts please - all replies that don't contain links to programs'll get deleted. Also, keep discussion between posts to a minimum. ----- I'm taking Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, and I love it. I started out in CS, but I found that the CS courses didn't have enough focus on topics that interested me, so I switched into this. http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/AM_Dept/AMATHfindingout.shtml ----------------------------------- Naveg Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:47 pm ----------------------------------- Only in grade 11 right now, but I have my sights on a few different programs: Waterloo mechatronics engineering: http://www.mechatronics.uwaterloo.ca/home.html Waterloo computer/electrical engineering: http://www.ece.uwaterloo.ca/ UofT engineering science: http://www.engsci.utoronto.ca/ Of course, I'm leaving my options open to anything else that might catch my attention. ----------------------------------- Tony Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:50 am ----------------------------------- I'm taking Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. The program is tough to both get into, and stay in. Some classes are more difficult than others, but they cover a very wide spectrum of Engineering, from sketching with a pencil, to AutoCAD technical shematics, to materials, to physics, to electronics. It's really fun to see how all of those fields come together, and you end up thinking about the effects of a physics force on an electrical circuit made out of various materials (while drawing the said circuit in AutoCAD :lol: ) Electro-mechanical systems is what this is about, but this program is also a great way to land a job as a project leader on a variety of Engineering tasks, as upon graduation you'll be familiar with many aspects of different fields. http://www.mechatronics.uwaterloo.ca/ ----------------------------------- Hikaru79 Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:27 pm ----------------------------------- I've really got my heart set on [url=http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/]Computer Science at Waterloo. If I don't get in, I figure suicide is always an option. ----------------------------------- Cervantes Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:41 am ----------------------------------- Since mechatronics engineering has already been mentioned, twice, I'll say UofT engineering science: http://www.engsci.utoronto.ca/ Unless you are extremely smart and okay with going to bed at 3 in the morning every night, I wouldn't recommend it. My brother, who is very bright, is in that program. The workload is ridiculous. ----------------------------------- Martin Sat Oct 29, 2005 3:33 pm ----------------------------------- Noise posts deleted, and I edited Cervantes post so that the thread makes sense again. I suggest people, you know, read the first post again. Anyway, in light of this - [url=http://athena.uwindsor.ca/units/english/English.nsf/0/091041CE5F314D8285256A9A006219D2?OpenDocument]English at the University of Windsor. And Hikaru, it's really just a matter of suicide if you don't get in, or suicide when you do get in. ;) Been there, done that. I want to switch into music. ----------------------------------- wtd Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:05 pm ----------------------------------- Go to Cornell University. Aside from Northwestern it has the highest student suicide rate. Computer Science at Cornell University - http://www.cs.cornell.edu/ ----------------------------------- Paul Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:32 pm ----------------------------------- I'm thinkign of [url=http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/navigation/Current/Business/ProspectiveStudents/ProsDD.shtml]BMA double degree or computer science, maybe if I'm good enough... nanotech, and also systems perhaps. But yea, business, now I have a bit more confidence, just got 3rd in my category in 20 teams in regional DECA, first time competing. E-commerce was the category. ----------------------------------- Martin Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:39 pm ----------------------------------- Be careful with nanotech. It's in its first year now, so the curriculum is going to change a lot, and it's going to be overly difficult simply because they need to be accredited (which is based on graduates). That's not to say that it'll be a bad program, but it'll definitely be intense, and there will be a distinct lack of direction with a lot of your courses in the beginning. That said, they're getting a shiny new building. ------ I've been thinking about switching into music. I think I've had enough math for a while. Here's a link to Windsor's program http://www.uwindsor.ca/music