----------------------------------- UnknownID Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:56 pm Some trouble... ----------------------------------- Currently in gr11 going to gr12. My school deciding to throw in a gr12 compsci course as a test (e-learning) so I took the course. I did terrible since my transition to Turing to Java was... pretty bad. My teacher didn't know Java so he had to go through all the stuff that we did too. I ended up with a 64 in that course. Since the class did pretty bad the school decided to just not offer gr12 compsci at all. Now I can't improve my mark since my school doesn't offer it anymore. Am I officially screwed on my chances to going into compsci in uni/college? Or is it possible for me to get 6 other good courses and ignore my compsci mark?... If so then I'd probably end up going into computer engineering since I ended up with a 90 in that course. Something completely irrelevant: I'm also currently learning C++ from a book. ----------------------------------- Analysis Mode Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:05 pm Re: Some trouble... ----------------------------------- Wow, that's pretty unlucky. One thing you could do would be to contact the Computer Science Department at the universities you want to attend and pose the same question. However, I think it's difficult to say how universities will respond to that. Maybe you could go into CE, and if you don't like it, transfer to CS. ----------------------------------- endless Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:33 pm RE:Some trouble... ----------------------------------- it shouldn't matter. no university computer science courses have gr.12 CS as a required course, so they will only be looking at your top 6 classes including the required courses (in most cases). ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:35 pm RE:Some trouble... ----------------------------------- All that matters for pretty much all CS programs in Ontario are your 6 best marks in U/M courses. I'd just do your best in math and english, as well as any other "university preparation" courses you decide to take. I'm not sure what the case is if you're not in Ontario. ----------------------------------- Analysis Mode Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:13 pm Re: RE:Some trouble... ----------------------------------- it shouldn't matter. no university computer science courses have gr.12 CS as a required course, so they will only be looking at your top 6 classes including the required courses (in most cases). What, really? That's strange. ----------------------------------- Horus Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:15 am Re: RE:Some trouble... ----------------------------------- it shouldn't matter. no university computer science courses have gr.12 CS as a required course, so they will only be looking at your top 6 classes including the required courses (in most cases). What, really? That's strange. yea really, and it seems that your advanced function and calculus marks are much more important than your other 4 marks. ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:18 am Re: RE:Some trouble... ----------------------------------- it shouldn't matter. no university computer science courses have gr.12 CS as a required course, so they will only be looking at your top 6 classes including the required courses (in most cases). What, really? That's strange. Yes. Waterloo, apparently, also considers it a potential disadvantage to have taken grade 12 computer science. IMHO, basically the only "knowledge" you need to enter a CS program at most universities is: -good English comprehension -a relatively solid understanding of math up to a grade 12 level -the ability to learn ----------------------------------- Tony Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:38 am Re: RE:Some trouble... ----------------------------------- What, really? That's strange. It's not, considering the poor quality or even complete lack of CS in a lot of high schools. and it seems that your advanced function and calculus marks are much more important than your other 4 marks. It actually seems that your English is the single "most important" course in your application. ----------------------------------- x30Jx Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:39 pm Re: RE:Some trouble... ----------------------------------- [quote="[Gandalf] @ Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:18 am"] Yes. Waterloo, apparently, also considers it a potential disadvantage to have taken grade 12 computer science. IMHO, basically the only "knowledge" you need to enter a CS program at most universities is: -good English comprehension -a relatively solid understanding of math up to a grade 12 level -the ability to learn [/quote] Huh? http://www.findoutmore.uwaterloo.ca/programs/full_description.php?program=Computer%20Science