----------------------------------- lilboikule Mon May 03, 2010 5:43 pm Computer science, where? ----------------------------------- I applied to Guelph, UofT and Waterloo. So far I've been admitted to Guelph for co op and UofT Scarborough. I'm hoping that I get into Waterloo but I'm not sure if that's going to happen. My top 6 marks are: Music: 85 Functions: 80 Data Management: 80 Computer Science: 91 English: 77 Calculus: 77 Average = 81.67 :| I was wondering if they look at M courses like stage band, because if that's the case then I got 83 in it which would make my average for my top 6 to be 82.17. If I don't get into Waterloo, I was just wondering whether I should go to Guelph or UofT. ----------------------------------- Tony Mon May 03, 2010 6:18 pm RE:Computer science, where? ----------------------------------- I thought the University application website would tell you exactly what marks are being considered the each application... Guelph, as a city, somewhat resembles Waterloo. The problem I forsee with UofT Scarborough is that it will still be full of living-with-parents Toronto students (lacking social scene) _and_ you get none of the benefits of being near Toronto's downtown. University of Toronto (downtown) is quite good though, and maybe it might be easier to transfer from the Scarborough campus than from elsewhere. You should talk more about what you are looking for in a school experience (that's studying, living, meeting people, and doing... whatever you might be interested in) ----------------------------------- lilboikule Mon May 03, 2010 6:32 pm Re: RE:Computer science, where? ----------------------------------- I thought the University application website would tell you exactly what marks are being considered the each application... Guelph, as a city, somewhat resembles Waterloo. The problem I forsee with UofT Scarborough is that it will still be full of living-with-parents Toronto students (lacking social scene) _and_ you get none of the benefits of being near Toronto's downtown. University of Toronto (downtown) is quite good though, and maybe it might be easier to transfer from the Scarborough campus than from elsewhere. You should talk more about what you are looking for in a school experience (that's studying, living, meeting people, and doing... whatever you might be interested in) Thanks for the reply. What I'm looking for is meeting new people and studying. I had applied to UofT SG but they gave me the alternative of Scarborough :|. I don't mind living on campus however, but if I were to go to Scarborough I would probably live at home. So far I'm leaning towards Guelph, but the problem for me is which University I would gain more experience knowledge wise and which would create better opportunities. ----------------------------------- Tony Mon May 03, 2010 6:46 pm RE:Computer science, where? ----------------------------------- My educated guess is that Guelph would make it easier to meet and interact with people, as most students would be living on their own, near the University. Student residences could be quite an experience. There's something to be said about walking to campus at 4am to drop off an assignment. Guelph, as a city, does offer outlets for extra opportunities -- http://www.democampguelph.com/ comes to mind. I know of people in Waterloo who drive to Guelph for such events (closer than Toronto). While Toronto might offer more, it feels like it's all downtown, and I can't say how accessible that might be. If Toronto's tech events are 2 hours of commute away from school's campus... ----------------------------------- implosion Tue May 04, 2010 11:25 pm Re: Computer science, where? ----------------------------------- Hey, I go to UTSC for Computer Science. One thing with computer science at U of T is that its pretty much the same with all three campuses. if you look at the site where assignments, lab problems etc. are posted its all the same, except for lecture slides which each proff has their own, but you can access all the slides. http://www.cdf.utoronto.ca/~csc148h/winter/index.shtml One thing I've noticed with UTSC is the lack of involvement, we just had a student vote for a levy for the PAN AM games and we had a record turn out for voters.. 23%(~2500)... out of roughly 11000 students. Don't quote me this for sure, but from what I've heard there in the process of changing the first 2 CS courses intro to programming (csca08) and intro to computer science (csca48). I'm not sure if i can put names on here but this is what i've heard around campus (don't quote me on it) for us there were 2 profs that taught the course... one has been asked to leave a few times and is on her last chance and the other has just been put under review... but they're really easy to approach and very nice to get re-marks on assignments =D... what sucks is that it takes them forever to return assignments/midterms.. most times they send it to St. George to get marked. One nice thing about the campus though is that it is really small, only takes a few minutes to go from one side to the other and pretty much every building you can access through underground walk ways (amazing during the winter, lol). And since the campus is so small you see a bunch of the same people everyday and class sizes are a lot smaller, our biggest lecture hall holds 500 i believe 2or3 hold around 300 and the rest are __