----------------------------------- Pickles Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:13 pm Applying to University ----------------------------------- Time to generate some talk, I know a few of you fellows must be going off to university next year. Whered you apply to and for what. I applied to Mcmaster, Waterloo, Western for civil engineer. Have another month of my hard semester to go, then it will be smooth sailing through rest of high school. :) ----------------------------------- Dan Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:33 pm ----------------------------------- I am all ready in uni now, but last year i applyed to: Windsor Wilfrid Laurier Western Waterloo Toronto Ottawa Nipissing Laurentian Lakehead Carleton York I think there may have been some others, not shure tho.........For most of them i just applyed for compsci but i think i also applyed for software engeing and pure math in a few.... ----------------------------------- Pickles Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:49 pm ----------------------------------- thats not going a little overboard is it? ;) ----------------------------------- Dan Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:58 pm ----------------------------------- thats not going a little overboard is it? ;) Yes, and it cout quite a bit too. Tho it was intresting........... ----------------------------------- Pickles Wed Dec 29, 2004 11:19 pm ----------------------------------- you just wanted to recieve mail didnt you I have a question, someone whose already done it might be able to answer.. int he info book for waterloo for instance it says All of our offers of admission and scholarships will be made no later than June 3, 2005, and you will have until June 13, 2005, to respond. how does that work if i wont be done calculus by then, do i respond to the conditional? or what.. ----------------------------------- Neo Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:11 am ----------------------------------- I applied to Mechatronics for UofW and UofT and Mechanical in UWO. ----------------------------------- Martin Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:00 am ----------------------------------- They give you conditional offers of acceptance that basically state that your average can't go below the line that they set for the specific program. In actuality, as long as you do reasonably well, they'll honour your conditional acceptance. For example, if the required average for some program was 85, and you get conditional acceptance, but your final average is only 80, chances are you'll still be okay. ----------------------------------- Pickles Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:09 am ----------------------------------- well tahts always nice to know, thx won't really matter cause all my required courses except for calculus are this semeseter. so ill only have calculus and an extra (or if worse comes to worse i have an 83 U course kicking around) Just didnt know with that whole "You must reply by June 13th thing" if you still had to reply on a conditional. ----------------------------------- Andy Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:57 am ----------------------------------- comp en at waterloo, toronto, queens and windsor and compsci ant waterloo and toronto ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:36 am ----------------------------------- I'm in grade 11, I have my eyes on this though. ----------------------------------- MihaiG Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:45 am ----------------------------------- im gonn shot for the big leagues http://www.mit.edu/research/category/ph.html#links they got everything there.... they got nuclear reactors..... mmmm nuclear ----------------------------------- Andy Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:01 am ----------------------------------- from what i've seen, i doubt you'll be gettin in ----------------------------------- Martin Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:29 pm ----------------------------------- Anyone going into computer science at waterloo (or possibly others), if you like math, check out Combinatorics & Optimization. I found that Computer Science was a little bit too light on the math, so I switched into that. Anyway, here's the link: http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/CandO_Dept/index.shtml The whole of math.uwaterloo.ca appears to be down. It should come back up soon. ----------------------------------- Tony Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:09 pm ----------------------------------- im gonn shot for the big leagues I'm preaty sure that they require you to be of a good character.. sorry :naughty: anyways, as you guys probably know, I'm in Mechatronics Engineering concerns the design of computer controlled electromechanical systems. It includes robotics and automation systems, neural prosthetics, micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), and many other leading-edge technologies. Basically, the dream program for people who probably couldn't cut it in a real faculty. ----------------------------------- Martin Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:42 pm ----------------------------------- Yeah, Tony's not smart enough for math. ----------------------------------- AsianSensation Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:45 pm ----------------------------------- boohoohoo, I got deferred from Princeton. So now I'm applying to Toronto and Western. I think I should apply to another one too, since I get three for free, right? ----------------------------------- Genesis Thu Dec 30, 2004 5:15 pm ----------------------------------- Three for free? I thought it was three for like 50 bucks or something. Then 30 bucks a choice after that. But I haven't applied yet so I'm not positive on the costs. ----------------------------------- Tony Thu Dec 30, 2004 5:27 pm ----------------------------------- I thought it was three for like 50 bucks or something. You pay for an application package that includes 3 university applications. I think it's smart of them, because you should apply for: dream school(just for the sake of flooding them... who knows?), realistic school and a safety. ----------------------------------- Hikaru79 Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:14 pm ----------------------------------- im gonn shot for the big leagues I find it ironic that the Massacheusets Institute of TECHNOLOGY has a webpage that doesn't render correctly in firefox.... :lol: :lol: :lol: ----------------------------------- Andy Fri Dec 31, 2004 9:40 am ----------------------------------- lol azn so ur not gona go for us schools? wait.. martin ur out of cs and in math now?? wtf... ----------------------------------- Martin Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:28 am ----------------------------------- I was always in math. And that MIT page does render correctly, it just looks hella weird (but the exact same in IE). ----------------------------------- AsianSensation Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:20 pm ----------------------------------- Of course I'm applying to US schools, but I'm also applying to Toronto and Western, those are my safety schools. ----------------------------------- rizzix Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:01 pm ----------------------------------- Anyone going into computer science at waterloo (or possibly others), if you like math, check out Combinatorics & Optimization. I found that Computer Science was a little bit too light on the math, so I switched into that. Anyway, here's the link: http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/CandO_Dept/index.shtml The whole of math.uwaterloo.ca appears to be down. It should come back up soon. dude what kinda job are u hoping to get into? cryptography?... good luck getting paid. :lol: ----------------------------------- Martin Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:25 pm ----------------------------------- Nope. The 10 year plan is: 1) Get my undergrad at Waterloo. 2) Go to either MIT or Berkley for a Ph.D 3) Do some post-doc work back in Canada 4) Eventually become a prof. ----------------------------------- MihaiG Fri Dec 31, 2004 6:54 pm ----------------------------------- hey atleast to ppl here wanna go to MIT ;- harvard would be good to...just down the street.... ----------------------------------- Genesis Sat Jan 01, 2005 2:41 am ----------------------------------- they got nuclear reactors..... mmmm nuclear Mcmaster has a nuclear reactor. Lot's of schools do. Especially in the states. ----------------------------------- Dan Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:50 pm ----------------------------------- they got nuclear reactors..... mmmm nuclear Mcmaster has a nuclear reactor. Lot's of schools do. Especially in the states. And to me that is more of a down side to a school then an upside unless u are in a nuclear engering progame. Students + Nuclear Reactor = Bad ----------------------------------- Cervantes Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:08 pm ----------------------------------- Especially if your name is Dan*censored* and you have access to a... well, a screwdriver, right tony? It is not hard to find my full name, but lets not post it any how =p ----------------------------------- Tony Sat Jan 01, 2005 11:19 pm ----------------------------------- well, a screwdriver, right Tony? yeah, that's why we shipped Dan off to Lakehead :wink: ----------------------------------- Paul Sun Jan 02, 2005 10:47 am ----------------------------------- Um optimization: The procedure or procedures used to make a system or design as effective or functional as possible, especially the mathematical techniques involved. are those procedures already out there, or do you have to learn to make them? Well, at least the post doc work will get you some money, being a prof is pretty appealing though. ----------------------------------- Martin Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:46 pm ----------------------------------- It's not about the money. Being a prof, I will have a salary that's more than enough to live with, but my real motivation is the lifestyle. Being a prof ensures that you are around some of the brightest people out there for your entire life. ----------------------------------- Tony Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:36 pm ----------------------------------- Being a prof ensures that you are around some of the brightest people out there for your entire life. As well as not so bright people if you end up teaching a first year course.. but what you do is just not allow any questions to be asked and you're set :wink: Being a prof does sound appealing, but I think I'll be setting out a different career path for myself. Something along the lines of PEng + MBA ----------------------------------- Andy Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:38 pm ----------------------------------- PEng? whats that ----------------------------------- Tony Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:46 pm ----------------------------------- PEng: Professional Engineer It's when I get certified to do what I do :wink: ----------------------------------- Andy Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:59 pm ----------------------------------- wait.. there are non professional engineers? ----------------------------------- Tony Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:43 pm ----------------------------------- just as there are non professional doctors who practice without a lisence :wink: But you wouldn't want one of those operating on you :lol: ----------------------------------- Pickles Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:06 am ... ----------------------------------- Well if you dont have your PEng, if my understanding is correct, you just cant sign off on things. Like a P.Eng is able to sign off on things saying they have looked over it and it follows all of the standards and such. ----------------------------------- Tony Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:20 am Re: ... ----------------------------------- Well if you dont have your PEng, if my understanding is correct, you just cant sign off on things. if you don't have PEng, nobody would care if you sing anything or not. You simply don't have the qualification to make the judgement call. That's why PEngs make 6 figures /year - companies need to make sure things actually work. :wink: ----------------------------------- rizzix Mon Jan 03, 2005 10:28 pm ----------------------------------- well i always thought it was obvious that every engineer graduating should do the PEng. specially if its engineering they want to do for a living. ----------------------------------- mapleleafs Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:35 pm ----------------------------------- i was wondering what kind of post secondary education you should pursue(and where) if you're interested in software engineering for games. I know that there are at least 2 game studying campuses: Digipen( in washington ), and full sail ( in florida ) but these places are a bit out of the question, cause i live in toronto. ----------------------------------- MyPistolsIn3D Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:34 pm ----------------------------------- dude, its "go leafs go"..... ----------------------------------- Tony Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:40 pm ----------------------------------- out of the question, cause i live in toronto. well if you got to live in Toronto, and I'm assuming that the university has to be easily accessable by public transit... UofT is the place to be. Though I personally suggest trying to go else where. In anything, just for the sake of not living at home.