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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2012 9:00 pm   Post subject: McGill or Waterloo for Computer Science?

I've been accepted to both Waterloo (Computer Science) and McGill (Science - Physics, Earth, Math, CS) but I cannot decide which University to attend.

While Waterloo is renowned for its Computer Science and Math programs, McGill is also internationally reputable, and I like the option of being able to also study physics along with computer science. I also much more prefer living in Montreal than the small town of Waterloo. In all, I think that Waterloo would greatly accelerate my career in computer science, while McGill would give me a much broader education and be more fun.

Can anyone provide opinions on where I should go?

How is the computer science program at McGill?
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PostPosted: Sat May 26, 2012 10:05 pm   Post subject: Re: McGill or Waterloo for Computer Science?

RandomLetters @ Sat May 26, 2012 9:00 pm wrote:
In all, I think that Waterloo would greatly accelerate my career in computer science, while McGill would give me a much broader education and be more fun.

That is a fairly accurate assertion. Although I think UWaterloo will let you minor in Physics along with your CS major, if you want. So it depends on what you want to be doing in short-term vs. where you want to end up in long-term. E.g. McGill is certainly more fun and has more ladies; but UWaterloo graduates are more likely to end up at working at Google, etc.
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