help... T_T

[remchu123]

okay.. so

situation is this

i REALLY love computer science, and

i live in Nova Scotia, Canada... and

i got accpeted into Waterloo, U of T, and Dalhousie for computer science..

but my parents cant support both me and 2 sisters [ we are international, we pay alot more ]

one of my sister is in univ, so... price is really ridicouls right now..

so i set my mind on Dalhousie for computer science..

but what im wondering right now is after getting bachelors..

When i write a resume for a firm or a company... i would be at disadvantage over U of W and U of T

Does that mean i should live my whole life in Nova Scotia..?

i guess what im questioning about is what happens after CS at Dal.

I'm not sure DAL is known for CS or like that, they are known for medical and stuff.....

so i'm worried about my after-life.. because i really like having lots of money, and without money i dont think i can function well...

i mean it's just me... so don't judge me.

[fdwkid]

Got accepted by Waterloo? I'm jealous. My suggestion is try waterloo and apply for lots of scholarships and bursaries, they will definitely give you the bursary if you have financial issues.
If you go to waterloo you can take Co-op which will take care of about at least 60% of your fee for the 4 years. And you will have a very high chance to get hired right after you graduate.

[Tony]

remchu123 @ Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:17 am wrote:

we are international, we pay alot more

remchu123 @ Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:17 am wrote:

Does that mean i should live my whole life in Nova Scotia..?

I don't think those two statements are compatible.

[deathbow2134]

remchu123 @ Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:17 am wrote:

okay.. so

situation is this

i REALLY love computer science, and

i live in Nova Scotia, Canada... and

i got accpeted into Waterloo, U of T, and Dalhousie for computer science..

but my parents cant support both me and 2 sisters [ we are international, we pay alot more ]

one of my sister is in univ, so... price is really ridicouls right now..

so i set my mind on Dalhousie for computer science..

but what im wondering right now is after getting bachelors..

When i write a resume for a firm or a company... i would be at disadvantage over U of W and U of T

Does that mean i should live my whole life in Nova Scotia..?

i guess what im questioning about is what happens after CS at Dal.

I'm not sure DAL is known for CS or like that, they are known for medical and stuff.....

so i'm worried about my after-life.. because i really like having lots of money, and without money i dont think i can function well...

i mean it's just me... so don't judge me.

I think I'll be going to computer science at Dal next September!

I can't really speak about the quality of the faculty since I am not presently there, but I've certainly heard good things. I don't think you will be stuck in Nova Scotia. It seems like a lot of the CS co-op students at Dal go to Ontario for their placements anyway. In fact from the statistics on their site more go to Ontario than stay in Nova Scotia.
[http://engandcompscicoop.dal.ca/co-op_students.php?ds=com&sub=discipline/student/compsci#Geographic]

I'm sure you could get a job in Ontario afterwards if you wanted. Also, if you were concerned about the prestige of your degree you certainly could get a graduate degree at a better Ontario school afterwards. I'm thinking about going to Waterloo for a masters degree and perhaps a phD after my education at Dalhousie. I'm very interested in computer science research, but I may end up just working in software development right after my undergraduate degree too!

Either way, Dalhousie is certainly a decent university.

[remchu123]

Tony @ Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:09 am wrote:

remchu123 @ Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:17 am wrote:

we are international, we pay alot more

remchu123 @ Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:17 am wrote:

Does that mean i should live my whole life in Nova Scotia..?

I don't think those two statements are compatible.

haha sorry, i'm not really good at english even though i lived in Canada for almost 6 years now.

It was just my speculation of people offering jobs for me in the cities because

the people who are going to employ me are going to look at my resume right.....

i mean people say that the work exprience is what really is important but wouldn't the place where you did your undergraduate really matter?

for example) they would choose University of Waterloo students on CompSci over me who did undergraduate in Dalhousie, just based on the school's fame and its programs right?

I'm just really worried that after i do my undergraduate in dalhousie, that it's going to be really hard for me to get a job in the cities.



Also one more question

how important it is to do Co-op in computer Science

can i not do it at all?? i mean i would love to, but i guess what's the benefit of the co-op ?

i understand you would get more work experience than the people who's been studying all undergraduate years, and easier to be employed by companies right?

what are the other benefits are there?

[fdwkid]

Waterloo Computer Science doesnt force you to do Co-op unlike its engineering programs. But all of my teacher tell me that co-op should be the major reason people choose to go to waterloo.

[crossley7]

Generally co-op is used to make it easier to find jobs, but it really is you looking for your own job anyway just with assistance from the university.

Your degree may have a small impact when you first get out of university, but your jobs that you have done will hold more impact very quickly as companies care more that you have worked for good companies more than that you came from some university.

[remchu123]

what do you guys think about Computer Science??

Do you think it has any place in the future?

The computer world is always changing and evolving, that means people who specialize computer science must keep up with the update,
that requires studying, which would mean that you would study until you retire, am i correct??


i don't know, how to address my opinion properly, as you can see above.

I want to know you guys' opinion on it i guess

I'm really intrested in computer science, and i'm also worried that if i want to supply my family of wealthy... is it possible?

[Tony]

remchu123 @ Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:32 pm wrote:

which would mean that you would study until you retire, am i correct??

That is true of any field worth pursuing.

[remchu123]

Tony @ Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:31 pm wrote:

remchu123 @ Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:32 pm wrote:

which would mean that you would study until you retire, am i correct??

That is true of any field worth pursuing.

Tony, you remind me of my friend, where he ignores un-arguable setences, and only choose to argue the ones he can argue out of the many things i asked.

so as i was saying, i guess i only have one question to ak

What do you think about comp sci in our modern society? what role does it play? does it have a guaranteed future?

[Tony]

That was not an argument. It was an answer to one of your questions (one that I found to be most representative of the entire post).

To briefly answer your other questions:
- understanding of computers is essential for moving forward
- there is no guarantee of anything