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I am interested in applying to Unversity of Toronto next year for their computer engineering program. I am discouraged by my sister, who goes to U of W. Ontario for her MPA degree, that out of all the people from UT that she knows, no one likes UT; it is a cold-hearted place; therefore, i should not apply there.

Does any one agree or disagree with my sister?

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I've been there quite a few times, and yes, the campus doesn't look that great, nor did the lecture halls and hallways that I went in to.

However, you should pick a school based on the quality of education and the overall ratings that it receives from students and teachers. Considering that UT ranks among the top in Maclean's ratings (which IMO is pretty reliable), it should be one of your choices.

I know quite a few UT students, and they say that although the general campus environment (physically) isn't that great, the excellent teaching staff makes up for it.

Yet, the best way is to go there yourself and find out, take a look for yourself and maybe ask someone to give you a mini-tour (i don't know, it may work :D).

Between, I'm only in grade ten, so my info might not be very reliable.

(You do know that there are several UT campuses around GTA right? You should check which campus the computer engineering program is in, because the Mississauga campus is much better than the downtown campus, again IMO)

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The comp engineering courses are offered at the downtown location only. I've been to the school before and personally, I think the school looks good from the outside. I've actually talked to one of the students that goes to UT for its dentistry courses. What he told me was that since the school has a lot of graduate students, the undergrads gets no respect around the school. Being a student in a very "urban" school, I think i've already seen the worst that it can be.

U of Waterloo is actually my first choice for universities, but I am just afriad that they'll reject my application. They have this policy that deducts 1 mark from the overall average for each repeated course taken. Personally, I think that is a stupid policy, and it will make a lot of difference on my application >< . "That just makes the school even more 'sausage' (referring to the male/female ratio and the policy)." - Anonymous

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I am applying to U of Waterloo as well and it looks like a great place to study.

I would not want to go to U of T for Engineering. Ive heard some horror stories...

I heard Ryerson is pretty good though...

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Well....i am kinda biased against UofT....

having a very good average i didn't even applied to UofT....(i am doing Bachelor of Health Sciences at McMaster)

if i were you i would've applied to U of Waterloo for the computer engineering program....my second choice would've been UofT (at least they have a reputation)...my third choice would've been Mac (based on what my friends from engeeniring tell me, the program is similar to the one at uoft)

brw, did you know that at least 1/3 of engineers fail in the first year (at least at Mac)

best of luck....

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IMO, the students and not the teachers make or break a university. Employers don't care too much about the university on your diploma but more about what you know. Spend your time learning stuff not in school.

UofT is a good school. Check to see how many teachers are full time staff . Universities are cutting back by hiring more temp teachers and it bites you in the *** when you have questions to ask - trust me.

If you want to save money and UofT isn't in your area, pick a university closer to home.

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A lot of anything you might consider attending has to do with specifics relative to you and your interests.

If you have a sister at U of Toronto in another program, you could probably benefit greatly from arranging a visit (staying with her?), and talking in-person to current (relevant) students & profs, seeing (relevant) facilities, etc.

You really, if at all possible, need to see extensively as much as you can that would be directly relevant to what you yourself would experience. Within the same school in general, some people can have outstanding experiences while others have miserable ones based upon their field of study, general life stage/interests, and so on.

I've seen people go to schools generally considered "great" and be miserable because their particular program/studies can't satisfy their interests, and I've seen people go to schools that a lot aren't happy with, yet a particular program is exactly up their alley and is a great match for what they're up to and want to be doing.

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I dated a girl that ended up going there. She was really boring... be careful, talking to her could result in unwanted napping. ;)

Good luck with the CompE though... that's my major right now too (Georgia Tech).

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I am interested in applying to Unversity of Toronto next year for their computer engineering program. I am discouraged by my sister, who goes to U of W. Ontario for her MPA degree, that out of all the people from UT that she knows, no one likes UT; it is a cold-hearted place; therefore, i should not apply there.

Does any one agree or disagree with my sister?

exactly

i go to UW, and lemme tell you 1 thing: UW pwnz UofT

nuff said

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UWO (Western ) anyone? Meh...just a little hometown proud I guess (even though I go to Fanshawe).

I have heard mixed things from both schools. I know that Toronto and Waterloo are both fantastic schools. Would be a hard choice.

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For Comp Sci, U of Waterloo's Comp Sci and Comp Engineering Co-Op programs are the best available in Ontario. However, you need extremely high grades to make the cut.

Have you taken a look at Queens? Western? Wilfred Laurier?

I'm enrolled in a joint program between Carleton University and Algonquin College (http://bitdegree.ca), if you are interested in moving to Ottawa.

If you want to look more at Computer Science/Engineering than IT in Ottawa, Canada's High-Tech capital, take a look at either Carleton University or University of Ottawa (hope you're french is good). :)

U of Toronto? St. George campus is run down, but has excellent teaching staff. The Mississauga campus is much nicer. :)

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For Comp Sci, U of Waterloo's Comp Sci and Comp Engineering Co-Op programs are the best available in Ontario. However, you need extremely high grades to make the cut.

Yeah, the average student mark for those courses are in the mid 90s, ugh.

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I am interested in applying to Unversity of Toronto next year for their computer engineering program. I am discouraged by my sister, who goes to U of W. Ontario for her MPA degree, that out of all the people from UT that she knows, no one likes UT; it is a cold-hearted place; therefore, i should not apply there.

Does any one agree or disagree with my sister?

i totally agree with your sister

some really horrible things have happened to a few of my friends there

...U of T = killer

if u can get into Waterloo go there, it's a much better school especially for Comptuer Engineering

...or u can just come suffer with me at Ryerson:laugh:h:

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I'm enrolled in a joint program between Carleton University and Algonquin College (http://bitdegree.ca), if you are interested in moving to Ottawa.

That's cool. I didn't know Carleton and Algonquin had a joint program. Read some of the stuff. Very interesting program. Good luck!

I'm going to Carleton and I'm liking it. The reason I mentionnned that part/full-time staff thing is that a lot of teachers there are part-time staff. However, of the part-time teachers I've had so far ..... they are so much better than the full-time staffers. They're just a bit harder to get a hold of outside class time.

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