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York vs Ryerson in Computer science

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Jan 26, 2016
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York vs Ryerson in Computer science

Hello.

I applied both york and ryerson for computer science.
I know york now has lassonde which seems focusing on engineering and computer science a lot.

I am still debating between the two.
Please do not tell me "go uoft", "go uw", "go some private computer coding school" etc..

It must be either York or Ryerson.
Please give me as much advice as you can.

Thank you.
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Does York or Ryerson have a co-op option? If not, then go to whatever school that is closer to you. As long as you have a good GPA in either school and have marketable relevant projects, certifications, etc, then you'll be fine
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^ York has a 16 month internship component while Ryerson has co-op (5 work terms).
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~SauFung wrote: ^ York has a 16 month internship component while Ryerson has co-op (5 work terms).
Work terms are better - with an Internship you can get really screwed if you get placed in a company/job you dislike. Also, 16 months is a LONG time away from school.
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coolspot wrote: Work terms are better - with an Internship you can get really screwed if you get placed in a company/job you dislike. Also, 16 months is a LONG time away from school.
Are you kidding me? I'd take 16 month of work experience any day as an undergrad! That would look so much better on a resume. Have you not seen job postings that require x many months of work experience or x years?
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imflying12 wrote: Are you kidding me? I'd take 16 month of work experience any day as an undergrad! That would look so much better on a resume. Have you not seen job postings that require x many months of work experience or x years?
well, 5 work-terms (4 months each) would be 20 months total.
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This may not help as you've already applied but anyways...

YorkU also hosts one of Seneca College's campuses, which offers a Bachelors of Technology (Software Development). If you're looking at becoming a programmer or systems analyst, the content in Seneca's program will definitely translate better into employable hard skills. I've had nothing but good experiences with graduates of Seneca's BSD program.

Though to answer your question, between YorkU and Ryerson I would choose UofT.
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mathiewannabe wrote: well, 5 work-terms (4 months each) would be 20 months total.
I rather have one employer on my resume for a longer period of time than several in a short period. It may not look the best either.
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imflying12 wrote: Are you kidding me? I'd take 16 month of work experience any day as an undergrad.
1. 16 months is a long time away from school
2. 16 months is a long time to commit to your first and only job
3. Work terms allow you to experience different roles / jobs - you can extend to 8 months with some schools

As for how it all shows up on your resume, there are ways around that with the formatting of the resume.
imflying12 wrote: I rather have one employer on my resume for a longer period of time than several in a short period. It may not look the best either.
There is no hiding the experience was from a PEY or co-op program, so the employers already take that into account. This is your one opportunity to obtain a lot of varied experience with minimal commitment, and hence work terms are better.

Waterloo uses the work term model and these students have mostly zero problems with their resumes.
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I go to Ryerson and I am in Computer Science. In terms of work terms you don't have to do all your work terms in different places, some of my friends went 16 months straight at IBM and others did it at separate places. I for one did not take the coop option and just interned at various large companies (which I prefer not to disclose to remain anon) over the summer's.
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imflying12 wrote: I rather have one employer on my resume for a longer period of time than several in a short period. It may not look the best either.
I respectfully disagree.

During your undergrad days, it's mostly about networking and expanding your knowledge of the real world, so to speak. I had 4 co-op work terms from UWaterloo and it benefited me tremendously in terms of learning about diverse range of industries, made networks, and landed me a full-time job!
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johntitor2036 wrote: I go to Ryerson and I am in Computer Science. In terms of work terms you don't have to do all your work terms in different places, some of my friends went 16 months straight at IBM and others did it at separate places. I for one did not take the coop option and just interned at various large companies (which I prefer not to disclose to remain anon) over the summer's.
How hard was it for students who were in the co-op program to find a co-op placement? Were there students who couldn't find, or were unable to secure a co-op placement?
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VintagePhick wrote: How hard was it for students who were in the co-op program to find a co-op placement? Were there students who couldn't find, or were unable to secure a co-op placement?
Competition for co-op and internship placements is high, and it's not uncommon for a student to not be able to get a job offer, either because they don't know what makes an appropriate resume/cover letter (i.e. the stuff that HR and the hiring manager are looking for) or they aren't prepared for interviews. To be unqualified for co-op placements due to a lack of experience is not as common, as companies know that they're hiring people who may not have ever held a job before. As always, it really matters to the hiring team whether the candidate would be a good fit for the team.
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This article is specific to Chem-Eng co-op. Finding a job in Chem-Eng is hard no matter which university co-op program you enrol in. There just simply isn't the demand to sustain all these students in that field.

CS and CE are a different story. There are always software developer positions so long as you're willing to explore and find these companies that you may have never heard of.
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Thanks everyone!! any other opinions from anyone else??

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