Top 10 Reasons to Study Computer Science in 2009
The trend in blogs, the internet and news sites lately is to write articles about the economy. Instead of that however, I thought I would use the opportunity to try to encourage people who might be considering studying computer science (or related related fields) to go forward and pursue education in this area. Now is an especially good time to get your foot in the door since admissions have generally been low the last few years and there are plenty of jobs, which is more than we can say about many other areas. It’s also close to the start of the year so maybe it would be good to start with a new career path.
Categories: Computer Science, Education, Miscellaneous by Jason Ernst
Tags: 2009, Computer, Economy, Education, Industry, Job, Retraining, Science, Students, Study, Why?
CIS Career Night @ University of Guelph
On January 28th, the Computer Science department at the University of Guelph is having their annual Career Night. It’s being put on with the help of CISters and some other campus student groups. I attended one of these events last year and met some really interesting people. Anyone who is at Guelph and can attend should definitely go! At the career night, many alumnus of the computer program at Guelph are invited back to the school to share their experiences and to answer questions about their career since graduating.
Categories: Education by Jason Ernst
Tags: Career, CIS, CISters, Computer, Department, Guelph, Night, Science, University
Tips for Getting into Grad School and Receiving Funding
Occasionally, I get asked questions on how to get into grad school, what can be done to improve the chances of making it in and how to get funding. I am by no means an expert on this, but every bit of insight helps I suppose so here’s a quick guide that may be helpful.
Comic from phdcomics.com on Grad School
Categories: Computer Science, Education by Jason Ernst
Tags: Applications, Computer, Funding, Graduate, School, Science
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