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Hi, I am currently deciding between University of Guelph (Bachelor of Computing, Honours Major Computer Science NO Co Op) and Wilfred Laurier University (Bachelor of Science, Computer Science)
I am quite adamant on doing co op in University and I have seen Reddit posts where students with (for Guelph) 92 averages did not get co op, therefore I am worried I won’t get that opportunity at Guelph. Whereas at Laurier, you have to apply in University and I will have the chance to build a good resume to get such. I have a mid 80 average at the moment in highschool and it likely won’t jump to a 94 (average for coop based on comments.)
I am as well interested in student life outside of education. I am very conflicted so if anyone can provide as much information as possible that would be great!
Thanks!!
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I did undergrad CS at Laurier and now I'm a software engineer in high tech. Laurier CS (or CP as they call it) is a great and underrated program with good coop opportunities, would recommend. Guelph definitely isn't bad either!
Heard that WLU has a good food bank! All the food you can eat! Choose WLU
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Wilfrid
Laurier.
I didn’t even get accepted to Guelph CS with an 85avg
admission requirements went down due to the mess of the cs job market
dawg that’s not true idk who told you that 😭
last year guelph cs co op required a mid 90, now its a low 90, just a trend i observed
they lowered admission requirements on their own accord, irrespective of the market being trash. when the market picks up, they want more upper year students in their cs program to fill the jobs. it’s pretty backwards logic to say the opposite
Guelph has more cat cafes
Guelph
More or less the same based on uni rankings, the only big thing with your Guelph offer is that you don’t have coop. With job experience being a big thing in cs I’d go with wlu. (But obviously I’m a bit bias because I go to wlu)
Guelph anyday
Overall uni rankings matter