High school student looking at Universities for computer engineering

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Q. I am a high school student who lives in Ontario, Canada who is interested in going into computer engineering. I have very high marks (a 97 average) and have a number of extracurricular activities, so I think I could probably be accepted to most universities. This poses a challenge: which universities in Ontario (or perhaps near Ontario) are good in the field of computer engineering? I have toured the University of Waterloo and found the campus quite nice, and I was wondering if they have a good computer engineering program? How about the University of Western Ontario? If anyone could give me advice I would be very appreciative.

A. -I am currently a Comp Sci college student in the states. I would recommend checking out the website of the CS department for any college/university you're considering, alongside visiting with some of the professors in person if possible. If you can, talk with a professor about the program. Most will want to make sure you're in a field suited to you. Talk about the classes and other projects going on, and look for stuff that seems exciting to you! As for your previous question about knowing computer internals, most degree programs should include one or two courses going over exactly that. You'll usually learn how gates work and how gates are put together to do something useful, and from there to more complexity. It's really fun and insightful, though most programmers probably don't really need such detailed knowledge of the machine. -Do you really mean "Computer Engineering" - or Computer Science, or Software Engineering, or ?!?... Waterloo has an excellent CS, but this is under the auspices of the Math department. Their engineering is also good, and co-op if you want to learn and earn at the same time - but you are moving every 4 months which you may not like. I have to put in a plug for my alma mater - McMaster - first accredited Software Engineering program out there - it started after I graduated, but they hired David L. Parnas to head it up at the time - and set up a pretty good program I believe. They have specialties in Business/Eng mixed programs if that is your thing. What kind of program are you really after? Feel free to drop me a direct line at the yahoo account if you like.

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