Deema

Hello! I'm very torn about making my decision of attending a master's in Computer Science in UBC or in UWaterloo. To help me make my decision, I'd like to know which one of those two has the best CS reputation in Canada? and in the US? also, which province has more software job opportunites Ontario or British Columbia? Thanks!

Not to hijack this thread, but since the OP is asking about jobs after graduation, which province offers more good job opportunities, Ontario or BC? I'm particulary interested in big companies.

You're right, I should be more optimistic. Thank you for the words, I needed to hear them.

Haven't recieved a rejection yet, but the results page shows that one of my schools has gotten back to 4 students this month and the offers were made to people with numerous publications. I have none. I can almost feel the rejection email coming This is so depressing

Hello all, I was wondering which one of those two schools (VT, UNC Chapel Hill) is less competitive? I am applying to masters programs not a PhD, but I am hoping to get some funding. As an international student, I don't really know whether rankings reflect correctly on how difficult it is to get into a school, and I need to make a decision between these two very soon. Also, has anyone applied to Virginia Tech? because they have conflicting information on their website about sending transcripts (graduate school website says upload and don't mail, while the CS department says mail 2 copies one to the graduate school and one to the CS dep.). As it's expensive to mail things internationally, I emailed them a week ago but no one replied. So does anyone who applied there know the actual procedure? Thanks

Thanks for your response. I emailed the department and I hope they reply soon.

Hey everyone, I am an international student (from a third world country) and I'm applying to a few universities this application season. My problem is this, the university I attend does not provide professors with '.edu' emails and most of the universities I'm applying to require submission of online reference letters. Some of them state specifically that they will not accept any LORs from an email that's not '.edu'. So far I have managed to get two LORs from professors who teach at other institutions and one has a .edu while the other has a .org which I guess is good enough. However, my third referee's email is from a free email service provider. I thought I could email her recommendation via mail with my transcripts and have her sign the envelope and put in her phone number. However, UBC's Computer Science department doesn't accept hard copy reference letters so I don't know what to do. Any suggestions? Should I ask her to submit an online copy and then mail a signed hard copy anyways (even though they don't accept hard copies)? Should I attach a note with my application stating that I am responsible for the authenticity of the submitted letter and that the school is welcome to call my referee and verify? Thanks

Can anyone please review my SOP? thank you p.s. I'd be happy to do an exchange.