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Mendalla said:
So, Little M submitted a rather unique application last night. He got an early offer of admission from Carleton University in Ottawa for Computer Science. That was followed by an offer to apply for a program they have set up with Canadian tech company Shopify (they provide hosting and a set of tools for businesses to easily create and manage their online storefronts without needing a lot of technical knowledge or support). Basically, he works for Shopify while registered as a student at Carleton with the company paying tuition and a small salary (to cover living expenses). His work at Shopify includes course material though he still takes some courses on campus, too, as I understand it. And, of course, if he works out well, this could turn into his first career job. At the very least, having Shopify, who are becoming Canada's next tech darling now that Blackberry is on the ropes, on his resume can't hurt and he's someone who will benefit greatly from this kind of experiential learning. I can't say we're totally crazy about him being that far away (it's a 6-7 hour drive) but it's an improvement over his early talk about going out West.

Besides Carleton, he's entertaining offers from two other universities plus there's one he applied to that hasn't decided yet. University application time is an exciting, but rather nerve wracking, time for both students and parents.
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Congratulations to Little M. That CU offer is one sweet deal.
 
While it sounds like a good opportunity, it seems weird to me that there's an association with a company while applying to universities. Then I think back to what I went through when starting though and they were so slow into getting us into a program. COOP would not have been an option for first year. I had to be in the faculty of Culture and Communications first year (they had dropped General Studies a year or two before, but it was the same idea). Even in my 2nd year I couldn't actually claim my specific programs. It was a silly amount of program changes even when knowing what one wanted.
Engineering was better, those students started off as Engineering students, but they couldn't pick the specific type - they had to see if they would be accepted into the program they wanted after their first year of grades were available.
 
Large corporations would swing weight in university settings would they?

Gow ayw ith you ... you are detrimental to organization ...
 
ChemGal said:
While it sounds like a good opportunity, it seems weird to me that there's an association with a company while applying to universities. Then I think back to what I went through when starting though and they were so slow into getting us into a program. COOP would not have been an option for first year. I had to be in the faculty of Culture and Communications first year (they had dropped General Studies a year or two before, but it was the same idea). Even in my 2nd year I couldn't actually claim my specific programs. It was a silly amount of program changes even when knowing what one wanted.
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ChemGal said:
Engineering was better, those students started off as Engineering students, but they couldn't pick the specific type - they had to see if they would be accepted into the program they wanted after their first year of grades were available.
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It varies from university to university. Carleton has CS in its own school so you can be accepted directly to CS, hence the ability to offer this program option. Western, where CS is in the Faculty of Science, you're in general science first year and officially apply to CS second year (though there are first year CS courses). Can't remember how the others he's applied to work.
 
Major winter storm hit here just aafter midnight. It's expected to continue until tomorrow. Snow, wind - the drift on deck is probably five feet high - it's over three feet piled against the door. That's neew snow - Seelerman shovels the deck off after every storm. The side door is also blocked with 2 - 3 feet of snow, the car is practically buried.
Luckily both doors open in and could be opened in an emergency, and the front door probably doesn't have as mucch drifting. Prevailing winds keeping it somewhat clear.
Nothing moving in the city. Government offices and the universities (the major employers) are closed. I imagine the malls are too. Somehow staff will be getting to the hospital - maybe with help from the police or fire department.
Seelerman and I settling in with books, computers, jigsaw puzzle. And I'm cooking a big chicken (8 lbs) for dinner.
Fingers crossedd. So far we haven't lost power.
Seelergirl and her family are also safe and sound.

Tomorrow is predicted to be beautiful!
 
Seeler said:
Major winter storm hit here just aafter midnight. It's expected to continue until tomorrow. Snow, wind - the drift on deck is probably five feet high - it's over three feet piled against the door. That's neew snow - Seelerman shovels the deck off after every storm. The side door is also blocked with 2 - 3 feet of snow, the car is practically buried.
Luckily both doors open in and could be opened in an emergency, and the front door probably doesn't have as mucch drifting. Prevailing winds keeping it somewhat clear.
Nothing moving in the city. Government offices and the universities (the major employers) are closed. I imagine the malls are too. Somehow staff will be getting to the hospital - maybe with help from the police or fire department.
Seelerman and I settling in with books, computers, jigsaw puzzle. And I'm cooking a big chicken (8 lbs) for dinner.
Fingers crossedd. So far we haven't lost power.
Seelergirl and her family are also safe and sound.

Tomorrow is predicted to be beautiful!
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I'm glad we don't get the same types of snow storms here! Hopefully your power stays on and it can have a nice cozy feeling staying in.
 
ChemGal said:
While it sounds like a good opportunity, it seems weird to me that there's an association with a company while applying to universities. Then I think back to what I went through when starting though and they were so slow into getting us into a program. COOP would not have been an option for first year. I had to be in the faculty of Culture and Communications first year (they had dropped General Studies a year or two before, but it was the same idea). Even in my 2nd year I couldn't actually claim my specific programs. It was a silly amount of program changes even when knowing what one wanted.
Engineering was better, those students started off as Engineering students, but they couldn't pick the specific type - they had to see if they would be accepted into the program they wanted after their first year of grades were available.
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To get into my seminary program, one first needs to hold some kind of leadership position in ministry. At the time I started out, I was a Deacon in a small, evangelical church.
 
BetteTheRed said:
I think you need large-ish bodies of water to get truly hateful snowstorms. I live between two great lakes and a fair-sized one. That works. So does the Atlantic Ocean.
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We only have two lakes, Erie and Huron, but get most of our weather from Huron, mostly squall lines coming down off the lake. This year has been a bust here, though. Even last winter, which we thought was a mild one, was better.
 
Mendalla said:
We only have two lakes, Erie and Huron, but get most of our weather from Huron, mostly squall lines coming down off the lake. This year has been a bust here, though. Even last winter, which we thought was a mild one, was better.
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Two lakes... where?
 
Mendalla said:
London, Ontario. I haven't exactly been secretive about where I live. Look at a map. North is Huron. South is Erie.
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No - but when you say, "We only have two lakes..." that could mean several different things. The "We..." could be We Ontarians for example. Hard to believe there's only two lakes near London too.
 
Hey Mendalla - exciting news about little M's offer. A whole world out there, just waiting for him. And if he takes it - better do a good job - my Dad has invested in Shopify (although he speaks its name as Shop-iffy - which I don't think is quite right!). The train from Toronto to Ottawa is a good ride :-)
 
It hasn't been THAT bad here; I remember years in my childhood when the banks were higher, the winters longer. As a pretty small child, I remember spending a LOT of a LOT of days shovelling out the damned driveway. However, there seems to be more climate around the zero point - similar snow, but wetter, heavier, etc.

I'm quite intrigued about Little M's offer; a bit of a private-public partnership there, with a good model...I love the blended co-op while remaining leery of private involvement in public ed.
 
Jae said:
No - but when you say, "We only have two lakes..." that could mean several different things. The "We..." could be We Ontarians for example. Hard to believe there's only two lakes near London too.
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Oh, there are several smaller ones, including the artificial ones at the local dams. None of the others are big enough to affect the weather in a significant way, though. Most of them can be jogged around in under an hour. The two Great Lakes are the only significant ones.
 
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