Comment Pick the better Co-op program (Score 1) 380
Heres my opinion. Pick the one with the better co-op (internship) program. Work experience is worth is weight in gold, my friend.
Also, if you want to be a hot commodity in the market, pick the program that offers topics on SDLC (software development life cycle or just software engineering), OO programming, networking, operating systems, algorithms (very important), database (also extremely important), web dev and MIS (managing information systems).
Personally, I would strongly recommend you taking these topics no matter what you decide to do. Whether you decide to become a game programmer, a systems analyst, a project manager, or any other role in the IT industry for that matter, the topics listed above will greatly aid your career. You'll just have to trust me on this one, I guess, but once you get your first co-op job, it will become a lot clearer.
Finally and most importantly, what ever path you decide to choose make sure you enjoy it!
Also, if you want to be a hot commodity in the market, pick the program that offers topics on SDLC (software development life cycle or just software engineering), OO programming, networking, operating systems, algorithms (very important), database (also extremely important), web dev and MIS (managing information systems).
Personally, I would strongly recommend you taking these topics no matter what you decide to do. Whether you decide to become a game programmer, a systems analyst, a project manager, or any other role in the IT industry for that matter, the topics listed above will greatly aid your career. You'll just have to trust me on this one, I guess, but once you get your first co-op job, it will become a lot clearer.
Finally and most importantly, what ever path you decide to choose make sure you enjoy it!