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lgmihailescu
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Hello everyone,
I am a new Canadian resident in Toronto.
I have applied to University of Toronto as a mature student at Computer Engineering and got denied. This is the point where I started analysing my application.
I have graduated in 1992 in Romania, in Sanitary Highschool.
However, the grades during high school, and especially at Mathematics were rather poor, i.e. 50%.
Ever since then I worked in IT mainly as helpdesk getting involved in different projects. This is what I do now at Microsoft, in Toronto. That is why I considered it would be a good ideea to go to University as well. The problem is that in the field I wish to apply there is a requirement "OAC/Grade 12 U Calculus AND another OAC/Grade 12 U Math with a minimum Math average of 75% and no Math below 65% " which I do not understand in my terms.
I have discovered lately, after the University of Toronto refusal that Atkinson University (part of York University here in Toronto) offers classes during the evening, part time, towards an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Information Technology. All of those programs requests the above mentioned pre-requsites, which I do not know how to acquire as I work during the day. I found some courses at Atkinson University but that is Introductory Mathematics and does not count as a prerequsite. Also, at University of Toronto there is a program called PUMP that can prepare you for Admission but again that is during the day.
My question here is, how can I upgrade my Mathematics skills in an official way (no private tutor) and during the evening in such way so I can apply to one of those programs that are to my interest. Is there any college, or University, that offers evening or week end classes that gives you a paper upon completion of the course that can be used to apply at University?
Sorry if I do not understand exactly the mechanism of University admission, but is really confusing and I do need advice in this matter.
I know WHERE I want to go, I only do not know HOW to get there.
Any answers will be greatly appreciated, especially those that can refer to certain names of colleges or universities that offer such courses
I am a new Canadian resident in Toronto.
I have applied to University of Toronto as a mature student at Computer Engineering and got denied. This is the point where I started analysing my application.
I have graduated in 1992 in Romania, in Sanitary Highschool.
However, the grades during high school, and especially at Mathematics were rather poor, i.e. 50%.
Ever since then I worked in IT mainly as helpdesk getting involved in different projects. This is what I do now at Microsoft, in Toronto. That is why I considered it would be a good ideea to go to University as well. The problem is that in the field I wish to apply there is a requirement "OAC/Grade 12 U Calculus AND another OAC/Grade 12 U Math with a minimum Math average of 75% and no Math below 65% " which I do not understand in my terms.
I have discovered lately, after the University of Toronto refusal that Atkinson University (part of York University here in Toronto) offers classes during the evening, part time, towards an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Information Technology. All of those programs requests the above mentioned pre-requsites, which I do not know how to acquire as I work during the day. I found some courses at Atkinson University but that is Introductory Mathematics and does not count as a prerequsite. Also, at University of Toronto there is a program called PUMP that can prepare you for Admission but again that is during the day.
My question here is, how can I upgrade my Mathematics skills in an official way (no private tutor) and during the evening in such way so I can apply to one of those programs that are to my interest. Is there any college, or University, that offers evening or week end classes that gives you a paper upon completion of the course that can be used to apply at University?
Sorry if I do not understand exactly the mechanism of University admission, but is really confusing and I do need advice in this matter.
I know WHERE I want to go, I only do not know HOW to get there.
Any answers will be greatly appreciated, especially those that can refer to certain names of colleges or universities that offer such courses