主题：关于报大学专业的事，征求大家的意见、建议 -- 齐若散
家园 关于报大学专业的事，征求大家的意见、建议 目前，我儿子已经收到多伦多大学物理系录取通知；另外，他分别收到滑铁卢大学电子工程、数学系的录取通知。
物理和电子工程比较单一，但滑铁卢数学系给出的选择太多，我和儿子一时不知道到底选啥专业好。请在北美学习、工作、生活多年的朋友，以及对今后求职有深刻理解的朋友出出主意。当然，任何其他人的任何意见都欢迎。
我对专业选择的基本要求是，以后好找工作、薪水高、工作轻松。
滑铁卢数学系可供选择的专业有：
(1) Bioinformatics,
(2) Business Administration and Mathematics Double Degree,
(3) Computational Mathematics,
(4) Computer Science,
(5) Mathematics,
(6) Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy,
(7) Mathematics/Business Administration
家园 我觉得大本的时候，学校比专业重要。同意林小筑的观点 我对专业选择的基本要求是，以后好找工作、薪水高、工作轻松。晕，实在是想不出来，哪个专业全部符合以上条件。
我觉得Business Administration and Mathematics Double Degree和Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy不错，薪水会较高，不过不会太轻松。至于好不好找工作，很大程度上依赖于滑大的这个专业在北美金融界的影响力。在这点上，也许滑大cs的影响力要大一点。
如果齐齐妹，喜欢物理，多伦多是个很不错的选择。
对于我来说，兴趣第一，稳定第二，薪水第三，呵呵。
家园 呵呵 哪来的“齐齐妹”啊，我倒晕了。
确如你所言，是否好找工作取决于学校专业在行业中的信誉和影响。
家园 不敢给你瞎参谋，同意老轧说的 这个劳工市场的风水比女人时装变得还快。。
家园 老生详谈一下 Waterloo's highest admission score department used to be Electrical/Computer/Systems Design Engineering. Besides Engineering, Waterloo also has pretty high regard in Computer Sciense (said to be the best in Canada, along with Wat's engineering), Mathmatics, Accounting. I heard Applied Physics and Physics are also pretty good. Business Administration, Wilfrid Laurier across the street has a better reputation.
Waterloo's value lies in its Co-op system, students got their practical training every other semester, if your son does not want to join co-op program then he may think otherwise.
UoT only admitted your son in Physics, I don't know how good its Physics department is. Guelph/McMaster used to have a good reputation on basic sciense.
McClean(?) magazine used to publish an evaluation on Canadian schools every year, it used be the highest regarded evaluation.
As for job and salary, your best choice is still CS. Mathmatics and Physics usually ends up taking a CS job. Accounting is also very good, though in Canada passing those professional exams aren't as easy as in the U.S. However, for long term growth, I think Accounting is a better option for entrance into management level.
Waterloo used to have the highest job placement and graduate salary because of its Co-op program.
You will find a lot of Chinese students in every practical studies, so don't bother with this.
The admosphere are very different between the schools. UT is a big town prestigous school, with the best facilities and delightful student life, there is a good alumni network to grow your son's career on. UWat is a small town small school, the most fun is probably getting drunk in university village and going to strip bars. UWat's alumni network tends to be a concentration of geeks, no matter they are CEOs or an entry programmer.
家园 没法给出意见 因为没有海外学习工作的经验。
从我本人的感觉来说，不要学物理的好。在我们学校，物理系的课是最重的，学得比较累人。好处是转行很容易，因为各方面的知识都有些底子；坏处是很少有不改行的（来国外以后），除非待在学校教书或者在研究所（那样薪水相对又低一些）。
家园 说一句理想主义的话 关键看你儿子喜欢什么，当然，你要判断他的这个喜欢是不是来得比较长久。有一个自己喜欢的工作的人是最幸福的。
家园 是啊，是理想的
