future undergrad student with some questions.

1) This question could spark some heated debate on here. Here's how I'd put it: if you expect that, because there's more English-speaking students than French-speaking students, you will get a higher quality of service, then you will be disappointed.

A lot of people coming from unilingual English environments are not used to being faced with language barriers. Although most is bilingual, some of the University's staff is unilingual (and sometimes that means only French), which can be a hindrance to unilingual students.

I don't know what you mean by giving priority though. Priority where? There are more courses offered in English than in French, and more seats in English courses (to accommodate the larger number of students). As for students being assholes about unilingualism, I haven't been witness to it throughout my 7 years on this campus.

2) I graduated from Software Engineering, which isn't quite the same program, but there's a lot of overlap. I'm doing a Master's in Comp. Sci. at the moment. Feel free to ask if you have any specific questions.

3) If you don't mind a 15 minute walk (from SITE, where you'll be spending a lot of time as a Comp. Sci. student), there's the Rideau centre, where the food court was renovated recently and has pretty awesome food (in my opinion). Otherwise, the food at SITE isn't great and I don't know if it's going to change. There's another cafeteria towards the middle of the campus, but I've never eaten there in 7 years, so I wouldn't know about it.

4) No idea.

5) Do you have an admission scholarship? Most people do, and the main worry is whether or not they'll have the grades to keep it past the first year. I don't know much about the scholarships on which you can apply after first year, but if you're smart and passionate about the field, you could always ask professors if they'd be willing to take on an undergrad research assistant. They might pay you for a little bit of work, and you could then apply on research scholarships, which can be substantial.

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