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Just a few years ago, a degree in computer science was considered a ticket to the good life. But the rise of artificial intelligence and a shaky job market for entry-level software developers has turned that assumption on its head, contributing to a significant drop in the number of applications to undergraduate computer science programs in Ontario. (The decline is likely happening in other provinces as well, but Ontario is the only province that makes aggregate university application data public.)
The Globe and Mail’s postsecondary education reporter, Kelly Grant, is looking to interview students for an upcoming story on computer science and higher education in Canada.
Are you a Canadian high school or university student who considered applying to computer science but ultimately decided against it? If so, why? And what are you studying instead? If you are studying CS, what made you pick the program? If you are a recent CS graduate, how is the job market treating you?
Please share your story in the form below, or send Kelly an e-mail at kgrant@globeandmail.com.