Taking the summer semester
My friend recently told me that it's possible to take the summer semester even if I started in fall, basically have 3 semesters in a row with no break. Is that possible? Can I just take all 6 semesters of CPA without any major breaks?
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yes.
Yes to all
Seneca speed run any%
thats actually a good idea 
speedrun of seneca it is then
who needs breaks
Nah he’s built different
i kinda wanna do that aswell but i dont think my mental is built like that
this is literally me
how does it limit the window to get co-ops
nvm I see what you mean
to not spend like extra 20k on living expenses while I study and to not work a shitty job during summer to somehow justify my presence here in canada as an international student. and what do you mean by "limiting the window you have to get co-ops", it still a semester either way, isn't it?
I guess you are right, its just that the load even in the second semester is so low that I just figured why not just continue over summer doing personal projects in the huge amount of free time I have
Anyways, guess I'll just have to suffer then
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yeah, it’s ideal to start using Summer as an opportunity to do what hesher listed above
Don’t make the same mistake as I did
Do you have to find a coop before the end your semester? Or would they let you take next semester off and you just keep searching and when you find one, do a placement for your 4th semester going back? I'm a bit confused
Yeah that’s basically what I’m curious about
Or something like that, maybe that’s extreme but ya
So there’s no repercussions if you’re unable to get a coop during this semester right
No
But maybe someone else could chime in
Anyone can learn what we do via self learning but companies won’t hire self taught ppl for internships etc
Valid. I think I’ll do the same thing as you
And this is coming from someone who made sure to get at least 90%+ in my courses
But rn it’s not my focus
Basically if you go to 4th sem right after 3rd, you’re locking yourself in to have to get a coop during 3rd sem and potentially losing a chance at getting one. Got ittttt
Yeah
You’re confident you can still have 3.0 gpa by the end of the sem to stay in the wil stream right
I think I heard someone landed a coop but they weren’t allowed to do it cause they had a 2.9 by the end of sem 3 lol tragic
👍
That is crazy to hear but unless nepotism or prior experience I find it hard to believe tbh
Idc what anyone says, GPA is a direct correlation to the effort you put into something, anything else is cope
Yup
How’s the search going? Did you land any interviews yet?
I’m in 3rd sem too and it’s god awful
I just started the process a couple weeks ago, it’s too early to tell ATM but I’ve applied to around 42 jobs so far
Only time will tell
Not looking optimistic, too many TikTok’s of people getting laid off n stuff lol
My tiktok and insta feed page is getting on my nerves literally everything is about interviews and job applications and resumes
But I truly believe I have a solid resume and application and stuff so all I know is I’m putting my best foot forward and that anything outside of my control is just out of my control
People keep saying to network which is valid but it’s also a lot of work to do that on top of everything else rn
Maybe in the summer it will be my main focus
Fr and I’m at the markham campus so networking is basically non-existent
Ngl I knew someone from there and idk what happened to him but we were pretty tight, he fell off last sem and went rogue, he kept telling me how bad that campus was, maybe he said fk it lol
Smart dude tho
Not many students here care about their career imo, they’re mainly focused on getting more hours at their part time job and being eligible for permanent residency
Ya that’s a diff issue that is too political for me to get into unfortunately lol
Yea I get it
Also I had a question
Do recruiters really care about your LinkedIn and GitHub?
^
Are you keeping track of all the jobs you’re applying to?
Im just freestyling lmao
Ya I keep a spreadsheet
Ohh cool
Which were rejections but I expected it, they were a reach
Yeah but honestly I’d rather take a rejection than being ghosted
Yeah same
Either ways great talking to you and best of luck with your internship search!!
Just to see what it’s like
But ya gl to you as well
Sounds oddly sexual but I’ll think about it
This only applies to normies. If you network with the right people you will get blessed regardless
Yall need to get out there and meet some important ppl
The LinkedIn/Indeed rat race goes nowhere. I'm speaking from experience. All it takes is one person to get you in. The job boards are a road to nowhere
Do you have any side projects? And what projects have you done on your free time, if you dont mind me asking. What do you have that made your CV solid and how did you achieve it? Sorry if you already mentioned it, I havent seen ur previous messages.
Wild
Let's see the resume
I’m at the coop information session and I asked Mary if you have to be an active academic student while having secured a coop. asked her if she would deny if you get an offer while being on a break from studying, she said yeah
Unless you meant like take time off and find an internship yourself but it’s not approved by Seneca WIL? @hesher