Kee to Success: Student Careers Guide

Catherine first tried autobody repair during the Tech rotation ta Danforth Collegiate where students get to try different trades.  It was there she met legendary auto shop teacher Bill Speed who mentored her to become a gold medalist at the Canada Skills Competition.  Catherine talks about how she got into auto body repair, apprenticeship, and finding success and a rewarding career in trades.

Ridwan talks about his interview for his position at Microsoft, what a Product Manager does and his advice on how students can be successful.  This interview is must for anyone looking for success in university or career in computer engineering.

Ridwan turned down Waterloo to go into Track 1 at the University of Toronto where he graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering.  He was head of the aerospace team and lead a project that will have a satellite put into space.  His work on that project helped him stand out to be hired by Microsoft as a Program Manager at Microsoft HQ in Seattle.  In Part 1 Ridwan talks about his university exp...

Part 2 of Nelani's interview where she talks about her co-op jobs while taking Computer Engineering at McMaster and how she got her internship at Microsoft and her job as a silicon design engineer at Microsoft HQ in Seattle.

Nelani graduated from Danforth Tech's MaST program in 2014 and went to McMaster for BioMedical Engineering but switched to Computer Engineering.  She now works for Microsoft as a silicon design engineer.  In Part 1 Nelani talks about why she picked McMaster Engineering and what it was like in the program.

The last part of Madeline's interview contains her perspectives on how to get into med school, the differences between med schools and more.  There's also information on how to contact her and access her personal guide on how to get into med school.

Part 2 of 3 - Madeline continues her story with her decision to try to go to med school with an Arts degree and no science or math high school credits.  She explains how she studied for science and the MCAT and her preparations in applying to med school.

Madeline Malczewska graduated from Danforth in 2010 and graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Arts in English Literature while overcoming many barriers such as family, teachers and income.  She's currently in her second year of medicine at the University of British Columbia.  In this 3 part series, Madeline explains her Arts degree, how she got into med school and what it&...

2nd Year Computer Engineering Student John Lee picked the University of Toronto over Waterloo.  Find out what the program is like from this 2019 UTS grad.

Trevor explains why he turned down MIT for Caltech for his PhD, what kind of work he did in his co-op jobs and what his work is with Google's Tensorflog Quantum.

Trevor McCourt was my student at Danforth Tech (Class of 2015) and  graduated from the University of Waterloo  in 2020 with a degree in engineering.  He is a founding team member of Google's TensorFlow Quantum project.  In this interview he details the advantages of having high grades in employment, how to get 100% in 3rd year calculus and his career path to getting acceptances to MIT and Cal...

Abhiram Bojadla was my student at Danforth Collegiate and graduated in 2012 to go to the University of Waterloo for Computer Engineering.  He currently works as an Embedded Software Engineer for Apple at Apple HQ in California. Part 1 discusses his transition to university, getting co-op jobs and beating 2000 applicants for the coveted Apple co-op job. Part 2 will discuss what it's like worki...

Abhiram Bojadla was my student at Danforth Collegiate and graduated in 2012 to go to the University of Waterloo for Computer Engineering.  He currently works as an Embedded Software Engineer for Apple at Apple HQ in California. Part 1 discusses his transition to university, getting co-op jobs and beating 2000 applicants for the coveted Apple co-op job. Part 2 will discuss what it's like worki...