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I interviewed for a co-op position there and was turned down. I guess they saved me some time.

• erikpukinskis 10y ago
  What's a co-op position?
  • natdempk 10y ago
    Generally it's an extended internship as a supplemental part of a university curriculum.
    • xzel 10y ago
      Exactly. To further hypothesize, Drexel, a Philadelphia university, offers mostly 5 year degrees with co-ops which more often than not involve local Philadelphia companies.
      • fapjacks 10y ago
        Hah! Philadelphia! That makes perfect sense.
  • nommm-nommm 10y ago
    Cooperative education. In my opinion a CS program is totally incomplete without a co-op requirement. My program requirements 12 full months co-op to graduate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_education "Cooperative education (or co-operative education) is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a "co-op", provides academic credit for structured job experience." Practically co-ops are usually 6 months long and you apply to them like a regular job, just a temp position. Co-op positions are available all over the country. As long as you do full time work related to your degree program it counts. Your boss has to evaluate you and submit the short evaluation to your school. If you do very badly you don't get credit but it's a pass/fail, no grades.
    • milkywayz 10y ago
      I finished 1 semester of CS co-op just recently. I go to RIT, not sure if co-op is very popular across the US or not but I can say it's actually a great experience and worth extending your stay in school from 4 to 5 years.