In this episode of In Query, we discuss the Shopify Dev Degree Program at Carleton University with William Wang. Will is currently a back-end developer at Shopify and a part of the Dev Degree Intern Program with Carleton. In his spare time, he likes to partake in competitive math and compete in hackathons. 

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Dev Degree https://devdegree.ca/

Dev Degree Admission Dates https://devdegree.ca/pages/admissions

Carleton's Application Dates https://admissions.carleton.ca/deadlines/

CS Internship at Carleton https://carleton.ca/scs/future-students/bcs-internship/  

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro & Background

University Degree

2:02 - Could you tell us a bit more about the program?

2:57 - Why did you pick this program?

Application Process

4:27 - What are the requirements of the application?

5:43 - Why Carlton over York?

6:57 - What grades do you need?

9:01 - What are the supplementals that are needed?

10:31 - Advice for students looking to apply to this program.

Campus Life @ Carleton

11:57 - How have you found your experience on campus?

15:05 - How did you balance studies and work at Shopify?

16:53 - What does a typical day look like?

18:28 - Is your program challenging?

Shopify Intern

19:32 - Placements at Shopify

22:13 - Do most students in the Dev Degree program work full-time at Shopify?

22:59 - What topics in Computer Science interest you the most?

24:06 - Outro & Final advice