So I'm still in high school and I need to pick my courses for next year. I want to end up getting into working with the environment, but I'm quite smart, so I want to use my math/science skills as well.

Does anyone have any suggestions for Co-op? I was thinking of eventually getting into the Ministry of the Environment, or the Minsitry of Natural Resources because they offer some programs.

Anyone in the same situation, or was in the same? If so, what courses did you take and what programs are good to get into?

   

Environmental engineering sounds like an obvious choice, if you're up for it.

   

Yeah, I agree with blue nose. Personally i'm trying to get into SFU for computing sciences. As for co-op i guess you would just have to wait and see.

   

Environmental Engineering is a possible career Ive chosen. I'm curently taking intro to computer sciences, but will I benefit from learning programming in the future?

   

Dont do co-op, its a waste of time in high school. If you are going to do it, do it in uni then yo ucan get a really good placement, get paid for it, and it wil look really good on your resumé

   

The thing about getting an engineering degree is that you're much more prepared to get a job... too many people with general degrees in their area of interest can't find a job.

The way most engineering programs work is that you start off the first two/three terms as a general engineering student, and then you choose your discipline. I was required to take intro. computer programming in my first year, and I expect that's a standard requirement.

If you took environmental engineering, like all disciplines, it could take you into a lot of computer modelling (waterways, soil infiltration behaviour, stuff like that) so computer experience is definately an advantage.

Like Zoraja said, co-op in university is often a good experience. The majority of my class took the co-op option, though I didn't do it myself, as I was happier in finishing earlier - it's good for making connections. I don't know anything about co-op in high school, so I can't comment on that.

As for courses, take physics, chemistry, and calculus, and get into the advanced classes if your school offers them. You'll find your first year will be a whole lot less stressful, as the courses will repeat mostly the stuff you did in high school, but more advanced, and at a quicker pace.