I’m a senior Information and Technology student at UC. I transferred to UC from SLIIT, Malabe on 2010. I coop as a Software developer in the ATM developing section for a leading international bank. I was very fortunate to get this job and after I started cooping, I paid my college tuition myself and never took money from my parents. More than that what I appreciate most is the experience I get. As an IT student, the working experience is very important.
This job is very challenging and the work load is very high. But still my senior colleagues help me whenever I face a problem. Through this job, I learnt so much about software developing, data security, project management and team work. And also it taught me how to act professionally and how to manage time and money in an appropriate way.
It was a very competitive job and it was not easy landing -it. But my cultural background, good academic background, my flexibility and adaptability came up front in my interview and they choose me over many American and international students. They trained me to who I am today and gave me an identity in the software world.
Before I started cooping, I thought we had to find jobs on our own. Yes, I had to search for companies I like, go to career fairs, talk to company representatives and provide my resume. But UC Professional practice advisers and staff were always behind me.
They advised me how to prepare for interviews, what to wear, what to expect and how to behave.
They are still with me whenever I face a problem or don’t know what to do. There’s one thing I can tell about UC coop program, you will never be lost.
There is always somebody you can seek help at UC Professional practice division. UC Coop program is very helpful in building a good career path. And it is well organized. We get experience in our education field while still being in school.
One may be very successful in his academics with good grades, but when he goes to the real world he may not like what he is doing. So by coop program, we get a chance to see what we’ll be doing in the future when we graduate and whether we like it.
And also coop program helps a lot in getting a full time position, because employers always like to hire people with experience.
You can’t get the degree + the working experience when you graduate unless if you join a university with a coop program.
One big reason why I choose UC is because of this coop program. I had only three months to graduate from SLIIT and still decided to come to UC even though it’d take three more years to get the same degree.
But I knew it wouldn’t be the same degree with the coop experience.
And today I’m not the same person who first came here.
Today I can call myself successful and I’m glad to say I achieved it from my own efforts.
This is all thank to UC coop program. Scholarships for USA (www.scholarshipsforusa.com) is proud of its partnership with UC (www.uc.edu) for its global rankings, quality of education, generous financial aid but above all its famed coop program which gives Lankan youth tremendous boost in securing highest paid international jobs upon graduation.
SUSA transferred Rakhitha Basnayake from SLIIT Malabe last year and is proud to hear how well he has adopted and how far he has progressed.
A few more are waiting to join fall semester. SUSA is ever committed to make US higher education accessible to largest number of Lankan youth through its close association with a handful of US universities and colleges who share its vision by offering the highest scholarships, maximum part-time and best paid internships. |
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