I thought that the purpose of the undergrad CS program at UofT was to make money/fund research and graduate programs *tongue in cheek* *maybe not so kidding*.

I'm feeling a bit disillusioned at this point in my career -- I quite enjoy the teaching part of my job, and am considering staying the academic route as a career choice. Unfortunately, the money & grants don't come for teaching, but only for research. As a result, the university doesn't place much of a priority on educating professors in pedagogy -- so you end up with many "smart" profs who can't teach worth a damn. There are of course always a few exceptions - those who care to put the effort in learning how to teach effectively -- but this has to be done fairly selflessly as there isn't much recognition (financially or career-wise) for teaching. *end rant*

Oh yeah - from what I've seen at talks/presentations, a Masters in CS does seem to be more theoretical.. you could, in theory, use whatever programming language you like to implement your ideas, so knowing specific J2EE extensions isn't going to make or break your application. Unless you're working in the field of developing programming languages.

EDIT: just reread -- you're using J2EE for 4th year projects.. keep working hard Kergin -- where do you go to school?
EDIT AGAIN: CPUsed at Bathurst/Dupont is gone -- it's now BeamEcho and is on Cumberland in the Yorkvilleish area.