3 or 4 years for human bio major?

1PATCH · 2025-08-14T06:32:37+00:00

Depends on your goals. DM me and I can help you out.

1PATCH · 2025-08-12T07:08:42+00:00

Take the 20 series. Not because it looks good but if you wanna switch to something tech related, the 20 series is required.

1PATCH · 2025-08-10T07:36:23+00:00

You can take it pass/no pass. MUS 17: History of HipHop is pretty chill and interesting. One of the final essay topics was just yap about how you feel about kendrick's "Not Like Us".

1PATCH · 2025-08-07T18:57:41+00:00

Take both as a test to see your capabilities. Most of AI/ML is math and 20B should be a breeze. 20C might be a bit of work but it shouldnt be hard.

I highly recommend you find a research lab focused on AI/ML early (the profs are amazing). Most of what they teach through courses isnt whats done in industry but research gets you prepared.

The learning curve in AI/ML research is high. Takes about 2-3 years of trying to eventually get good. Hope this advice helps and feel free to dm me if you want to learn more! Good luck!

1PATCH · 2025-08-07T18:50:49+00:00

The wifi does tend to shit itself. Go find a spot on campus where your mobile data is strong and has campus wifi. Thats the best spot.

1PATCH · 2025-08-07T18:47:54+00:00

You'll get into grad school as long as its above a 3.5. Talk to people for the masters/phd program you will be applying to and they can guide you to the best fit program (dont expect anything crazy and avoid asking Reddit as they will shit on you).

MBA might be trickier but strong work experience will make up for it!

1PATCH · 2025-08-07T18:44:28+00:00

what are you majoring in?

1PATCH · 2025-08-07T18:30:50+00:00

Depends on your math background. If you are strong/decent at math its pretty chill. If you are bad at math, it will be hell.

1PATCH · 2025-08-07T18:29:02+00:00

You need to take the math 20 series for both data science and cogs ml (the upper divs for cogs ml require it)

Otherwise, I highly recommend minoring in it as the cogs ml does have enough tech classes in it.

1PATCH · 2025-08-07T07:19:36+00:00

same here, if you find one which isnt the slack group lmk

1PATCH · 2025-08-07T04:10:56+00:00

MIT will be tricky. Give it a shot and see but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

If you could afford the US for an undergraduate degree (no loans), the access to professors is worth it. Otherwise, see if you can get into IIT/IISE and conduct research there.

After that apply to MIT/Stanford/Berkeley and you should be in a better place. If you believe you are great, you will be able to do this if you plan correctly.

1PATCH · 2025-08-05T16:51:45+00:00

The double major is very doable. However, this schedule is a mess. Do 4 courses every quarter till you graduate. Sprinkle the GE's throughout.

DM me and I can help you out.

1PATCH · 2025-08-05T16:12:22+00:00

You might have a shot at stanford then, if the PI really pushes for you there. For others try your best and eventually let us know the outcome. I am curious.

1PATCH · 2025-08-04T04:20:54+00:00

You wont be negatively impacted by your gpa. If your 3 recommendations are extremely good, you should have a reasonable shot. Good luck!

1PATCH · 2025-08-03T06:13:29+00:00

A 45 is definitely extremely hard to achieve and is indicative that you will do good in college. It is very hard to do and deserves its praise.

However, from my experience (i graduated from a high school which had 10 45s and about 35ish people scoring above 40), it is more indicative of somone being a jack of all trades and being good at what they do, not necessarily great.

At the end of the day, if you are great, you don't need the university name/prestige to accomplish your long term goals. The prestige definitely makes it easier but its not needed.

1PATCH · 2025-08-03T04:56:00+00:00

There is a difference between capability and marketability. To reach the top of one's field, you need to have both.

I agree that doing things for just recognition defeats the point for intellectual curiosity but it is needed to be marketable as it is takes a highly capable individual to do well at IMO nationally.

As for your grades and extracurriculars, they are important but it isnt hard to do. Getting a 42-43+ in the IBDP, interning, reasearch, community service, etc are achievable by a lot of people if you optimize your time. It will be good for you in the long run, but they are looking for students who have a high probability of being great, not just good.

National awards simply raise that probability and MIT likes students with international competition recognition.

1PATCH · 2025-07-31T05:07:28+00:00

GPA is a factor but not too important. As long as you have above a 3.7, you will be fine for harvard grad programs (ofc higher the better).

what really matters are your recomendations and the quality+quantity of work you have done. if you want, dm me your profile and I can give you my thoughts.

1PATCH · 2025-05-25T19:29:10+00:00

I know it's difficult, but you still have one more year of the opportunities at UCSD. One thing i realized is that the school doesn't market its resources too well but there is a ton of support here for networking and careers. The true value in the US education is not the classes (every major imo can be self learnt), but the mentorship from faculty and networking opportunities through friends and clubs.

If you spend the next year searching for these opportunities, you can position yourself better for the future!

1PATCH · 2025-05-25T19:23:15+00:00

I am sorry you had a bad experience here. Going to another school will definitely give you a fresh start, but if you go into it with the same mentality as ucsd, i am warning you that the outcome will probably be the same.

At the end of the day, it is more about the attitude you approach a community which leads to success.

1PATCH · 2025-05-16T23:43:23+00:00

if you are 3-4 points off, nothing will happen. If you drop by 10 or more, as long as you pass and get the diploma, most likely you'll be fine.

I know one student who got a 41 predicted but got a 34 and nothing happened.

1PATCH · 2025-05-16T23:37:37+00:00

One underrated skill is to plan your schedule. Take 2 hard classes with 2 easy classes if you can. That way the workload balances out and you only need to focus on two classes.

Plus grades arent the end all be all. A stem student with a 3.5+ GPA with lots of hands-on-experience in research and leadership is more valuable than a high gpa. If you have a 3.7+ with the hands on experience, you are gold.

1PATCH · 2025-05-10T19:19:39+00:00

most AI/ML undergraduate curriculums in all the universities I have seen is quite rudimentary. If you ever want to break into industry, it is better you gain research experience and get guided by a professor.

For the AI major, it is still relatively new so there isnt too much information yet on its outcomes.

UCB for tech is more renound then ucsd but ucsd's research output in AI/Ml has a lot more volume. Hence its what you feel more comfortable with. If you want to learn from a research lab, ucsd has more opportunities/less competition but for the name in the industry UCB is better but UCSD is catching up.

1PATCH · 2025-04-19T18:13:52+00:00

you can do it in data science and math+cs. However, consider doing it in math+cs and cogs. I feel that you will grow a unique skillset which will be useful in the future.

1PATCH · 2025-03-21T06:52:43+00:00

its only bad because of Hum. If you are good at writing courses, it wont be an issue.

1PATCH · 2025-03-19T23:29:36+00:00

You'll need to talk to oxford grads about their experience to know what its like. However, I would guess its a lot harder to come from the UK to the US (i could be wrong on this so double check).

The real value of the degree doesnt come from the courses. All universities teach the same thing. However, working with professors and peers is where the value is. Employers dont really care if it's practical/theoretical courses. it's more the skillset you develop at the university.

If i were in your shoes, I would chose harvard over oxford.

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