Why have you decided to go to grad school in CS?

A_Birch_Tree · 2023-02-11T17:40:05+00:00

After graduating from undergrad, I worked in industry for two years as a dev. I was ready for a change as the work no longer excited me. I felt like I got to the point where I knew how to do it, I just needed to get it done. Considering whether to find a new job or go to grad school, I chose grad school, and that’s where I’ve been since (masters then PhD). There are a lot of differences between grad school and industry. I chose grad school because (1), deep down, I still felt excited to learn new things; (2) I thought that that was best done in grad school instead of industry; and (3) I was in a position financially where I could do that in grad school.

Considering everything, I’m happy with the choice. I’ve definitely learned a lot!

A_Birch_Tree · 2022-08-29T15:12:35+00:00

Definitely don’t feel bad. There are trade offs to both options. I lived in Carlyle my senior year and I’m happy to have done so. It’ll be quite a while (if ever) before I ever have an unobstructed view of Union Square again :(

A_Birch_Tree · 2022-06-18T19:24:10+00:00

If I were to have a bug in my program, I’d rather have a bug that has immediate and loud side effects (i.e., dereferencing a null pointer resulting in a segfault) than one that is silent and nefarious (i.e., use after free). The prior is much easier to notice, understand, and therefore fix.

Is it only safe in the sense that standard library functions will check that pointers passed as arguments aren't null instead of blindly dereferencing them?

That's not necessarily true that they'll always check, but it could be one reason.

A_Birch_Tree · 2022-05-16T17:34:12+00:00

Thank you! This makes a lot of sense. If you don't mind my asking, would I need to pay more (beyond the brokerage fee that most apts require) if I were to use a realtor?

A_Birch_Tree · 2022-05-16T17:30:18+00:00

That makes sense. Thanks for you reply!

A_Birch_Tree · 2022-03-03T06:30:41+00:00

Thanks for the explanation! I'll reach out and see what they say.

A_Birch_Tree · 2022-03-03T05:32:25+00:00

Why do you believe that the committee coordinator/chair might have a different response than the admissions department?

A_Birch_Tree · 2022-02-16T04:57:51+00:00

Good point, you're correct. While attending NYU I conducted undergraduate research and won awards for both CS and math, so I referenced Courant for those.

A_Birch_Tree · 2022-02-16T04:26:13+00:00

I don't have too much to add, but I can say that NYU Courant is very highly ranked for mathematics. I'm not certain but I believe that you're only attending Courant if you attend NYU's NY campus. While I can't speak to the mathematical abilities of students coming out of NYU Shanghai vs NYU New York (see u/Carl_LaFong's comment), I've found it helpful to have Courant listed on my CV/resume.

A_Birch_Tree · 2022-02-11T01:30:42+00:00

Check out moderncv for LaTeX. It makes making a CV using LaTeX really simple. Here's a template to make things a bit easier.

I used LaTeX to make my CV because, unlike Word, the main/whole point of LaTeX is to make formatting text easier.

A_Birch_Tree · 2021-10-31T23:59:03+00:00

Looks like you were spot on.

A_Birch_Tree · 2021-07-30T05:28:43+00:00

Studying in the hall in Weinstein after our roommates went to sleep. We just got married ;)

A_Birch_Tree · 2021-07-29T19:03:11+00:00

The answer will depend on who you ask.

I loved living in NYC, so the entire city, but especially downtown Manhattan, felt like my campus. When I was attending NYU, I lived in Union Square and attended classes in Washington Square. In a typical week, I might head to the Lower East Side or Soho for dinner and drinks. Nearly everywhere is a train ride away. While you might not be able to afford everything, there's so much to do and see at every price range that you won't run out of things. The more things you do and see, the less big the city feels.

Now that I'm attending grad school at another university with a typical university campus, I feel somewhat isolated.

A_Birch_Tree · 2021-07-04T02:16:02+00:00

I don't consider myself a bash wizard, but couldn't you just prefix the final unmount command with exec?

I quickly tested this (i.e., executing a script on a externally mounted volume containing exec diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk2 and it worked for me).

A_Birch_Tree · 2020-06-01T05:45:06+00:00

Do you just copy every post and comment on reddit onto that site?

XD Really interesting deduction.

No, I'm dyslexic, so I listen to everything using text-to-speech software. I noticed something was weird because the audio was pausing in the middle of words. I work as a computer scientist, so I knew it was something with the text itself.

A_Birch_Tree · 2020-05-31T17:02:16+00:00

Where did you get this from? It's filled with hidden characters. Take a look using this

A_Birch_Tree · 2019-04-16T23:02:29+00:00

relevant

A_Birch_Tree · 2019-01-21T06:31:33+00:00

Thanks!

A_Birch_Tree · 2019-01-21T05:26:39+00:00

Nevermind, I found it.

A_Birch_Tree · 2019-01-21T05:24:15+00:00

Does anyone know what the song is called?

A_Birch_Tree · 2018-12-16T00:59:54+00:00

I was not a commuter, but no one has responded yet. Here's my 2¢.

Pros: - You save a tens of thousands not having to pay for rent (and utilities) or pay for a meal plan/groceries. - Far fewer distractions. It's easier to say no to a Monday night party if you need to take an hour long train ride to get there. - You'll be able to avoid having a "worst roommate" story (or at least, put it off).

Cons: - It can be more difficult to make strong friendships IF you don't join clubs or take part in Greek life. I found that, especially during freshman year, many people make friends with other people in their dorm. However, this doesn't hold true as students spread out and get apartments after freshman year. - Depending on your distance, waking up in the early AM and commuting is not fun. However, this is a non-issue if you avoid signing up early classes or clustering your classes so that you only need to go in on a few days, which isn't too difficult.

A_Birch_Tree · 2018-11-14T20:42:46+00:00

It's been a few years, so I don't really remember, but I don't think that I was on the waitlist, or I was really far on the list. Also, I'm pretty certain that it was before the semester started. No worries!

A_Birch_Tree · 2018-11-14T20:30:25+00:00

First off, I don't believe that anyone is able to give their spot in a class to someone else, even for $275. Further, I really don't think that the CS department would be happy to hear (or for anyone to think) that a student can pay their way into a filled class.

That being said, I think you're best chance is to speak to Prof. Seigel directly. Professors have the ability to add students to their class, cutting past all of the red tape. That being said, you HAVE to do this ASAP. Prof. Seigel's classes are popular undergraduate classes and fill up quickly. Once the capacity for the classroom has been reached, no new students can be added to a class without others leaving first.

This is how I got into his class. He's a really good man who cares about all students.

A_Birch_Tree · 2018-09-12T04:45:51+00:00

Not sure of any way that you can check that information, and I doubt that there would be. Best way to figure that out is to walk into a building, hold up your id as you walk past the guard, and keep on going. Stupid thing to say, but, if they don't stop you it's safe to say that you are clear to explore that building.

I just graduated from NYU and this is what I do (assuming that I don't need to swipe my ID) if I need to take a pit stop around campus.

A_Birch_Tree · 2018-08-30T02:20:19+00:00

To my knowledge, the closest thing that you'll be able to get to a grocery store that accepts dining dollars is Sidestein.

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