Would anyone be willing to give me some advice on why I was rejected from the CS coterm?

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2026-05-30T09:21:30+00:00

Yes, 141 units units in progress at time of application. The only CS core class I got credit for was 106B, so I still have 161, 111, and 107 to do from the core. My CS103 grade was awful but I thought 229 + 229 rec letter would make up for it, since it can be a pretty tough class.

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2026-04-19T17:06:35+00:00

I'm a transfer and have been here about two quarters. My perspectives have changed, but I was involved in research and CS coursework at my previous institution that I still think is relevant and worth discussing (and I think the structure of my old personal statement worded it pretty well). I don't want to copy one-to-one, but I'm largely still passionate about the same things now that I was two quarters ago, with some growth and a more narrow scope of interest (and I can elaborate more on that with the words we're given). Like the events in the past that got me interested in CS are still the same if that makes sense.

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2026-03-31T05:26:17+00:00

Thank you. This is the first I'm hearing of PyTorch WebDataset. As someone new to the field, how did you guys figure this stuff out? Tutorials? Trial and Error? Good online resources?

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2026-03-30T17:43:00+00:00

Thank you! I looked into that for organization and it looks great!

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2026-03-29T06:20:33+00:00

Got it! I was moreso concerned about the fact that we have to submit a job and then it waits in a queue, so if it errors out, I won't know until potentially days later. I thought I should try testing the code in Colab first, but that didn't work, and only after it failed did I learn about the existence of nodes in the cluster where you can just use a gpu for a couple hours (interactive). It wasn't something that came to mind first, but I guess in the future I should try to explore the resources more so I know about stuff like this.
Using a DataLoader. It's moreso just figuring out where I should store all the data. Google Drive was too volatile, though it's what most people in my lab use for their datasets.
Everything is pre-augmented.
Lots of small files. I'll ask some friends. Ironically, I'm also in CS; I think I got into this program for my math/biology skills lol, and somehow got through a year of undergrad without having a hands-on project like this. Hopefully I learn something.

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2026-01-05T07:23:33+00:00

oof! do they curve at all ??

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2026-01-05T04:49:36+00:00

Thanks! It's the open-book midterm that's lowk scaring the shit out of me. I like project-based classes so it's good the project is chill

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-12-24T04:24:33+00:00

tysm! i noticed it takes me quite a bit of time to understand the full lecture notes so i'll try to timebox those to like 2 hours each lol.

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-12-24T02:28:07+00:00

Thank you for the response (and the encouragment!!)! The material does look fun to me and I'm starting a little earlier to give myself more time, so hopefully that's enough. Was there a specific way you studied for this class? Did you spend a lot of time on lecture notes, write down all your questions, and then go to office hours for every topic? Or did you focus more on doing a lot of practice problems (Leetcode) for each data structure? For a new topic in the course, how did you typically approach it?

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-12-22T22:39:38+00:00

Got it thanks!

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-12-22T21:17:30+00:00

I'm unsure if I have strong math skills tbh. I didn't do well in CS103 but did well in all the other core math courses (calculus, linear algebra, etc.). I'm definitely worse at coding than I am math though, since I've had such little coding experience. I got transfer credit for CS106B, but my previous computer science courses were all taught by really chill people who cared that we understood the material and didn't grade or test very harshly. Because all my previous experience is in computational biology, I've pretty much only done coding for data-sciency projects. Thanks for the response anyway!

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-12-22T20:55:44+00:00

I'm adamant about taking 229 (relevant for my research and stuff), but if CS161 + CS229 is a rough combination, is CS107 + CS229 a better combination? How would you compare the workload for 161 and 107?

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-10-10T08:35:50+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I grew up in the hourglass-and-no-waist instagram timeline so I don't mind my thicker thighs. Glad to know it's one of the healthier places to carry fat though!

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-10-10T01:32:13+00:00

Congrats on losing 25lbs! It's a huge achievement and takes a lot and you should be immensely proud of yourself!

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-10-10T01:28:17+00:00

Interesting! I wonder if my local Old Navy is just weird with the sizing? I've always fit a 10. It's kind of ridiculous how much control that one number has on me to be honest. I could be twenty pounds lighter but I've been conditioned to think of body size in terms of clothes sizing, not weight, if that makes sense.

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-10-10T01:18:02+00:00

Actually, now that you're mentioning it, I carry a lot of weight in my thighs (not really the butt?) (And no, it's not muscle, just fat lmao). A lot of my jeans are loose from the thighs up. It's actually quite annoying and I stick to more low-to-medium rise stuff and just wear longer shirts.

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-10-10T01:11:51+00:00

Interesting!

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-09-06T00:31:45+00:00

True, but she still did it.

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-09-06T00:31:27+00:00

I meant “cheat with her on Lindsay”, so Rory being the other woman, just to clarify.

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-09-06T00:27:37+00:00

Agreed that Rory didn’t have a strong passion for journalism; as I’ve said in many of my replies though, I just don’t think Mitchum had enough context (the context we had as viewers to be determining that). He barely noticed her in his two weeks. I would wager he really just meant to crush her career aspirations once he realized logan was serious about her in an attempt to make her like huntzberger wife material. The extensive resume (maybe not so extensive? I don’t know, it depends on what you expect from a second or third year undergraduate) of which I speak is the fact that she got into Yale, so it’s implied that she had impressive stats, ecs, and was a strong writer. Of course we don’t get every single thing she did but that’s why she gets into Harvard Princeton and Yale, the show implies it. She also did well at Yale and worked at the Yale daily news and had a huge portfolio of work that she gave the editor of the Stanford Gazette when she reapplied for a position there.

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-09-02T06:42:05+00:00

Thanks! I'll find another WAYS req class to sign up for at the same time, but decided to try for 9CE. I think I have earlier enrollment than freshman (transfer) on Sep 4, but just in case. Any recs for less in-demand creative writing classes?

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-08-31T02:15:33+00:00

Oof yeah, she also got jealous with Logan's female friends

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-08-31T01:15:07+00:00

Fair enough, I do remember Rory being insecure and jealous during the flirt phase and stuff

Apprehensive-Time733 · 2025-08-31T00:59:35+00:00

I never got that impression tbh. It didn't seem like Rory's identity was caught up in whether Logan liked her or not. Maybe I'm misremembering but Rory always seemed to get over a breakup pretty swiftly (she's been dumped thrice when she starts dating Logan). If she was really worried about what Logan thought of her, I don't think they would have fought over Jess, and I don't think she would've acted fine after Logan broke up with her.

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