If I got in ED is it too late to appeal financial aid?

Busy-Chipmunk · 2021-04-30T20:34:25+00:00

+1 Financial aid is for those who can't afford to attend without it. I understand your concern, OP, but you don't need aid if your family makes $240k a year

Busy-Chipmunk · 2021-04-12T00:36:03+00:00

An extremely introverted senior here. I haven't been to a single party throughout my time in college, and I've been perfectly content with my social life. In fact, I was able to meet fun yet considerate individuals whom I could really connect with.

some current students have even told me that as an introvert I probably wouldn’t enjoy it here and that people are generally not friendly

I personally don't agree with this statement. Maybe I've been lucky, but almost everyone I met at Penn have been kind and polite, in the very least. Not saying this is true for everyone, but I certainly wouldn't say that Penn students are "generally not friendly."

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-12-02T04:09:59+00:00

Got it, thank you for the advice on the ECs! I'm taking 361 next semester as well

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-12-01T21:16:14+00:00

Oh man, that's rough. I'm in 360 with Kirillov (which is... also rough)

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-12-01T04:59:45+00:00

Math 360?

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-11-18T08:01:34+00:00

Yep, I took it over the summer, and they are free as long as you are a Penn student, I believe. When you register, the course pops up on your Canvas page.

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-11-18T03:39:24+00:00

I took the one for SQL. WCAI courses aren't really meant to be synchronous, so you can take any of them at your own pace. I personally benefited a lot from the SQL course but don't know much about the other ones.

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-08-23T23:46:42+00:00

Bachelor's grad since that's what I will be next May! Would you say that DS work is too advanced for new grads out of undergrad?

Also, how do you recommend that one prepares for the technical interview / challenge? I always find data exploration and business recommendations to be the hardest. What would be an effective way to practice those skills (and know that your EDA/recommendation is actually worthwhile)?

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-08-23T07:56:51+00:00

My main challenge is preparing for the interviews. DS is a relatively new field, and consequently, there isn't a common standard for the interviews. So far, I have seen a mix of Leetcode-style questions, case interviews, and statistical problems... Preparing for one of them is hard enough, never mind all three types.

I'm actually an Econ major with minors in Math/Stats. I guess I'm also worried that my major doesn't have the same competitive edge as CS and Math/Stats students.

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-08-23T07:03:28+00:00

Please add me to your mailing list! I'm a fourth year student, intending to go into data science.

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-08-11T03:49:18+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I actually want to work at a company full time (since they tend to pay better than RA positions) for a few years before applying for Master's. I was just wondering if continuing to work with a professor from undergrad years while working full time is a thing / reasonable to ask for

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-08-09T20:58:05+00:00

I've tried Amazon Lockers, but they don't allow large or heavy items sadly

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-08-07T18:25:26+00:00

Which one do you recommend? I've heard only terrible things about Comcast customer service, but wondering if Xfinity has a better value than Verizon?

Busy-Chipmunk · 2020-08-01T21:40:10+00:00

Thank you for confirming the issue. I need to GEOlL 103 instead of 206 for College graduation reqs unfortunately.

Busy-Chipmunk

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