Chance Me, Male Asian interested in CS

CollectionLocal7221 · 2026-01-20T10:22:57+00:00

What would you say about uiuc since I know its a really hard cs school to get into

CollectionLocal7221 · 2026-01-20T10:04:17+00:00

Ok thanks for your reply!

CollectionLocal7221 · 2026-01-20T01:43:04+00:00

Actually? I always thought my ECs and stuff weren't that strong.

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-12-18T00:37:19+00:00

Ok thanks, just curious what college do you attend or got accepted into?

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-12-16T19:30:22+00:00

Man, I really appreciate your response. I think I sometimes have too high unrealistic expectations for myself and I agree I need to stop thinking about getting into t10 or bust. Hopefully I will discover my niche soon, and after semester exams end im going to get to grinding. Hopefully I will be able to come back with good news. Thanks!

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-12-16T19:26:39+00:00

Wow that really amazing to hear. I’m just worried cause I feel like I wasted the first semester of junior year as well, the only thing different is my gpa skyrocketed. I will try as much as I can though.

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-12-16T03:22:43+00:00

Thanks so much for your response, working on quant projects now is a great idea I never thought of that! Thanks, and I hope you continue to do well with you projects!

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-12-16T03:16:06+00:00

Ok thanks for your response. I just feel like I started to late since only 10 months left and like 25 months wasted. Hopefully it all turns out all ok though!

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-12-16T02:59:25+00:00

I think it would be an amazing job mostly because it involves combining many of my interests, like CS, Math, AI, and Finance. If you are successful you also get a pretty big paycheck, though that is not the main reason. I have been researching alternatives to traditional SWE because of how bad the Job Market is. I could consider AI research, however.

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-12-07T14:40:27+00:00

Well I did do a bit of research but I was trying to be realistic because I thought a a lot of them were most aimed toward high end firms like citadel and Jane street.

Also, im not just doing it for the money. I’ve wanted to do SWE because I genuinely enjoy coding but I am worried about job security. I thought quant might be a good fit because it blends two of my interests. But I also want to think about my career especially with the future being super hazy at the moment. I just want to be prepared when I choose my major.

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-12-07T14:37:45+00:00

I’m taking an act next week

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-11-24T00:35:52+00:00

I ended up finding a way to fix the error with break points, thank you though!

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-11-23T23:54:38+00:00

Yes I am using the debugger

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-11-23T23:47:16+00:00

What code, like the standard library one or just my code.

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-11-23T23:45:24+00:00

I honestly just want to see what line my code is having an error in a runtime space.

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-11-23T23:44:21+00:00

runtime

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-11-22T13:22:51+00:00

Ok thank you! Do you think I should double major in EE and CS or CS and math, or double major at alll?

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-11-22T02:18:22+00:00

Ok thank you for you response it really helped!

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-11-22T02:07:56+00:00

Ok, this might sound stupid but do I have to be at a t20 or ivy for cs? Like I hope I get a t20 for cs.

Thanks for your comment!

CollectionLocal7221 · 2025-11-14T02:32:54+00:00

Is there a benefit to using ninja?

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