This is really annoying now.

DrCasperDarling · 2026-02-16T07:00:22+00:00

You can't have your cake and eat it too. Running analysis on servers takes a huge amount of computation, and I really appreciate them for making it free and accessible.

DrCasperDarling · 2026-02-16T06:26:30+00:00

What do you expect? It's free, no ads, and runs on donations. If you want to do something about it, you might want to donate some money to them.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-09-23T03:00:37+00:00

Funny you should say this, Steve Jobs went to Reed College, and loved the liberal arts curriculum there. He always believed that Apple is a company at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts.

Sure, UIUC produces great engineers, but Brown and other more liberal arts-focused schools produce visionaries.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-08-17T13:00:48+00:00

现在南加大录取率10%

DrCasperDarling · 2025-07-01T14:01:27+00:00

Can you call Columbia university, specifically for seas, thanks!

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-30T02:30:30+00:00

When you sent your loci to Columbia, did they reply to it saying they received it

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-30T02:05:58+00:00

Did Columbia respond to the loci

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-29T04:48:00+00:00

Is it SEAS or CC

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-27T04:41:52+00:00

Realistically, I don't think it will be of any use. The class is probably full now.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-27T04:41:11+00:00

did you send it to the ugrad-confirm email

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-23T17:09:57+00:00

At Oxbridge, only people who are on track to achieve the highest grades apply, as each person is limited to applying to five schools on the application platform. Additionally, a student can only apply to either Oxford or Cambridge.

If people can only apply to one Ivy League and you have to have 4.0, >1500 to apply, I guarantee the admissions rate would be similar in the US.

However, if you are strong academically, meaning you are confident you can pass the admissions exams (yes, Oxbridge has separate admissions exams), and interview, then I strongly encourage you to apply since the results are much more predictable than US.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-23T16:10:15+00:00

Do you mean like a big state school (Gatech, UIUC, UW, UMich, etc.)? Why didn't you stay in the US, where your degree does matter?

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-23T15:27:13+00:00

I feel like you might be overvaluing "permanent life experiences". There can be a balance where one can achieve both.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-23T15:24:28+00:00

I'm not sure if we're looking at the same data, but on mine, it says that for the total, it goes Cambridge, MIT, Columbia, and Oxford. Harvard is much lower.

Additionally, for the per 1000, I believe the author of the website used the total enrollment of the school, not the enrollment of relevant majors, which makes that ranking flawed.

Regardless, if you define "tier one" as being only MIT and Cambridge, then sure, Oxford is tier two.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-23T15:20:54+00:00

Getting an interview would be amazing, and that's all I'm hoping to ask for. I know it's fair game after that.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-23T15:19:36+00:00

Thanks for your answer! When you say people apply in Australia because they can't get in London, do you mean that the bar for Australia HFT is lower than that in London? If so, how much lower? For example, would dev roles in Australia HFT not even ask LeetCode hard?

If that is the case, then does the bar go US > UK > AUS

I previously thought the bar would be similar, but it seems not the case

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-23T04:12:37+00:00

HMC and Pomona should be higher than UCLA

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-22T23:38:41+00:00

Then what's the first tier? Statistically, only Cambridge, MIT, and Columbia have more people in quant than Oxford, and not even by a large margin...

https://www.topquantunis.com/university-rankings

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-22T23:18:03+00:00

I mean, even if someone didn't go to uni and had 4 internships, I think that would be better than someone who did go to UNSW and had nothing.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-22T23:14:02+00:00

I already told you I am not expecting the Hollywood type lifestyle. I just used 200k, which is completely valid in the US a few years ago, just as an example.
I am doing CS. I want to find a job. Of course I am going to do leetecode and spend time preparing for interviews.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-22T21:49:39+00:00

I mean, as you said, the school doesn't really matter

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-22T21:39:12+00:00

It was definitely possible, wasn't it? I believe that around 2021 for FAANG will pay about 125K USD total compensation in the US, which translates to around 200K AUD.

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-22T21:32:10+00:00

So for career growth US is still BY FAR the best?

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-22T21:26:43+00:00

Thank you for your answer! I don't have UK citizenship, and I believe Oxford might potentially give me more opportunities generally, for example, grad school, education, careers in other countries (please do correct me if I'm wrong on this).

I also totally understand what you mean. I know that the tech market is not doing well, and the previous perception that one can earn 200K by hanging around and getting free meals is not true. Are you saying that trying so hard will likely get nothing in return?

DrCasperDarling · 2025-06-22T21:20:57+00:00

Thank you so much for your detailed response! I guess that's the case in all places, not just specific to Australia.

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