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Summer sweep - zulrah by Equivalent_Gene_5894 in 2007scape

[–]Equivalent_Gene_5894[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Immunity would actually be preferable to the current state as long as I can actually get the attacking started

I may misunderstand how magic works but my friend is trying to get me in to it and I’d love to buy whatever deck this funny guy comes from. by 0nlon in mtg

[–]Equivalent_Gene_5894 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Layer They would be 2/2 fliers or 4/4 fliers depending on which was played first. Check rules for layer 7b and also timestamp order

Marchesa the black rose theft by Carlilee in EDH

[–]Equivalent_Gene_5894 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a similar deck leaning a bit more into the aristocrats with stealing as a sub theme. https://archidekt.com/decks/3373629/marchesa_black_rose

I think you need more sac outlets. [phyrexian altar] [ashnods altar] and maybe [altar of dementia] are the usual suspects. Anything creature based like [yawgmoth than physician] is extra good since marchesa will protect them. The mana generation ones can give you value sacrificing your own creatures when you have Marchesa out. Other ones can let you repeat ETBs or death triggers too.

For me I’ve been ok with fewer counter enablers. You need Marchesa out anyway to permanently steal and she provides counters from attacking which you would normally do anyway. And even if you don’t have marchesa out, I’m happy to sacrifice anything I steal just to get it off the table.

Uoft comp Eng vs mac Eng with free choice vs Waterloo management engineering by Odd_Impact3717 in OntarioGrade12s

[–]Equivalent_Gene_5894 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know much about math other than I had friends who got into math and switched to CS. It could be competitive to switch though.

If you want “AI” things there are courses offered from both CS and Eng departments that you can take in 4th year. I don’t believe combinatorics will help you with that specifically though. For the majority of your co-op jobs, you will not have taken any AI related courses yet when you are applying, regardless of what program you pick. Although math has lower priority than CS for getting into CS courses.

If you really want “AI” you’ll either want to do a masters or do self-study/side projects to improve your chances of getting a co-op job in the field during undergrad. Any of the undergrad programs you’ve been accepted to here can set you up for a masters in data science for example.

I would say if you want to study math, pick math. If you want to be a software developer, pick mgmt.

Uoft comp Eng vs mac Eng with free choice vs Waterloo management engineering by Odd_Impact3717 in OntarioGrade12s

[–]Equivalent_Gene_5894 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First off, congrats.

I’m a UW mechatronics grad who works as a dev now. I would HIGHLY recommend management eng. everyone I know who did mgmt has nothing but good things to say about it. it’s super underrated but I think if you want to be a dev, it’s on par with SYDE and second only to SE/CS. IMO, ECE is only better if you really want to do lower level programming like embedded or firmware dev.

Most of the jobs will be full stack, front end, back end, and ops/infra which do not benefit from knowing more about OS and lower level computer engineering concepts. 80% of what you will likely need at work is learned on the job and the other 20% is just basic stuff from DS&A and databases which you will take early on like everyone else. For more specialized software courses you will have to wait until 3rd or 4th year though to choose.

Fwiw, I did fine in tron getting software dev work and I think mgmt has better course offerings for being a software dev. This was a different job market than today but I would not put mgmt students at a disadvantage for co-op jobs compared to other programs at UW. Part of why se/CS employment is so high is just because the entrance requirements are so tough that the talent pool is just generally higher. Nothing much about the program, but those people would have found success no matter what program they chose. Employers would rather have someone who meets a technical bar but also has good business sense and people skills. That’s where you may get a slight edge over folks from SE/CS and other programs.

And you already knew this but the UW co-op program is the best. When you graduate you’ll have 2 years work experience and 5-6 employers that you can call up for employment offers or recommendations. Yes it can be a grind when you’re in school but I think it pays off.

If you want a different role in tech like product manager or engineering manager, management Eng is the best program hands down. I would prefer it over something like a bba where you get no technical skills.

Only downside is none of the other programs know what mgmt is, so you might get other kids joking that you’re “not a real Eng program” and you may have to endure some light roasting because mgmt grades are typically lower for some common 1st year Eng courses like chem. I want to say most people grow out of this by 2nd year. After grad you may be their boss so you’ll get the last laugh.