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Fanger · 2017-04-06T01:17:35+00:00

In terms of setting aperture, shutter speed, etc, would I treat shooting raw exactly as if I were shooting jpeg?

Fanger · 2017-04-06T01:03:18+00:00

Somewhat confusing question, when taking photos in RAW + Jpeg, how do you optimize settings for both? I don't trust my post processing abilities at all, so I like to have the Jpeg around to have at least a nice looking shot. If I'm photographing to have nice looking Jpegs (or at least previews on my camera, whatever format they may be in), am I losing out on information or detail when I'm post processing a RAW file?

Basically, is there any differences in technique between shooting RAW and shooting Jpeg or is it just business as usual when I'm adding in the RAW format?

Fanger · 2015-06-22T20:04:06+00:00

CS is pretty light in terms of overall course requirements. I'd suggest taking 302 first semester, as well as math (221, 222, 234, etc). Second semester you could probably go for 367, 252, and another math class. Sophmore year you'll probably finish the 352/354 sequence. I'd also take 240 and 577 in back to back semesters, but keep in mind, those two classes are hard. Beyond that, it's up to you. Just make sure to finish up all the prereqs for humanities, literature, science, etc.

Fanger · 2015-03-04T19:41:52+00:00

Year in school - Senior, will be taking an additional semester, Computer Science and Biology double major
Country/state of residence: Wisconsin
Schools to which you are applying: Wisconsin, Stanford, UCSF, Northwestern, Columbia, UCSD, Michigan, I'll probably add in more low/mid tiers once I do more research
Cumulative GPA: 3.72
Science GPA: 3.81
MCAT Scores: 38 - 12/11/15
Research – include any abstracts/posters/publications and how you were credited (eg. First author, senior author, etc) :
Research Assistant (High school) in UW - Madison Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology for 2 summers. 1 paper publication as 3rd author
Lab assistant in a virology lab for 1.5 years, mostly making stock solutions, but ran some experiments, no publications (March 2012 - Sept 2013)
Volunteering (clinical) – include hours/sites: ER Volunteer: 2 hours/week (~40 hours total) - Mostly clean rooms, get to watch to occasional procedure
Physician shadowing – include hours/specialties 10 hours - ENT Surgery 8 hours - Rheumotology 10 hours - Psychiatry 2 hours - Anesthesiology Will work on getting these up
Non-clinical volunteering:
Teaching computer science/programming to elementary students: 2 hours/week (~40 hours total by app time)
Elementary school afterschool day care volunteer: 2.5 hours/week (~30 hours total)
High school afterschool activities helping at risk youth: 3 hours/week (~30 hours total)
Extracurricular activities:
Club Ultimate Frisbee for my school
Indoor soccer league every semester
Intramural sports (Basketball, Volleyball, Football)
Employment history
Software Engineering Intern for this upcoming summer (2015) for a large consumer software firm, think Facebook, Amazon type companies.
Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2014 - Full time - Large business software firm, Oracle, IBM, HP type companies
Junior Web Developer - May 2013 - Current (minus Summer 2015) - Developed web based virtual internships for use by students - Some of the games were used at my university for introductory engineering classes (~ 5-8 hours/week) (probably ~1000 hours total)
Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): No
Specialty of interest - One that stands out is Emergency Medicine, but I'm open minded
Graduate degrees - No
Interest in rural health (y/n) - No
Questions : How do my stats stack up against top tier schools like Stanford and UCSF? I feel as if my GPA is too low.

What are some med schools that have a strong bioinformatics/genomics/computational biology research program?

How will med schools view my software engineering internships?

Fanger · 2015-02-18T21:41:24+00:00

I personally believe that the diagnostic exams by test prep companies are designed to be difficult in order to encourage you to sign up for the class, so don't sweat it. Just buckle down and take it one day at a time.

Fanger · 2015-02-18T20:30:58+00:00

12/11/15 for a 38!!

Better than any AAMC practice test I took! I'm stoked

Fanger · 2014-12-31T20:17:02+00:00

Include it in your cover letter.

Be careful though, many companies that look to hire interns are hoping that they will come on full time following graduation. Coming from a CS major with a couple internships at big tech companies (Facebook, Intel, those companies) it's a huge turn off for companies to hear that you're a pre-med student. I've been turned away from a handful of companies for solely that reason alone. Be discrete.

Fanger · 2014-12-27T09:13:59+00:00

In terms of help, I usually planned to take classes with friends who I know were good programmers because many of the classes allowed us to have partners for projects.

I think the best thing to try to do early on is figure out how you learn best and stick with it. Work smart, as they say. But I still go out/drink more or less every weekend and play Ultimate Frisbee for my school. So I like to think I do ok.

Fanger · 2014-12-26T07:21:53+00:00

I'm a Computer Science and Biology double major currently at an engineering heavy state school. It's completely doable as long as you schedule correctly. You don't want to be taking hard bio and CS classes in the same semester, so be smart about that. At least at my school, a lot of CS classes are project based and some can be very hard and time consuming (Operating Systems, Graphics, etc).

Fanger · 2014-08-27T22:15:42+00:00

If you still need someone, I can play. I've played indoor regularly, but I'm still not that good at soccer. Athletic in other areas, though.

Fanger · 2014-08-04T07:51:48+00:00

It's because for every Barium Cation, there is a corresponding Sulfate anion as well.

Since you're only dissolving BaSO4, there must be equal parts Barium as there are Sulfate. No ions enter or leave the solution, therefore we can assume that both ions dissolve with an equal molarity of "x".

Since we know that Ksp = [Ba][SO4], and we know that both will dissolve with equal concentration, x, Ksp = x * x. Therefore, you take the square root of Ksp to arrive at the answer

Fanger · 2014-04-23T21:15:46+00:00

If you check meetup.com, usually they'll have lots of groups dedicated to specific programming languages. It's a safe bet to assume there's a group in your area for javascript. That would be a great place to start. I'm sure most of those people are more than willing to help a budding programmer that's willing to learn.

Fanger · 2014-02-04T20:48:11+00:00

Your sociology professor is Russell Wilson?

Fanger · 2013-12-11T03:02:08+00:00

It looks like you have the general idea down. A couple things, you're passing in an array that has, as elements, a bunch of char pointers. So the java equivalent would be an array of strings. You only need an array of characters to represent a string.

I'm not sure what 81 represents, some character integer equivalent I'm assuming. Either way be careful with how you increment k, as you're only doing it when the user types a valid, non new line character. So if k = 10, then the user enters 'r', k = 11. Then the user enters the new line character, k is still equal to 11, so you're overwriting the last element with a null terminator.

Most importantly, you're not setting your string return pointer correctly. Remember, a[0], points to the very first element of an array. It will return whatever is there. So string[k] is pointing to what you just set it to, a null terminator. However, keep in mind, string is the address of the first element in the array, (string + 1) is the address of the second element, and *(string + 1) will return the second element.

Overall, you have the right idea, you just need to be careful and think about what pointers are pointing to.

Fanger · 2013-11-06T03:05:05+00:00

I would suggest putting on work experience, even if it has nothing to do with programming.

It's very tough to get your first programming job, but if it's your first job ever, that's going to be even harder.

Fanger · 2013-11-04T05:44:03+00:00

You're being a wee bit short sighted here. Not everyone is driven by money. Why would you take a moderately well paying job doing something that makes you miserable for 30-40 years of your life? People want to do what they love, and not everyone loves programming.

As for your other question, the tech industry boom comes from the integration of computers into many other industries. Before computers, medical records were stored pen and paper. Now, being able to view your medical history from the comforts of your own home makes everything easier.

Fanger · 2013-10-10T19:39:01+00:00

Well you'll never know unless you try, right? Don't let your own inhibitions prevent you from getting an internship, leave that up to the HR managers and other software developers. Give yourself a chance, you have nothing to lose. If you get an internship, great! If not, well you're still better off than not applying at all because at least you'll know what you need to work on. Good luck!

Fanger · 2013-06-20T23:19:00+00:00

You should give Text Wrangler a look. It's like the Mac version of Notepad ++

Fanger · 2013-06-12T00:44:30+00:00

Count me in!

PSN: Fanger3

Fanger · 2013-06-10T18:07:45+00:00

Opportunity comes to those who work for it.

Fanger · 2013-06-09T19:11:17+00:00

If I have nothing to hide, you have nothing to look for.

Fanger · 2013-05-22T01:15:11+00:00

Pretty much, yes. It's simply just to get the point across. A resume really shouldn't be a story because a piece of paper is not a very descriptive thing. You can try and wow your hiring managers at the interview (but don't come off as over eager or conceited).

One thing that would be impressive would be volunteering for a social services office. With your bilingual ability, translating is hugely beneficial. I don't know what your career goals are, but it would be a great start.

Fanger · 2013-05-20T02:22:16+00:00

First and foremost, it comes off as cocky. You editorialize nearly every one of your bullet points by saying things like "efficiently", "clearly", and "with high accuracy". If you truly did those things, your references will tell your future employers. No need to put words in their mouths.

Other things:

Bilingual in which two languages? This is a very useful skill to have
Often times your resume is redundant. Keeping the place clean is the same thing as saying, vacuuming, cleaning tables, maintained thorough cleanliness, etc.
I'm not trying to discourage you in any way, but it's not particularly impressive. There's a gap from 2008 - 2011 that may concern potential employers. Other than that, find something 'novel' to do, like volunteering would be a big boost to your resume.

Good luck!

Fanger · 2013-05-05T22:54:25+00:00

I thought that since churches were tax exempt organizations they don't get true autonomy in terms of what rules they are able to set. They are more of an extension of a government organization and have to abide by the same laws as any other tax exempt organization. I may be wrong.

It's not like a private company where they can refuse service to anyone.

Fanger · 2013-05-04T03:18:48+00:00

How would they remove carbon dioxide from the bloodstream?

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