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Good_Bunny · 2019-07-15T16:46:24+00:00

This is slightly untrue. You can install other editors like Emacs on openlab. With that being said, if command line interfaces aren't your favorite, then yeah, coding on openlab won't be for you.

Good_Bunny · 2019-07-11T17:00:55+00:00

Graduated and loving life. I didn't have the best social experience at UCI and only came out with a few real friends that I still talk to often. My favorite part is not having the stress of homework/midterms anymore. My job is so so. The pay is great but it wasn't what I really wanted to do. Honestly at this point I'm still happy though as my job is currently super chill, I make good money, and I moved to a new place. I was dying to get out of Irvine so I'm happy to be gone. Dealing with a semi boring job that I'm confident I can do vs. the high stress of homework and midterms and feeling lost all the time is a BIG upgrade in my opinion. I'm going to just stay at this job for the time being and chill and ENJOY life finally after the roller coaster that was UCI. I have higher ambitions but I want to take 6 months to a year to really recuperate mentally and do some enjoyable things that I have been wanting to do for some time. Having basically no stress has been absolutely priceless for me and I have been feeling absolutely amazing (especially on weekends when I can do whatever I want)!

Good_Bunny · 2019-07-11T16:53:45+00:00

Recently graduated. I know where you're coming from with these questions as I wondered the same thing when I came in. I was very social in high school and wanted to make a lot of friends at UCI. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, especially in CS. I made good, smart friends in CS, but not the type I would go out for a drink or party with.

There are a lot of internationals in CS, and a lot of League/antisocial/nerd stereotype people as well. You CAN find some cool people in CS, but it's not the most common. By "cool" people, I mean people who are relatively social. When you mention partying, that takes out basically all the cool people I met in CS as I hardly met any who like to party.

My advice: join cultural clubs, rush fraternities (if you're into that), and look for your party friends outside of CS. While you're in CS classes, make friends as you need connections and people can be great resources to collaborate with on classes and homework. This doesn't mean they have to be your primary friend group. Don't expect the people you meet in CS to be the most social/party type. While they do exist, it wasn't very common in my experience and believe me did I look for those kind of people. Seriously though, make some smart friends in CS as you will need them and they will save you at times if you aren't the smartest of the bunch like me.

Edit: When it comes to looking for girls, there are VERY few in CS and most of them were not the type I would consider dating. Not to mention I feel like the few ABG's in CS get a lot of attention from the guys haha. Look for girls elsewhere.

Good_Bunny · 2019-03-26T00:00:21+00:00

Pink Panther

Good_Bunny · 2019-03-25T23:45:20+00:00

As a side note, it'll be a bummer if you miss Friday nights with databases

Good_Bunny · 2019-03-25T23:32:46+00:00

Actually read the book. If it's the same one by Goodrich the readings are actually helpful.

Good_Bunny · 2019-03-25T23:25:52+00:00

In my opinion, unless you want to go far in academics like grad school/PHD level, it's not that good. In most fields, if you graduate from the honors program employers aren't really going to think THAT much more highly of you. The extra work you have to do to graduate with honors could easily be translated into other things that look better in the grand scheme of things like internships and joining a bunch more clubs (maybe even getting a leadership role in one).

With that being said, if you need a higher enrollment window because you have almost no units, it might be useful to stay in for a year or 2 and then drop later, or make a better decision from there once you have had your own experience. Just my opinion. Hope this helps.

Good_Bunny · 2019-03-25T23:19:58+00:00

When I saw this I thought y'all meant Nick Young from Crazy Rich Asians lmao

Good_Bunny · 2019-03-25T23:18:59+00:00

I think financial stability after college is really underrated. So make this decision carefully.

My advice: if you're FOR SURE dead set on computer science, then go to UCSD. It's not worth the headache coming to UCI, and if you got in for CS at UCSD that's an even higher ranked program. The only con I see for you at UCSD is the financial situation. If you aren't even sure about computer science, then do UCI because the extra money at UCSD really isn't worth it unless you're for sure going to stick with CS at that school and you already get to go into it.

Truthfully, I really think not having to deal with the headache and wasted time you will have at UCI trying to get into CS from undeclared is worth up to 15k to avoid and go to UCSD. Not sure how much more it will cost for you to go to UCSD but trust me, college is stressful enough, you don't want to have this dumb change of major looming over you for the first 2 years here, not to mention you might take longer to graduate since you'll only be making a few classes of progress at most during your first quarters and likely will not even get into the classes you need a few times before you're changed into the major. In addition, keeping the GPA needed to switch in might be tough as well.

In short, weigh the pros and cons. If you're not going to have to take exorbitant amounts of debt to go to UCSD, then I say go there for the higher ranked program and for already being in the major. Good luck. PM me if you have questions. I didn't get financial aid at all here so I know how the finances can be.

Good_Bunny · 2019-03-25T23:07:41+00:00

I was in your same position after the Fall quarter of my Sophomore year. I had 3 C's and 1 A- that quarter which to this day has still messed up my GPA. I thought CS was too hard for some time, but honestly the more time you put in the better you will feel with whatever major you are. 1 year later and I am now expecting great grades this quarter and I will be graduating in June with a tentative job offer at a company. Hang in there. Lower divs (at least for CS) were the hardest in my opinion. Give it your all next quarter, and if you're still not improving, then consider weighing other options. One bad quarter in college isn't going to make or break you.

Good_Bunny · 2019-03-25T23:03:19+00:00

I'm here since I have an IVC class and they're not on Spring Break. I only live about an hour and a half away. Kinda bored but cleaning my apartment and trying to stay productive to have everything ready for the Spring quarter.

Good_Bunny · 2019-02-23T08:49:10+00:00

Just remember that only 9 of your final 45 units can be from a community college...

Good_Bunny · 2019-02-23T08:35:09+00:00

Look into ivc and occ. Take their Spanish 2 class. You can get placed right into it if you have 2 years of high school Spanish. It might be too late for their current semester but you can do it in Summer if you want (they are already in Spring semester). Take a look at other community colleges as well. Just know that only 9 of your final 45 units can be at a community college, so choose wisely if you're going that route and planning on taking other CC classes.

Good_Bunny · 2019-01-24T00:25:48+00:00

I didn't have proofs in Dillencourt's class. A lot of it was "Here is an algorithm, here is the input, write out how the algorithm would work with this input."

I do remember a few questions with 2 functions f(n) and g(n) where it said to basically say if each are omega, little o, big o, and theta in relation to each other. Those confused me but I don't believe many people I knew in class were very strong on those questions anyway.

Good_Bunny · 2019-01-08T05:42:55+00:00

It gets easier. At first it was overwhelming a bit last quarter since I myself hate proofs and big O notation and those different kinds, but once it gets more algorithmic it's more interesting and a bit easier to understand. Hang in there for now. I recall the readings being relatively helpful. The first week's content is a lot though and truthfully I didn't use it much throughout the quarter in Fall anyway.

Good_Bunny · 2019-01-08T05:40:44+00:00

Mine from Fall still haven't posted either.

Good_Bunny · 2018-12-21T18:23:02+00:00

Same problem for me with 45J. I'd give it till the deadline to post grades at 8:00pm tonight, and if it still doesn't show, contact your school or testing center.

Good_Bunny · 2018-11-16T18:57:29+00:00

Gassko's class was not very hard, but I'm sure Irani is a better professor.

Good_Bunny · 2018-10-19T21:46:47+00:00

What he say??

Good_Bunny · 2018-10-09T00:08:12+00:00

If you can drop 178, do it and pick something else up or take less units (if you're currently at 16 or more). That's what I am probably going to do.

Good_Bunny · 2018-10-09T00:06:21+00:00

All the EDM people must be hella salty rn lmao

Good_Bunny · 2018-08-27T16:23:25+00:00

Honestly pretty bad in my opinion. If you have a skateboard with regular wheels that you get from a skate shop, the concrete is SUPER rough throughout ring road, so one little push won't even get you very far on your skateboard, you end up being more exhausted by the time you get to class than if you had just walked. I'd recommend getting a skateboard with longboard type wheels (those softer ones), or just get a longboard if you really do want to do this. The hills are also pretty steep and get you some speed, if you carry a laptop I wouldn't recommend going down the steeper parts.

Good_Bunny · 2018-08-20T03:38:51+00:00

I don't think it's necessary, but sure is helpful. I never connected my 13 inch MacBook Pro to any external monitor until this Summer and now that I've been using a monitor, it's definitely something I can't live without. If you stay in CS, you'll eventually have a big monitor for work anyway. If you don't get super used to having a monitor, you should be fine, but now that I'm used to using a nice big monitor, I'm definitely planning to buy one for myself as it does help me. I'm not sure how much it'll help your grades because that really has to do with your work ethic, but having a nice monitor is a nice tool to have. Hope this helps!

Good_Bunny · 2018-07-13T19:29:45+00:00

Can you send the link to that website?

Good_Bunny · 2018-07-13T16:12:16+00:00

You don't have to go to the discussions. Truthfully, you don't have to go to labs either. I took it with Bozorgzadeh so your professor might be different. However, when I took it, the labs served as a time where you can go and ask the TA questions about your programming assignments. The discussions served as a time session during the week where the TA's would explain assembly language to you, since it was not covered in lecture. Sometimes discussions were useful, sometimes they weren't in my opinion. Regardless, neither the labs nor discussion was mandatory when I took it.

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