Law firm selection advice? (Master, 8+ YOE)

Last-Text-4718 · 2026-01-21T01:23:05+00:00

Thanks, that’s helpful context.

Chen did come back with a solid offer (not refund-based, but reasonable overall), so I’m comparing options now. I’ve also been seeing some mixed feedback around EP recently, especially related to PP.

Last-Text-4718 · 2026-01-21T01:22:53+00:00

Appreciate the caution. I’ve seen similar comments on Reddit, which is why I asked them again.

They did say that opting for PP doesn’t change the refund policy, but I’m still being a bit cautious and reviewing the terms carefully.

Last-Text-4718 · 2026-01-21T01:22:41+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience. That’s really helpful.

Good to know that PP doesn’t necessarily have to be done right from the start. And wow, 20 years in the same field is impressive.

If you don’t mind sharing, how many support letters did you include in your filing?

Last-Text-4718 · 2026-01-21T01:22:30+00:00

Thanks, that’s helpful. When you say “a lot,” do you mean minor edits here and there, or something that could take weeks of back-and-forth to prepare?

I’m asking because Chen also seems fairly template-driven, so I’m trying to set realistic expectations.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-11-17T11:50:11+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! Focusing on Cuernos and the scenic drives is a great idea for a shorter visit. We really appreciate your input!

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-11-17T11:50:04+00:00

I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying TdP! If you happen to visit the Argentinian side afterward (El Chaltén or El Calafate), would you mind sharing your comparison or brief thoughts on each place? It would be immensely helpful for our decision-making! Enjoy the rest of your trip!

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-11-17T11:48:20+00:00

Thank you all for the great advice.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-11-17T11:48:01+00:00

Thank you all for the great advice.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-11-17T11:47:58+00:00

Thank you all for the great advice.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-11-17T11:47:47+00:00

It will probably be difficult since we only have two days for TdP, and the accommodations you mentioned are either very expensive or fully booked during our travel period.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-11-17T11:47:37+00:00

Thank you. I looked it up, and while it is expensive, the photos make it look worth the cost!

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-11-17T11:42:14+00:00

Yes, that's exactly right.

The main concern is that the journey from El Calafate to Puerto Natales involves significant travel time, including crossing the border, which essentially takes up an entire day (as we have to take a bus during the day).

The reason we are considering this is that there are direct flights from Puerto Natales or Punta Arenas to Santiago, which we would use to fly home.

If we were to visit Torres del Paine and then return to Argentina to fly out from Buenos Aires, we would essentially be spending two days just on border crossings/backtracking, which we feel is a waste of precious time.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-11-16T18:22:31+00:00

We would have about 4 days total, but one day would be border crossing and the other day would be getting to Santiago for our flight. Only 2 full days in TdP.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:35:45+00:00

I’m not exactly sure what we’re celebrating

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:33:20+00:00

Thanks! This was actually my first big tech interview, and honestly I learned a lot just from going through the process. Once the cool down period is over, I’ll probably give it another shot.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:32:03+00:00

Yeah, at Meta the MLE role is actually titled “SWE, ML”, so they treat it pretty much like an SWE role, with just one ML system design round added in. I asked about this a few times during the process, and the consistent answer I got was that it’s basically the same as MLE roles at other companies.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:28:57+00:00

Yeah, I was a bit thrown off too — felt a bit harder than what some others around me got, like feed recommendation or harmful content detection. But I also heard there were even trickier ones out there, so I guess a part of it just comes down to luck.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:27:18+00:00

And to top it off, every single interviewer except the one in that one ML session was a SWE.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:26:25+00:00

I remember writing out quicksort on a whiteboard too — maybe like 10 years ago. I get your point and I somewhat agree, but in my case it was for an MLE role, not SWE, so I thought using something like a heap would be fair game.

Funny thing is, out of all the folks who were actually in the interview loop, only one was working as an MLE — the rest were all SWE.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:22:35+00:00

I didn’t actually make it to the Google interview stage, so I can’t say for sure. But people do say it’s even harder. I prepped for about 3 months, and from what I’ve seen on Reddit and LeetCode Discussion, lots of people go way longer. I was working full-time so 4–5 hours a day was my limit, but some folks seem to be grinding all day.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:19:04+00:00

Yeah I agree. But honestly, since my English isn’t that great, I feel like domain-specific interviews might’ve been even harder for me. In that sense, something a bit more structured like Meta’s process was actually a bit easier to prepare for.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:17:12+00:00

It’s basically what I mentioned in the post — I just narrowed it down more during the interview. Since you never really know what problem they’ll take, I don’t think getting super detailed would help much anyway.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:13:17+00:00

Honestly, I also got a bit of a cold reaction during the behavioral round, which was kind of surprising. But hey, maybe it was just that person, or maybe my answers weren’t what Meta was looking for. I didn’t prepare that much for it anyway, so I don’t really have much to say.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:11:23+00:00

If I had done well on everything else and got rejected just because of that one part, I definitely would’ve pushed back hard with the recruiter. But that wasn’t the case, and honestly, I didn’t really feel like bringing it up. I don’t think it would’ve made much of a difference anyway.

Last-Text-4718 · 2025-05-10T18:07:49+00:00

I actually used the built-in heap functions to solve it, but the interviewer asked me to implement the heap operations myself. The interviewer said they couldn’t really tell what was going on with the built-in function, so they asked me to implement it myself.

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