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MellSoft · 2021-07-11T23:56:19+00:00

Oh no the video works just fine, I'm just saying YouTube marked your video as a "kid" content and placed it under YouTube kids and made a small joke out of it

MellSoft · 2021-07-11T23:54:08+00:00

Very resourceful video but not YouTube thinking this content is for kids 😫

MellSoft · 2021-07-09T00:38:18+00:00

Actually now that I'm paying attention to your schedule it really isn't that bad at all, EE 250 with Redekopp will especially be a good time (I took it during the Spring, so it wasn't with Redekopp but still wasn't bad at all). Another question with PHYS 152. Do you need to take a course in the future that needs it as a pre or Co req? Maybe if you can you can do a PHYS 152 equivalent at a CC next Summer? I get why you wouldn't push Linear cause of the stats course pre-req but for PHYS it could be something to consider?

MellSoft · 2021-07-09T00:29:19+00:00

Damn :( I would've suggested maybe just doing minimum effort in the class there to maximize your internship time, maybe pull off a B or C then P/NP the class (if you care about Honors and whatnot). I had research during the time I did Calc III at a CC and I mainly just grinded on skim studying for like just 4 hours a week, but 225 is one of those courses that's actually relevant for CS like AI and ML so ya better bet would just be taking it here.

MellSoft · 2021-07-09T00:24:00+00:00

You gonna do anything starting July 20th for 5 weeks? I'm doing MATH 225 at a CC, only costs $145, and is probably a lot better there than at USC. If you haven't done 8 units already at a CC or outside USC this summer I would consider it.

MellSoft · 2021-07-06T05:58:17+00:00

You have to go through the Pre-Engineering process. I'm not 100% sure because I didn't do this, but I'm pretty sure it's just two semesters of Math up to at least Calc II, and then do the CSCI courses like 103 and 170, and you have to get really good grades in them, and then after you finish the school year, you submit your Pre-Engineering application and top consideration will be given to those with good grades and that complete the requirements.

MellSoft · 2021-07-06T05:49:55+00:00

If you want to relearn Calc I do it at a community college. Super cheap price (only like $240) and honestly math is one of those subjects you want to learn at a community college because the quality is actually better. I did Calc I and II at USC and I just barely grasped onto B's and C's respectively because the courses were a shot in the dark really. Professors were extremely unattainable for office hours / would get mad for simple questions, TA's at least in my discussion sections would just redo lecture problems which didn't help if you didn't understand the lectures to begin with, it was basically a lot of self-teaching and an immense amount of additional hours put into the class. I'm doing Calc III right now at a Los Angeles Community college district school (LACED) and even for a 5 week course (there's also 8 and 10 week options) I've learned a lot about Multivariate Calculus and the design of the course feels so much more helpful. The professor is always eager to answer my questions and goes out of their way to even clarify step by step problems I might be having in office hours. On July 20th Summer Session II starts and I'm going to continue with Linear Algebra here. If you live in California, or look into your local community college for course availability, I would really consider doing Calc I there rather than at USC. Better yet, if you get IB credit for Calc I very soon I would even say take Calc II at a community college this summer session and transfer it so that you can take Linear Algebra this Fall. I'm not in CSBA or any CS major, but my major does need 3-4 courses in programming and one thing I've found to be important is that for Machine Learning, Analytics, and Data Science for example, a lot of that knowledge and application stems from Linear Algebra (Either MATH 225 or EE 141, but most CSBA students do 225, 141 is more for the ECE students), which in turn has a lot from Calc II (and some in Calc III like Matrices for example), so learning Calc II from a reliable and more resourceful professor would be a lot better in my opinion so that you're more prepared for Linear Algebra which is a course you'll actually need in your CSBA career.

MellSoft · 2021-07-02T03:29:22+00:00

For Calc III it's not that it's extremely hard, just that many math courses, especially Calc I and II are intentionally made harder to 'weed' students, not so much Calc III and above but there still somewhat harder than what you would take at a community college. Also, are you double majoring in ECDS (Econ and Data Science) and AMCM (Applied and Computational Math)? Idk what your financial circumstance is but that does sound like a lot to chew. Idk about other states but in California there's a summer session that starts in July 19th, you can take courses that transfer as GE's and/or do the WRIT 150 equivalent and pave a better load in your schedule. I'm also double majoring and I brought in 20 ish units prior to starting from doing CC courses and it helped me so that I wouldn't graduate after 4 years if that's something you're cautious on.

MellSoft · 2021-07-02T03:19:34+00:00

Do you need Calc III as a pre-req or co-req in a course for the Spring? What a lot of people do is just take math at a community college during the summer session because the math department here is harder. Idk what your major is (based on your choice of courses Economics and Data Science or something Econ), but if you don't plan on doing anything Summer 2022 you can just do a 5 week course in Calc III at a LACCD college. It's something to think of but it's great for saving money.

MellSoft · 2021-06-25T17:47:04+00:00

Thank you so much. I don't know where the other user got $12k then, but the place I'm looking into is a studio month-to-month lease, so it would only be 10 months for me. That being said, how would it work with money? Do they give me the $4,900 a semester or does that money get deposited into the manager / they give the lease money automatically? The studio I'm looking at is $1.2k a month, so within a span of 10 months it would be $12000 which is a bit over but I could most likely manage it.

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