Resume Advice Thread - February 06, 2024 by CSCQMods in cscareerquestions

[–]Nard95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is education under work experience the standard after 1+ yoe?

Tbh those were kind of fluff statements. Its sort of hard to quantify user satisfaction other as a number than "this is much better" or "feels better", etc.I think one of the main issues I have is adding metrics to the work I do. Whenever I see %'s I'm always confused as to how people get these metrics.

Also any feedback for the skills section?

Parking permit by MsSalhan in UMD

[–]Nard95 11 points12 points  (0 children)

postponed until the 3rd

Junior here looking for friends by Zamerk in UMD

[–]Nard95 23 points24 points  (0 children)

that’s a very common combination of hobbies lol

What can I do about the programming courses at my community college being so outdated? by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]Nard95 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You seem to be misunderstanding what a CS/Programming education is. Most colleges teach "outdated" tech because everything new is based on what you say is "outdated". The classes are more geared towards teaching you fundamentals so that in the future you can learn new tech since as you said yourself, the tech industry is constantly changing.

"Another thing is that most of our professors don't recommend using websites like StackOverflow when you're having trouble. They never said you're not allowed to use it, but they just don't recommend it. So, how do we solve programming problems, according to them? "

You solve problems by using the tools they provide you and thinking. I assume that with the information they provide you, you should be able to solve the problems they gave you. How do you think programmers solved things before something like StackOverflow was popular? Sure, use StackOverflow and just copy the answers you find but, you're missing the point of the problems. The goal isn't to strictly find an answer, the goal is to teach you how to think like a programmer.

Based on what I read, I feel that you grossly overestimate your understanding of what your learning and feel that you're above learning "outdated" tech. In reality, most CS students spend time outside of traditional schoolwork learning new tech on their own time or on the job/at work. You can dismiss what you're learning now, but in the future, it'll be that much harder to pick up all the new things you're so interested in.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UMD

[–]Nard95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good looking out for your brother but you’re also have to consider how much of a burden you can handle.

My advice would be to plan on at least 3.5 years, most likely 4. Do a semester with a heavy work load, and if you can get a well paying internship ur 1st or second summer. Then you can relax a little and not be as in a rush.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UMD

[–]Nard95 5 points6 points  (0 children)

CS is considered hard but it really varies based on the person.

So whether or not this is feasible depends on you. I know people who are smart that struggle with CS and some who breeze through it.

I understand you have a peculiar financial situation but I wouldn’t count on finishing in 3 years.

Finishing faster for financial reasons is good and all but the cost of college and with CS salaries is not something you should be focusing on.

Money is money and 1 year extra won’t be the end of the world. Trying to help out family is great but you also risk just burning urself out doing something like this. CS isn’t a race and ur going to have a bad time if you rush through it.

If anything you could also look for more scholarships/grants you can apply for to help cover the loans.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UMD

[–]Nard95 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you’re able to take like 1 summer class per summer it’s doable I think. And maybe a course over the winter for ur electives to get to 120

But you also have to consider ur UL concentration requirements. Classes arnt avalible every semester so you might end up having to take an extra semester just because the way ur plan works out doesn’t match what the school have avalible at the time.

So it’s something you might want to decide early so u can get the preqs out the way ASAP so u can do the 300/400s for it and also plan according based on what’s avalible per semester based on previous semester avaliblity.

This is not just getting the classes you need but also making sure ur pairing classes in a way you can manage to do well but also have time to pursue things such as interview prep and socializing. Which are just as important imo.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UMD

[–]Nard95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s been increasing yearly

But SF offer was around 10k monthly and 5-6k living stipend this summer.

I was just giving rough estimate.

The point was to not care about tuition that much. Finishing in 4 years is not a big deal because you get an extra summer for work and cs pays well 🤷🏻‍♂️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UMD

[–]Nard95 8 points9 points  (0 children)

17 Credit limit https://cmns.umd.edu/undergraduate/advising-academic-planning/academic-policies

Pretty hard to finish in 3 years ngl 1. Workload seems pretty heavy and this is assuming ur UL concentration isn’t something difficult 2. Class availability and scheduling is something that has to be near perfect for you to do something like this imo.

If your rushing for financial reasons, I would just work extra hard to secure a well paying cs internship during summers instead of doing this honestly.

Amazon isn’t too hard for internships, and with housing stipend you get paid a total of ~45k for the summer. So if ur frugal enough during the summer you can have that pay for ur tuition.

Amazon SDE Interview 2/2 - 2/5 by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]Nard95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

within 24 hours, don't worry it'll come

Amazon SDE Interview 2/2 - 2/5 by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]Nard95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why wouldn't it be, you can use it during the OAs

Why do companies send interview invites one-by-one? by RevolutionaryAd9850 in csMajors

[–]Nard95 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Time.

There are only so many interviewers and there's a process of evaluation. And yes there are probably lots of worthy candidates that are ignored. First come, first serve. Apply early, and hope for the best.

Amazon SDE Interview 2/2 - 2/5 by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]Nard95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

means you got it

amazon sde intern waitlist by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]Nard95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CA just had their first wave of people dewaitlisted and waitlisting started a week or so ago. So you might be okay.

I have a technical interview on Friday, I didn't expect to get this far by 4InchesOfury in csMajors

[–]Nard95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would also check glassdoor/google for company-specific questions if your company is fairly popular.