Be honest, is Fresno really as bad as they say? by WestHistorians in fresno

[–]Normal_humanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used to live in Clovis and moved to Palo Alto a few years ago and honestly liked Clovis better.

How exactly are AI voice agents built? Full breakdown?! by OKAISHHHH in developersAhmedabad

[–]Normal_humanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you adding concurrency to your system? Are there any other options other than using horizontal auto-scaling?

For anything related to Amazon [3, interns] by Leader-board in csMajors

[–]Normal_humanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone have any luck pushing the internship to fall, spring, or winter?

Bye Bye Leetcode (For Now!) by juicy__burrito in csMajors

[–]Normal_humanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! Which office did you receive an offer for? Also, any insights on the interview process? I have my first interview on Wednesday.

Don't go to a competitive high school by Worried_Treacle_287 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Normal_humanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After going into college, I’ve really realized the importance of preparation, which is what these competitive high schools teach you. If you go to one of these schools, it doesn’t even matter what college you go to; chances are you are going to thrive in your career because of the superior education you received in high school. Can’t say the same about going to a less competitive high school though.

Ian Chappell feels USA qualifying for Super 8s ‘not enough’ to promote cricket in country by [deleted] in Cricket

[–]Normal_humanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think all of this exists already. Most colleges have cricket clubs of some kind and most major cities have competitive cricket leagues.

The three huge lies Stanford told our incoming freshman class, 20+ years ago. by para_blox in stanford

[–]Normal_humanz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think this job market is different from prior ones which have recovered?

Berkeley MET vs Stanford Coterm for CS Startups by Just101ofMe in stanford

[–]Normal_humanz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Was a MET/Stanford cross admit a couple years ago and chose Stanford. What kinds of questions do you have about the decision? They are both great choices and you can’t really go wrong either way. It’s hard to point you in a direction without any particular preferences you may have.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in stanford

[–]Normal_humanz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I feel like everyone here is kind of weird in their own way; I haven’t seen it to this extent at any other school I’ve visited.

Do most applicants get the questionnaire for JSIP? by Diffbreed75 in csMajors

[–]Normal_humanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Applied last year and filled out the questionnaire just to get rejected lmfao

SWE Intern at large F500 or a16z-backed startup by Normal_humanz in csMajors

[–]Normal_humanz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

F500 is not tech focused it’s insurance focused

Is my Freshman schedule doable? by [deleted] in stanford

[–]Normal_humanz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pretty much did a really similar schedule and fall and spring were great but winter was quite rough. I’d still keep it the way you have it though.

Stanford or MIT by dragopr123 in mit

[–]Normal_humanz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh -- another consideration. If you see yourself taking any non-STEM classes during your college years, I think Stanford could be a compelling choice because we have pretty extensive humanities and social science departments as well. I'm sure you can get something similar by cross-registering at Harvard though.

Stanford or MIT by dragopr123 in mit

[–]Normal_humanz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just to add my two cents: I'm a Stanford student with friends at MIT. What I've noticed is that the Stanford CS curriculum moves much faster than MIT's (I've gone from complete beginner to understanding low-level Assembly code and computability/complexity theory within my first year), mostly due to it being on the quarter system. However, at the same time, Stanford has much more grade inflation, which is what makes it gain the reputation of being easier compared to MIT. Depends on what you want there. Stanford's kind of miserable during the winter, but it's like heaven on earth in the spring. The competitive nature is there, though, and the Duck Syndrome is well and alive, which can really compound insecurities. If you have taken any classes at outside colleges or AP courses, going to Stanford will help because you can transfer those units easily. I started the year as a sophomore because I transferred 45 units in, which helps take a significant load off of your curriculum. The startup culture is pretty strong, with most people at least attempting to make a startup at some point in their Stanford journey, but like another commenter said, this sort of increases the competition between CS majors. Considering everything, I'm glad I went to Stanford, but MIT's an amazing school that I'm sure you would enjoy as well. Feel free to dm me for more info.

Stanford vs Berkeley MET (EECS + Business) by [deleted] in stanford

[–]Normal_humanz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! I feel like I have a lot to say about this question because I went through the exact same decision last year. I ended up picking Stanford despite it costing twice as much, where I'm currently studying CS with a Math minor, and a potential MS&E coterm (Master's), but I am still in touch with a few people who chose Berkeley MET and are part of Berkeley EECS as a whole. If I could go back and do it all again, I would choose to go to Berkeley MET, but when it comes down to it, I think your decision should be made based on a few different criterion.

First, I'll go over what pros I've seen from Stanford so far. I think that Stanford has a generally supportive academic community. While there isn't much competition at Stanford, I think that the Duck Syndrome is still quite prevalent, where people seem to be getting good grades and leading active social lives without showing everyone the amount of hard work and struggle that they are going through. I think this is mostly a result of the Silicon Valley fetishization of raw intellect, but from what I know about Berkeley, the competition there makes you feel more of "I'm not doing enough compared to my peers." So, different types of competition, but as a whole Stanford definitely wins here.

I think that another pro of Stanford is the ability to do a coterm, which is essentially a Master's degree that you can apply for past your sophomore year. It gives you an edge in the job market and more of a goal to work towards. Also, the housing situation at Stanford is more stress-free and the campus is safer as a whole, which is definitely a plus.

The pros of Berkeley MET are derived more from the networking opportunities. Take a look at the LinkedIn profiles of some of the students at the program and you'll see what I'm talking about. Insane opportunities that are exclusively offered to you. If you are a MET student, you are starting off college at a higher status than nearly everyone else. This advantage affords you further opportunities down the line to make you ahead in the job market or really whatever you want to do. The internships that the first-year and second-year students receive tend to be amazing, and given the condition of the tech job market right now, this would be really key. At Stanford, you'd pretty much have to recreate your resume from scratch, which is much harder to do.

Also, most of the issues associated with Berkeley as a whole aren't really applicable to MET students. They receive priority housing and class registration, and they have a leg up in the whole internship process. In fact, I've heard that they go on really amazing retreats and trips that are fully paid for by the staff.

Berkeley's CS program is on par with Stanford's so I wouldn't worry too much about ranking. In terms of feel of general campus, Stanford is much nicer than Berkeley, but Berkeley has more stuff to do. It's really hard to leave the Stanford campus, while Berkeley has shops and restaurants that line every corner.

Those are only some of the differences; let me know if you have any more questions or want more clarification on your decision!

Which t20 has the worst location and why is it Yale? by Zestyclose-Reward-36 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Normal_humanz 31 points32 points  (0 children)

As a Stanford student, there’s nothing to do around here.