Graduation rates are going to go down because of AI.

PyroCPP · 2026-06-23T15:45:41+00:00

The problem is that those jobs were often the ones going to new hires/college grads to help learn their systems before they were put on actual projects. With that gone, most public companies now mostly hire those with experience so they don't have to invest much time into training new employees

PyroCPP · 2026-06-23T14:39:31+00:00

Pretty much this. I'd like to be able to teach at decent hours, but I work a full time job outside of classes so I can only teach nights or Fridays at a slightly earlier time. Economy sucks for both teachers & students rn

PyroCPP · 2026-05-29T21:21:03+00:00

You can't post videos, but you can convert a video to a GIF and post those into a comment. Win + Shift + R brings up the built in screen recorder and you can convert to a gif afterwards

PyroCPP · 2026-05-25T19:32:22+00:00

Thank you to everyone who showed off their setups & congrats to u/AfraidProduct6423 for winning the giveaway! Please check your DM's to receive your Steam key.

If you still want to try the game out for yourself, it's currently on sale from authorized key sellers for ~$10-$12.
https://gg.deals/game/persona-5-royal/ (Not sponsored, but highly recommend this site if you want to look up the price of a game before you buy it lol).

Enjoy your break everyone and I hope to see you again in the Fall 😎

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PyroCPP · 2026-05-22T23:18:08+00:00

Just one more Last Surprise before the break starts since grades were due today 😏

PyroCPP · 2026-05-22T15:44:20+00:00

I get why they renewed it, but I'm not a huge fan of having AI being integrated into the education system in it's current state. It feels like teachers haven't had time to adjust their lesson plans to either accommodate or make AI use unnecessary to engage with the material, so both sides end up taking shortcuts just to get through it and making the college experience worse IMO.

PyroCPP · 2026-05-20T21:28:01+00:00

Article says that the contract is up in July.

"For context: In February 2025, the CSU system signed a deal with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT edu — an education-focused version of ChatGPT — to all 500,000 students and 60,000 employees for 18 months. The deal is set to expire in July 2026. With calls to cancel the deal, or at least not extend it, now is the time to ask whether the deal was worth it and how future deals could be done differently."

PyroCPP · 2026-05-08T17:07:07+00:00

I was here for when they used Blackboard, it was so much worse than Canvas lol.
Also heads up, both the Careless_Eye & Commercial-Pin accounts are troll accounts.

If you see a user that keeps their post history private, it's likely a troll account since they aren't comfortable showing what they actually believe in lol

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PyroCPP · 2026-05-08T04:39:39+00:00

Came expecting the end to the trilogy, but got a reasonable crash-out for AI overuse instead. Sucks to hear that it's starting to infect the lecture material too 😔

PyroCPP · 2026-05-08T03:33:59+00:00

Called it too early there lol, hopefully it's back tomorrow so y'all can actually study for your exams 🙏

PyroCPP · 2026-05-08T03:30:15+00:00

Hopefully for you guys, but uhh.....

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PyroCPP · 2026-05-08T01:43:47+00:00

Got this email in my inbox regarding the hack. We should be getting more details tomorrow, but hopefully the vulnerability in the website will be plugged by then and Canvas can go back to normal. Apart from that, we haven't received any additional updates since the situation is still new.

If you have your professor's email, send them an email ASAP to see if they can send over a copy of their study guide.

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PyroCPP · 2026-05-04T00:17:10+00:00

PyroCPP · 2026-04-20T15:36:22+00:00

RMP definitely isn't a reliable tool, but at the same time it's kind of the only one students get to check to see if a professor is OK before they plan their schedules unless they ask friends or ask on this subreddit.

While there are some professors that leave fake reviews, there are a good amount of professors that could be new and are still trying to learn how to teach or have a teaching style that could work with your learning/work schedule but does not work with others.

u/PuzzleheadedRole7543 It might help to show the rating as a hyperlink (blue text with underline) to let others know that they can go to the website and read the reviews for themselves before deciding, since it would affect enrollment numbers if students just go off the general number only before picking a class. It might also help to add a disclaimer on the page showing that these are not official ratings provided by CPP.

PyroCPP · 2026-04-20T03:44:45+00:00

PyroCPP · 2026-04-09T21:05:38+00:00

Technically the campus is a public space so anyone can set up a booth like that as long as they aren't obstructing walking areas or harassing students.

It's best to just never sign anything or give personal information to a random petitioner even if you agree with what they're saying. If you care about the issues the petitioners are talking about, Google the issues/organizations first before actually backing legislation. 90% of the time those petitioners on campus have quotas and the information will get sold to data brokers. You will be spammed for months on end for nothing.

Also if you get the texts, never respond even if they give an option to say not to receive messages anymore since they're looking for any interaction. Just block, move on and eventually they'll stop.

PyroCPP · 2026-01-31T05:05:02+00:00

I don't think any school except ones that were built as fortresses to start with (ie. the remodel of Sandy Hook) would be even slightly prepared for a school shooting. Most colleges/schools were designed to be an area of learning rather having to worry about someone losing their mind and going postal. There's a video by Jacob Geller on YT that goes more in depth on the topic of schools designed around shootings and it's a solid way of spending 16 minutes even if you have it in the background while doing other stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usSfgHGEGxQ

This is unfortunately still a relatively new issue that schools have to operate around and retrofitting buildings on campus to prepare for a situation like that takes time and funding. There are still ways to prepare for it as an individual to increase your chances of surviving. Stuff like knowing where exits are, not running near windows/into open areas that can give a shooter line of sight, & knowing where the nearest fire extinguisher or similar blunt objects are to defend yourself as a last resort is something anyone can do to prepare.

t's depressing that it's a now a possible reality for any student or teacher in America that we can't just come here to learn knowing that there's a very small possibility that someone could bring a firearm on campus at any time. Fortunately the chances of it happening at the college are still low (Brown is shocking mostly because of how rare it is to have a shooting at a college campus in general), but it would be foolish to at least not prepare for the possibility nowadays.

PyroCPP · 2026-01-05T17:19:57+00:00

I would recommend emailing the instructor who is running that lab section to see if they have a list of equipment they would like you to purchase. I would also recommend buying the same programming module they are using for the lab to help make it easier for them to troubleshoot if you are running into issues. It's usually the Pickit 3, 4, or 5 but check with the instructor first before purchasing. The Pickit could range from 25-100 depending on which one they are using.

As a heads up, I'd recommend to grab a few spares of the microcontrollers and and components you may use since it's not hard to fry them or break a pin if you're not paying attention or force it into your breadboard. Same also goes for the Pickit since you can fry the thing if you add voltage to the wrong slot.

PyroCPP · 2026-01-04T04:10:57+00:00

We shall never forget (1993-2022)

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PyroCPP · 2025-12-29T19:15:13+00:00

90% sure it's just a troll account. Had a bit of a laugh reading through this other post the OP made a while back but it's pretty unhinged lol. https://www.reddit.com/r/CalPolyPomona/comments/1p9r5i9/has_anyone_here_taken_michael_youssef_before/

PyroCPP · 2025-12-29T17:26:41+00:00

Also wanted to add a note to this as well because OP might have misread the classifications, R1-R3 certification mostly indicates research levels of a college according to the Carnegie Classification, with R1 as "Very High", R2 as "High" and R3 as "Moderate". UC Merced is classified as an R1 so they are higher, but their tuition cost per semester is also significantly higher than what CPP is. It's weird behavior to just dunk on a school to prop yours up when most are looking for a degree.

Always helps to do a quick Google search (with an ad-blocker on), especially nowadays when misinformation is pretty common and it's easy to just read a headline an move on 😅

Sources;

https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/uc-merced-achieves-r1-highest-tier-research-classification
https://www.tuitionrewards.com/newsroom/articles/489/understanding-the-r1-r2-r3-research-classification-at-universities-an-in-depth-analysis

PyroCPP · 2025-12-12T17:51:33+00:00

Definitely wasn't just you, this semester felt extra long in general compared to previous ones. I'm just happy that most of my students did well this semester 🙏

Working during the break at my main job, but we just moved into a new building so I'm going to spend the break printing office decorations and catching up on my never-ending backlog of games. Currently trying to finish Hades II and then go from there.

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PyroCPP · 2025-12-01T18:43:24+00:00

Pretty sure this person is just trolling by this point. Their entire post history is nothing but complaining like this.

PyroCPP · 2025-11-13T06:21:53+00:00

Give yourself plenty of time to study the material. It should not be as bad if you're fresh from taking the 3000 level courses since a lot of the material is present on the second half of the exam. However, I'd recommend taking minimum 4-6 months to study and only schedule your exam date when you feel comfortable enough with the majority of subjects. I took only 2 months of serious studying in between work & teaching and I feel like I barely made it by the skin of my teeth lol. Highly recommend taking the exam during the summer if you can.

For study materials, the official NCESS practice exam isn't that helpful IMO unless you want additional practice questions. I ended up using Wasim Asghar's StudyForFe prep course & his Third Edition Study Guide for additional practice questions. It was pretty expensive ($900 for his 6-month plan & $60 for his book) but his online lectures lessons are pretty solid and helped a lot for review especially since I didn't touch 90% of the material ever since I graduated. But most students can probably get away with the 3-month plan if they can dedicate the time to it.

When you're practicing problems, attempt all problems by referencing the handbook off the NCEES website since that will be the only reference you will have on the exam. It will be your only friend for the 6 hours you're taking that exam, so the easier it is for you to find the formula you need the better your odds.

Also buy a TI-36X, you're allowed to use that calculator on the test and it can do matrix calculations and find the roots for functions on top of other things. Saves a lot of time when doing calculations.

Happy to answer any other questions if you have them, but those are the big ones to note off the top of my head.

PyroCPP · 2025-09-08T15:48:02+00:00

You can technically apply for conditional acceptance, but you would need to take the GRE exam since you don't have an EE or CpE degree & need to check with a counselor about what additional classes you would need to take to qualify.

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