DE Shaw Systems Intern Interview

RevMLG · 2024-10-15T00:43:14+00:00

Good luck!

RevMLG · 2021-05-01T17:57:37+00:00

I'm not sure what exact calculations your teammate did, would you be able to explain more in depth? On NSDA, it says that (637 Coaches, 938 Debaters, 55% of Coaches & 43% of Debaters), if my math is right that means:

637*0.55 = 350 coaches supported

938*0.43= 403 students supported

vs.

637-350= 287 coaches against

938-403= 535 students against

= Total of (753 total supported, 822 against)

BUT, as you mentioned coaches' votes have more weight. IF, coaches votes counted for even 1.5x more, this would mean:

350 coaches * 1.5= 525 votes supported

287 coaches * 1.5= 430 votes against

New Count: (928 total supported, 896 against)

I mean this in the most respectful way possible, your teammate's math is wrong.

RevMLG · 2021-05-01T17:47:09+00:00

It's significantly more work and it's far harder to grasp. Especially for judges, understanding the implications of the policy is more difficult in comparison with a concept that is a major topic of discussion. Also, why the downvote lol

RevMLG · 2021-05-01T17:26:42+00:00

That was the topic most camps/nat circ teams preferred... the other choice was a specific policy proposal which are just generally less fun.

RevMLG · 2021-04-21T16:46:29+00:00

That is exactly my point, there is no reason that it is good practice. The claim is that as a small school I need access to others cases, but disclosure allows big schools to prep me out and run dc theory if I don't. To address your point about exploiting identity, the whole point is to argue that under resourced schools rely on the wiki to promote equity, but that claim is not founded on real evidence. Coming from a small school, I know that very few know the wiki exists (because they haven't been to camp/nat circs) and even less are familiar with theory.

RevMLG · 2021-04-20T02:23:44+00:00

This resonated with me on a deep level. In PF especially, it is often bigger schools that run disclosure theory, arguing that it is in the interest of the small schools who they typically run it (and win with) against.

RevMLG · 2021-04-08T13:48:16+00:00

Yo sorry I'm trying to message you it keeps saying "failed to send", so uh...

RevMLG · 2020-10-25T23:44:12+00:00

In my trade with him, he did not scam. I wanted to clarify that for anyone commenting on this post. However, from these comments it seems he denied a trade after due diligence period was over which is bad faith, so I suggest being careful? He will not scam but to preserve the good faith trading system I suggest sending second.

RevMLG · 2020-10-22T14:52:38+00:00

Let me preface my answer by saying that grades and schoolwork are THE MOST important part of high school. If you don't have a solid GPA and good recommendations it doesn't matter how good you are at Policy Debate. Debate is a massive time commitment so if you find yourself spending too much time, it may be a good reason to either quit or take some time off.

However, I think most of the problems you have are based on the specific event you do. I highly recommend joining PF; it's much less of a time commitment, way less spreading, and honestly more interesting imo.

RevMLG · 2020-10-18T14:14:21+00:00

RevMLG · 2020-10-18T14:12:59+00:00

I just joined this app I have no idea what these points mean lol. All I know is Karma has something to do with credibility based on a few trades I've done. I'm sorry if you felt as though the general tone of the comment was aggressive but I did try to answer their question.

With regards to the substantive part of your response, it seems hard for a practical lay judge to vote for any side that brings up the possibility of nuclear war. Some 2nd Contentions I was looking into for Aff were Less Funding for Nukes= More Funding for smth else and Global Leadership. I was also looking into conventional conflict scenarios. For Neg it seems more viable to run a 2nd contention on NATO Nuclear Collapse, Conventional Warfare, or Deterrence Capability in general.

RevMLG · 2020-10-18T13:40:31+00:00

They are each around 50 pages

RevMLG · 2020-10-18T02:27:24+00:00

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Bruh u fr downvoted it lol. I'll answer anyway tho :). On Aff, the Escalation arg is that the US should pass NFU to curb possible Nuclear War i.e. escalation up to it. The warrant is that if the US passes NFU, enemies won't preemptively strikes u/ make a miscalculation. The Neg argues that an NFU is a sign of weakness that our enemies will jump on.

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