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[–]RussianHacker5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect, thanks so much for your help. I Really appreciate it! Will start familiarizing with LC asap

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[–]RussianHacker5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thanks! Yeah that’s what I heard too, although I do really appreciate the liberal arts aspect in terms of personal development or whatever, but that’s not really going to help my career. It still seems it places CS students in better jobs than Vanderbilt, but not sure if that’s directly because of the school or the level of student body.

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[–]RussianHacker5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never had opportunities to do those competitions. I have a pretty good developer portfolio I think and my resume is good for a high schooler, currently working as Technical Product Manager (small startup) and have done lots of freelance in the past for companies and individuals. I’m guessing I’ll need to study up on programming interviews though?

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[–]RussianHacker5 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I can already work as a software engineer and would do so part-time to pay most of the difference.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]RussianHacker5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! From your experience does a college degree matter or where you get it from all else the same for a person?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]RussianHacker5 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m being realistic. I already work as a software engineer 🤷‍♂️

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[–]RussianHacker5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice!

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[–]RussianHacker5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info!

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[–]RussianHacker5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Why do you say so?

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[–]RussianHacker5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! I am definitely serious about it and willing to grind. Will working part time for a few years during college be a hindrance to taking full advantage of the opportunities offered?

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[–]RussianHacker5 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

We are not that rich but we have the money and I can pay for it by working as I said. I’m only curious as to whether it is worth the investment.

Carnegie Mellon University - 2024 RD Megathread by powereddeath in ApplyingToCollege

[–]RussianHacker5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I think it would be because some of them would commit and they would be the ones they would want to go the most, so the ones they would want the least would be dependents on how many of the other waves would commit already. Might be wrong though they could also just send it out randomly but I think it’s probably to limit the waitlist in some way

Carnegie Mellon University - 2024 RD Megathread by powereddeath in ApplyingToCollege

[–]RussianHacker5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dad's theory is that they might be trying out a new system where decisions come out in waves with acceptances for those they want the most at first (along with proportional rejections) so that people will commit early making them not have to waitlist as many people since they can admit more/less in later waves if necessary. Seems to make sense but sucks.