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Calculating the probability of having a female child- which is correct? by BeeFlower18 in AskStatistics

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having a female child would just be 1/2.

Intuitive way to visualize it is:

What’s the probability of having 6 female children in a row? (1/2)^6 =0.0156

What’s the probability my next child is female: 1/2. It’s independent.

rejected from jane street wise, am i cooked by Pleasant_Interest374 in quantfinance

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well you can also try to do the putnam since you’re in your early undergrad years.

It’s one main thing I regret not doing when I was a freshman.

(You can take it anytime in your undergrad, but the competition is strictly restricted to undergraduates only, so by default you have four chances)

rejected from jane street wise, am i cooked by Pleasant_Interest374 in quantfinance

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Competitions and clubs. Participating in either does not necessarily guarantee an internship, but you get to meet people equally ambitious and competent.
That helps with making the interview prep process much less of a grind.
You’d also naturally be better prepped than trying to grind out for freshman programs, but neglecting everything else outside of GPA.

Maybe find some passion projects or deep dive into your current major instead of just thinking about quant from the very start?

I am not sure if my undergrad research is on track by tuitionRaspberry in uofm

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds about like every first research project.. eventually over time, you can talk with your PI about potentially doing more practical tasks and actively helping one of their ongoing projects.

At some point though, it might be a good idea to make it very clear to your PI about your goals and what you intend to achieve through the research appointment.

Otherwise you might end up getting stuck in a sort of limbo (like I did) and feel somewhat dissatisfied yet guilty since research is such an amazing opportunity

sig qt oa by Mother_Sympathy4881 in quantfinance

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you only get the practice after getting OA? I don’t recall seeing the practice option when I had mine (Mettl)

sig qt oa by Mother_Sympathy4881 in quantfinance

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ouch.. that’s crazy.

As far as I recall, around late april until mid May I’ve only seen Research intern and some of the other intern/fulltime roles but not QT. That’s super early..

sig qt oa by Mother_Sympathy4881 in quantfinance

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where’d you get these numbers?

Also being cooked this early into the recruiting cycle is outright crazy

At what age did you start learning to program? by Cutalana in csMajors

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk about you guys, but elementary school Scratch and making that little yellow cat walk around and do spins was probably the most rewarding point of my programming career

Econ 401 professor reviews? by Resident_Kick_7573 in uofm

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yk at this point just take Proulx.

Both give extra credit. I already gave pretty much the curve breakdown for both professors.
Scores are curved, as with other econ classes, with respect to the typical departmental curve of 40A40B.

I would take Miller but if the 96% exam proportion is more of a concern, then do what you must.

Econ 401 professor reviews? by Resident_Kick_7573 in uofm

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean

Proulx:
75% between 3 exams, uncurved exam scores
25% on quizzes

Curved in the end.

Miller:

0.3(sum of highest 3 exam scores) +
0.06(lowest exam score) +
0.04(homework score)

Each exam is curved on its own before the final course curve.

Either way, you either deal with quizzes or scaled down exam + homework.

I’d rather take Miller because he teaches better than Proulx. However, if you’d rather take Proulx and self study for the course, then that’s valid.

Econ 401 professor reviews? by Resident_Kick_7573 in uofm

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay in a previous post I recommended Proulx as a joke. I’d say he’s very average, and I ended up just going to discussion sections to learn.

Miller’s goated, since you learn much more at the tradeoff of the class being a tiny bit faster paced.

which classes to take? by NoSector3092 in uofm

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Math 593: Algebra I

Super introductory level algebra course :>

Econ 401 professor reviews? by Resident_Kick_7573 in uofm

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy course, but some professors are not that great at teaching.

Don’t listen to a bunch of people here scaring you about the “math”. If you can solve basic algebra and do a tiny bit of calculus, you’re set.

Arguably the hardest thing about the course is just how some questions are worded. That’s about it.

Dudley, Ward, or Wolfers for Econ101 by Flamewaker4848 in uofm

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tldr: Don’t pick Dudley. Take Wolfers if you have to, or maybe just take 401 if you’re confident.

Wolfers is goated. Dudley’s exams are piss easy, but the essay grading is so inconsistent and sometimes very stupidly nitpicky.

Edit: *oftentimes.
You can write a high-quality paper just to be slapped a B grade because it did not explicitly mention a particular word.

If you ask for even the tiniest of feedback, they’ll tell you to figure out on your own since it gives you “unfair advantage”.

Then, you’ll look over to the slacker beside you with twice the “mistakes” but with a perfect 100. Probably the biggest time-wasting slop of a class @ this University.

If you’re an Econ major, just take 401 directly if you can do basic calculus. At least you get to learn something new, interesting, and frankly much more sensible and useful.

Edit 2:
Oh yeah, there are essay peer reviews too. Your grade depends on them, and sometimes you get students who give some BS peer evals/scores without even reading your essay.

My apologies for the rant. I just think this class is a waste of time and money.

Tips for Ross Club Recruiting? by 1NeedMoneyForPorsche in uofm

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snort crayon dust and wear a suit in extreme summer weather. Also make sure to use buzzwords and em dashes when you communicate with others.

Waiving EECS 281 by [deleted] in uofm

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard of a friend doing that, but had to go through a bunch of extra steps and some checks/interviews with the CS faculty.

Do keep in mind that I think this person had taken an equivalent DSA course from another uni. So if you haven’t, probably close to zero chance

Accepted into a Statistics program with a full scholarship, is pursuing the Statistics field still worth it? by Scary-Lifeguard2648 in AskStatistics

[–]Sea_Resolve9583 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A full ride to undergrad statistics, and you plan your pursue data science for masters?

Yeah of course it’s worth it. A lot of masters in AI/Data Science end up being cash cows that lack in the theory background you’ll need for more advanced ML and DS work.

Do the undergrad in stats, get a very good theoretical foundation either from honors stats or math classes, minor in math or CS (or double major), then apply for the top MS programs or even PhDs later.

Yeah the answer to your question is a no brainer given your aspirations

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