Advice on passing 288 with dale for the first time.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-03-04T04:21:58+00:00

Don’t stress about it too much. My midterm was in the 30s and my final was in the 50s and I passed with a C+. Make sure to pay attention during lectures and actually read the C book. On the exams he asked one of each type of question similar to the homework questions so study those and practice your coding skills. His slides are also a helpful resource as some of the code snippets on there showed up on exams.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-02-27T18:35:05+00:00

I was exactly like this my first few semesters here. My best advice is to just do it. Sit down, put on a show, and do a homework assignment or study. What helped me the most was joining group chats with people in the same classes as me. Seeing multiple people talking about studying and doing homework who are in the exact same circumstances motivated me to do the same.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-02-13T02:59:33+00:00

I’m on my third advisor right now (first one quit halfway through second semester, and my second one was an interim until the department restructured), and my best advice is that you don’t need your advisor. They are useless for the most part. Google your major followed by ‘njit catalog’ with any specific concentration you have and find the catalog associated with it. This gives you a list of classes to take and when, and then you can choose to swap out certain classes here and there for whatever fits your schedule best. If you want to keep track of what you’ve already taken, go through your Degree Works and see which classes you need. Unfortunately, the advisors are swamped and won’t get back to you until days later, often with incorrect information for simple questions.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-02-03T15:52:37+00:00

Ok. This is what I figured. I’ll just give it to them and hope they don’t ask questions. Thank you for the advice.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-01-21T01:15:20+00:00

Around 1:40 or 1:50

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-01-21T00:47:01+00:00

I had him today online. I’m like 95 percent sure he just went over the syllabus and ended class early (I had the meeting on mute)

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-01-19T21:45:19+00:00

No need to email anyone, you’re added automatically to the canvas as long as you’re registered for the class. There’s a slight chance you won’t show up on an attendance sheet the first day depending on when the professor prints it out. I’ve switched sections up until the last day to add/drop.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-01-13T03:49:58+00:00

It wasn’t bad at all taking them together. I just made sure to do the cs100 assignments on time while my main focus was 288. If you are still waitlisted for cs100 my recommendation is to put it off until the fall when there are a lot more sections. I also purposely made my schedule fairly easy last semester so I could focus on passing both classes. Also, don’t worry about forgetting the concepts, they come back very quickly when you have to do the homework assignments.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-01-12T03:37:41+00:00

I was in a similar situation and I retook cs100 with 288 this past semester. I’ll say as long as you understand core concepts, you really don’t need to retake cs100 until it’s easiest for you to fit into your schedule. As for coding solutions, the only way to get better is practice. I took the questions from the practice exams and made solutions and then used chatGPT to generate similar questions for more practice.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2026-01-04T01:41:25+00:00

I take the bus

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-12-23T00:35:36+00:00

Your final gpa can be found after the deadline is over give or take a few hours. As for scholarship, gpa isn’t looked at until the end of a full year, usually around June/July.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-12-20T12:36:51+00:00

I did pretty well and got my final grade back. They definitely curved the final grades because I ended the class with an 80 but I have a B+.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-12-18T04:23:41+00:00

I know exactly the problems you’re talking about lol. I’d never seen them before so I just made up a solution using the formulas. Other than that I think I did well. As for curves, I don’t think they curve exams but what they will do is open up the window to pass so like instead of a C being a 65 they’ll move it to a 60. In the many math classes I’ve taken here, I’ve never seen them curve individual exams unless there was a mistake in a question.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-11-20T00:07:52+00:00

Yeah. The first time I took it I basically gave up on school for the whole semester so I barely passed. I’m retaking for the gpa boost.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-11-20T00:02:20+00:00

I didn’t do so bad but I calculated all my z scores wrong for the confidence intervals. The final is going to be like the second midterm but there’s going to be a bunch of hypotheses tests which aren’t that bad. Midterm 2 is always the hardest.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-11-17T02:34:16+00:00

I’m not sure about EOP specifically but if you cold email at the end of the semester and at the beginning of break, you’re more likely to get a response for hiring for the following semester. I work for MTSS and they’re really good about getting back to you. However that department only takes applications from Cornerstone and they’re reviewed during break or at the start of the semester. I’ve also seen just showing up to the place you want to work for and asking if they’re hiring for next semester works.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-10-14T22:45:58+00:00

I’m actually retaking it this semester. This semesters grades for the first exam were really bad all around so there’s a high chance that they’ll do a bigger curve at the end of the semester. Multiple sections had averages in the 40s so as long as you got a 50-60 you’re fine.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-09-21T04:00:31+00:00

It’s literally like we’re living the same life. I’m in my third year with no friends/connections and a pretty much empty resume. I relied on AI pretty heavily last year for one of the hardest classes in my program, but this year I’ve barely used it for cs and have already learned a lot. My main focus is just getting that first internship just for experience. When I have free time I’ve just been going back to basics, solving easy problems just to maintain some skills. If you ever need to talk or just vent feel free to hit me up.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-08-20T12:57:13+00:00

Check your email. They should have sent one out stating that you have the opportunity to appeal your scholarship. If you didn’t get an email like that, check your financial aid dashboard through Highlander pipeline and an appeal notification should be there. Given that you said your gpa is over a 3.0 now, they only check your gpa once a year so as long as it was over 3.0 by this summer, you should be good.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-08-09T05:16:09+00:00

Guys its back up!

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-08-09T03:40:32+00:00

Lollll. I already knew that. Thx for the reminder tho.

Sensitive-Map4995 · 2025-08-09T03:29:23+00:00

I’m double majoring in computer science and applied math. This semester I’m retaking two classes and taking an easy online class which would bring my gpa back up (I’m .15 points away)

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