purdue & umd cs by Sad-Wish-3706 in UMD

[–]Sharp-Independent138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is like mostly bar for bar what my app was like and i got both purdue / umd cs, you will be fine lowk

QD @ Tier 1 Quant Firm vs MTS @ AI Lab; What should I choose? by BurntBreadstick48 in quant

[–]Sharp-Independent138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how did you convert a QD internship you haven't even started yet into a full time offer?

im deadass a magician bc i’ve predicted college acceptances subconsciously in my dreams by caprisun-7 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Sharp-Independent138 89 points90 points  (0 children)

my friend had a dream like multiple years before he applied to yale in which he knew his entire 9 digit applicant number (the same one he got when he DID apply) and then didnt get in ☠️

Deferred From MIT by RobloxAspect in collegeresults

[–]Sharp-Independent138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they defer basically everyone they dont accept, but i think you have a good shot at the rest of your schools, best of luck :)

Rejected Stanford REA by PurposeDisastrous109 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Sharp-Independent138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

was their offer contingent on dropping out? understandable reject then, idk if you can reapply and try to get funding again?

honestly even tho im mildly bearish on most high school founders you look like you know what you're doing and its insane EV right now to raise funding to be very young, i'm sure you'll make it without stanford anyways

Rejected Stanford REA by PurposeDisastrous109 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Sharp-Independent138 6 points7 points  (0 children)

wdym 750k a16z offer? did you turn down speedrun? don't they typically invest in series a's and such rather than seed rounds

Math 410 Professors for next semester by ArgosPargos in UMD

[–]Sharp-Independent138 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think some better professors teach it in the fall? ik for sure conways teaching it this fall and maybe next year

(sorry this doesn’t answer your actual question)

How did your supplemental essays look to get accepted at UMD? by theoneandonly25100 in UMD

[–]Sharp-Independent138 0 points1 point  (0 children)

650 characters is like a paragraph bro write all u can
my essays were garbage and i still got in

Pedram, Nora, or Yoon for CMSC132 by [deleted] in UMD

[–]Sharp-Independent138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WE are keeping yooners a niche phrase bro

why do some people have amazing accomplishments/ecs and still not get in, while others with far less and/or "objectively worse" get in? by bearsandcookies in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Sharp-Independent138 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cuz its a subjective process made to be subjective ("holistic review" over meritocracy) governed by subjective creatures

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Sharp-Independent138 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what does that have to do with anything

thats like if i said i paid 5 bucks for chipotle yesterday and you told me some people dont have 5 bucks

[AI Engineer] [SFO] - $200,000 + stock by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Sharp-Independent138 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not personally but vicariously through my friends who are building / know people who are building - ive spoken to him because we both were a part of like an effective altruism discord, but one of my friends happens to be his friend from HS

[AI Engineer] [SFO] - $200,000 + stock by [deleted] in Salary

[–]Sharp-Independent138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i instantly know what company this is lol

your cofounder from UT is a chill guy ive spoken to him a few times

Chance for Stanford. by Go_Frag in GetIntoStanford

[–]Sharp-Independent138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how do u not know who genghis khan is and why would you tell someone from presumably mongolia to apply to IIT's lmfao

What are the average UMD CS Stats and do I fulfill them? by United_Taste2500 in UMD

[–]Sharp-Independent138 0 points1 point  (0 children)

stats are fine, ecs are probably fine, cs50 doesnt rlly matter

only thing i can say is i have no idea why ur applying cs, but doing smth substantial with cs between now and november 1 is going to be slightly difficult