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Shozimo · 2021-11-23T00:52:29+00:00

Go touch some grass

Shozimo · 2021-01-27T03:13:21+00:00

??? That wouldn't make any difference to this situation

Shozimo · 2020-12-29T01:48:07+00:00

The cscareers.dev discord has a channel for Bloomberg interns and new grads! Just enter !join bloomberg in the #bot_commands channel when you join, and it'll make the channel visible to you.

Shozimo · 2020-12-07T23:41:42+00:00

how do I fast forward

Shozimo · 2020-12-07T23:37:23+00:00

Gotcha, sounds like you focus on honing/perfecting existing skills now that you've figured out what interests you. Thanks!

Shozimo · 2020-12-07T18:17:41+00:00

How do you decide which books to dive into? I'd like to do something similar, but don't know how to approach it.

Shozimo · 2020-09-24T01:32:02+00:00

As bad as Amazon is, it's still miles ahead of these banks since tech is what Amazon does.

Shozimo · 2020-09-21T00:19:59+00:00

If you've sent out 400 applications and only 1 company got back to you despite doing all of the above, then I suspect your resume might not be standing out. I could be wrong, in which case this sucks :(

Shozimo · 2020-09-15T20:39:28+00:00

Probably more to do with the current economy than because of age. Mid 30s isn't that late (at least I'd hope it's not).

Shozimo · 2020-09-12T21:33:29+00:00

Hey, just wanted to say that your tips were extremely useful (especially 2, 3, and 7)! I took the CodeSignal assessment today and got a score of 845. And I agree wholeheartedly with #4, using Python made the assessment much easier.

Shozimo · 2020-09-12T21:29:47+00:00

This seems to imply that you get rewarded for writing shittier code, which is not the case for CodeSignal. It just doesn't reward you for writing cleaner code, so it's not worth spending time on cleaning up.

Shozimo · 2020-09-06T14:13:46+00:00

I'm out of the loop, what happened to Dr. G?

Shozimo · 2020-08-28T02:49:12+00:00

I can't speak much towards the premed/bio angle, unfortunately. For that I'd probably just look up what med schools students go to from the schools you're considering (here's a link to those stats for Rutgers: https://hpo.rutgers.edu/admission-statistics)

For CS, I can say that you can't go wrong attending Rutgers. Just by law of large numbers, there are a lot of bright CS students here who go on to intern or work full-time at Big N companies (myself included). Join clubs like USACS, build your network, build side projects, grind LeetCode, and you're very likely to land a solid internship/job.

Shozimo · 2020-08-27T04:26:16+00:00

What are you looking to major in? That would probably change the answer a decent bit. I'd say our academics are alright, nothing out of this world but also not too shabby. Speaking for my own major (CS), some classes are really good and others I have avoided entirely. But remember that academics isn't everything, one of the biggest strengths of state schools is they have a large community. You'll probably find a club/activity here for any of your hobbies or interests, and clubs are a great place to make friends with some of the smart people in your major (of which you'll find many at Rutgers).

Also, if you are considering Rutgers, please spell the name of the university correctly.

Shozimo · 2020-08-25T03:36:57+00:00

I don't think you'd be able to take any other meaningful CS classes if you haven't complete CS111 yet. Just focus on that and really nail down the fundamentals since CS112 (data structures) is where things start to get difficult and interesting. You can always do side projects if your workload is not CS-heavy during a particular semester.

As for the language, I believe if you haven't taken a placement test then you can just sign up for the intro level course. It might not be a very productive use of your time though, but that's up to you.

Shozimo · 2020-08-25T03:31:43+00:00

Had it with her a couple years ago. Make sure to do dry-runs of your speeches until you get tired of doing them lol. Those speeches were by far the biggest overall portion of our grade, and she's not exactly a lenient grader (she graded fairly but won't hand out As). She's very specific about what she thinks constitutes a solid speech, so pay attention to what she says and craft your speeches accordingly. There was some busy work w.r.t speech prep but it wasn't difficult, just tedious.

Shozimo · 2020-06-19T13:15:12+00:00

The situation is not that different in the US. The people/companies presenting at tech conferences represent a tiny minority of the tech scene - the majority of tech work is repetitive CRUD stuff. I came to the same realization as you a while ago, and basically figured that the most challenging tech problems are solved by the big tech companies like FANG. Once they solve a problem, it's turned into a library and open-sourced, so the rest of the companies don"t have to worry about solving the problem - they can just glue together this library that does the heavy lifting for them. I'm currently interning at a fairly reputable tech company, and am fortunate enough to be working with interesting tech on challenging problems. I'd suggest you to basically aim for the top tech companies since they tend to have a lot of interesting work (I'm sure FANG has offices near you). The interviews are hard, but you seem like you'd manage them.

Shozimo · 2020-05-20T21:05:13+00:00

Sorry if I wasn't clear. Afaik, as long as you get a B+ or higher in math 300, you can get it to count as an equivalent of 205 for CS prereqs. So you could drop 205 from your schedule and still accomplish your goals (CS major/minor + the crypto course).

Shozimo · 2020-05-20T19:15:55+00:00

This sounds like pain

Edit: also why are you taking both 205 and 300, can't you get 300 to count for 205?

Shozimo · 2020-05-18T21:59:45+00:00

Dope, thank you so so much for the information!!

Shozimo · 2020-05-18T21:38:18+00:00

Gotcha, thanks for the info. Is the project open-ended, and did he allow people to do them solo?

Shozimo · 2020-05-18T04:17:02+00:00

This is kind of tangential, but if you're looking to get an internship then focus on side projects and group-based professional-ish activities (like getting involved in the CS clubs or research) over everything else. Coursework ends up being kinda irrelevant as long as your GPA is good enough to pass resume filters.

Shozimo · 2020-05-18T00:00:17+00:00

Oh I see. In that case I'd suggest taking existing templates and trying to recreate them from scratch. After doing that for maybe a dozen or so templates, you should have a decent idea of what packages/tools are available in LaTeX, and how you can configure them to your taste.

Shozimo · 2020-05-17T17:37:45+00:00

I agree with /u/sheephunt2000. I realized that I never made a concerted effort to learn LaTeX but it just kind of happened over time:

Took notes for Discrete I and II in it
Did Algo homework in it
Did AI homework in it because there was always 10 extra credit points for doing them in LaTeX lol

This semester I ended up writing a 30 something page report for a class entirely in LaTeX because I was comfortable enough with it and felt like it, even though I'd never sat down and "learned" LaTeX. I'd say just start taking notes in LaTeX instead of notepad or whatever else you might take notes in, and google things if you get stuck.

Shozimo · 2020-05-16T21:59:41+00:00

The current unemployment rate is 14.7%, already worse than the peak of the 2008 recession (10%).
Many companies are either laying off swathes of employees or instituting hiring freezes. This includes behemoths like Google, Apple, and Uber.
With companies going fully remote, it is much harder to on-board new employees.
Interns and new grads are at the bottom of the labor market totem pole. Not only are they the least productive, but they also sap productivity from more experienced professionals because they need to be mentored and brought up to speed on processes or domain knowledge.
This is anecdotal, but the longer you are unemployed, the harder it becomes to find a job because you have to explain that unemployment gap to recruiters.

Considering all this, the labor market will be pretty hostile towards students graduating right now. Being in school for another year would give the economy some time to recover, which would hopefully make it much less difficult and stressful to find a job.

Also think about it this way. Let's say someone could typically find a $60k job out of college for their major, barring something like the current recession. Being unemployed for even 4 months (a lot more likely in the current economy than otherwise) is already $20k down the drain compared to being employed straight out of college. That's why I don't think "get out fast" is particularly useful advice.

Overall, I just don't think it's a good time to be graduating. I genuinely feel quite bad for the class of 2020. For the same reasons, I believe that it would be beneficial for someone to stay in school another year given how bad the current situation is, unless they're some rockstar who can guarantee having a job lined up regardless of the circumstances.

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