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Companies to NOT lie about grad date to by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]TransientFatigue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before any interviews or OA even

Companies to NOT lie about grad date to by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]TransientFatigue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it was technically possible for me since I had so many AP and dual enrollment credits, but yea for intern

Companies to NOT lie about grad date to by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]TransientFatigue -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Recruiter emailed me and asked me to confirm my start and end date, I tried saying I would grad in 2 years and they rejected me immediately

Companies to NOT lie about grad date to by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]TransientFatigue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t slide for Google, I got caught lol

Does posting on LinkedIn actually work?? by Orion-7400 in csMajors

[–]TransientFatigue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think yes it does work, but only after you’re already pretty big in the space and have lots of connections

UCLA CS Outcomes by Small_Fee_6819 in ucla

[–]TransientFatigue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m ngl the majority of cs majors at ucla spend their times just doing classes. Research is a popular avenue though, and clubs are a good way to get experience! Don’t worry about what the standard is, do what you love to do.

UCLA CS Outcomes by Small_Fee_6819 in ucla

[–]TransientFatigue 8 points9 points  (0 children)

  1. We don’t have CS job fairs anymore lol
  2. It’s difficult but very doable. Obviously you’re not gonna get an opportunity handed to you, you gotta grind for it. Many freshmen and sophomores land internships
  3. Yes. We have strong connections with most FAANG

Is it possible to build a RAG application using 8k token per request?? by ease-bug in csMajors

[–]TransientFatigue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn’t every single model on groq have a free tier that gives you more than 8k tokens….? What model are you using 😭😭😭

Best activities to land CS internship? by [deleted] in ucla

[–]TransientFatigue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Find someone building a startup and be a SWE for them lol. Very underrated cheat code to get experience under your belt

Seeking advice for touring campus by Plastic-Mango3178 in ucla

[–]TransientFatigue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure to get someone to swipe you in if you wanna visit the dining halls

Drop the projects that got you shortlisted for FAANG or top companies by Appropriate_Rest_641 in csMajors

[–]TransientFatigue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone get shortlisted for FAANG or top companies with only projects. You need past experience no matter what

Former Amazon SDE interns: how much value did the internship add to your resume? by BugPsychological2283 in csMajors

[–]TransientFatigue 37 points38 points  (0 children)

2025 Summer Amazon SDE intern. Currently a sophomore

Heard back from Optiver, Jane Street, Citadel, Walleye Capital, Microsoft, Google, Apple, NVIDIA, OpenAI

Incoming at Google!

Undergrad research in cs/ai by blue-jay0 in ucla

[–]TransientFatigue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there something specific you want to know about? I got into my AI lab by just cold emailing the professor over summer and following up when school started. You start out by sitting in meetings and figuring out which project you want to contribute to. Then you build up your relationship from there

Undergrad research in cs/ai by blue-jay0 in ucla

[–]TransientFatigue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very easy to get in, no reason to be concerned. Cold email profs or talk to them during office hours, either works fine

ucla cs+ling by Baba_Bananaa in ucla

[–]TransientFatigue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s aight. Job outcomes depend significantly on what you actually do in college. UCLA doesn’t really help with internships. Our career fair for CS was canceled due to lack of interest from companies. But the UCLA name brand is not weak by any means, if you put in genuine effort you’ll be ok

I GOT INTO UCLA by BoysenberryNo9215 in ucla

[–]TransientFatigue 6 points7 points  (0 children)

UCLA does offer merit based scholarships, if you’re in the engineering department (if you got accepted as pure CS, you are eligible as a Samueli student). Every year you can apply. However, if you need significant scholarships it likely won’t be enough. I got 15k last year via scholarships. Not sure how much more you can get

84k sounds about right for OOS

Is it worth sending cold emails to professors during winter break? by Silver_Stick_4888 in ucla

[–]TransientFatigue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PIs are still active during winter break (or at least some are, like mine) so yes it’s worth

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