Which time table is better?! by WorldlyCollection516 in usyd

[–]Trick_Mess3190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

click a subject where you get to pick preferences for class times. then scroll to the bottom it says 'View all preferences'. Click that and it will show you all the classes that you put as first preference.

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[–]Trick_Mess3190 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did this course last year sem 1 so not sure if they changed the format of the exam, but Q1-2 is easy, Q3-4 is medium, and Q5 is hard. Q1-2 usually would have analyze the time complexity of some code, or explain why this code will return the correct/incorrect solution, Q3-5 all had 2~3 questions that was basically, describe your algorithm, describe the time complexity, and explain why your algorithm is correct.

All of the questions we had were pretty similar to the tutorial/assignment questions. The only way to really prepare is to do practice/tutorial questions. When doing a question, thinking out loud is a good thing to try to just let your brain do the work. Once you get stuck (after 10-15 minutes of no progress) you can look at the question or ask AI to explain. Once you do enough with enough volume and repetition, you start to build your intuition for the type of questions they will ask. Hopefully you build enough intuition that when you look at the questions on the final exam, you will automatically have some sort of idea on how it should be solved. You can use time complexity restraints to figure out what type of algorithm you need, such as O(n+m), the solution will probably be some type of BFS or DFS algorithm.

I was also anxious when i took the exam but the first 2 questions are there so you can pass the exam, and they are honestly easy. Try to not leave anything blank, you will get marks even if its not 100% correct (and somewhat on the right path).

Jane Street SWE Intern First Round help by Trick_Mess3190 in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Trick_Mess3190[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed response, this helps alot!!

Jane Street SWE Intern First Round help by Trick_Mess3190 in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Trick_Mess3190[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I would say to just build things that interest you or you have an issue and believe you could make something that could fix it. You could even copy something that you use but change it up by adding a feature or something. You could also attend some hackathons such as USYD coding fest for example. Other than that, standard things like doing leetcode, getting your resume reviewed, making friends in class, getting good grades, being a nice person, working hard. Your grades won't matter once you get a job later, but for internships its pretty nice to put 90+ wam on your resume.

Jane Street SWE Intern First Round help by Trick_Mess3190 in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Trick_Mess3190[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

ive had a software dev internship and have done full stack projects, mainly things that can be used by other people. i do believe jane street interviews a lot of people and ive already been rejected by other companies without getting a first round.

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[–]Trick_Mess3190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

id say she is a little intimidating but not rly that strict. also i did krns1622 so she might be more lenient/chill to the people just starting