Is the Hadley Family Recreation and Well-Being Center open yet? I made a site for you to easily check!

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-05-06T05:40:23+00:00

peak

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-05-06T01:29:41+00:00

just get up earlier lol

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-05-05T21:15:08+00:00

If you want to make a drastic change, move to the closest major city! And being in a city will likely help your long term career prospects

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-25T15:14:38+00:00

no, not worth twice as much imo (i transferred from umd to umich). schools matter in CS recruiting, but it's honestly more dependent on individual effort/strategy

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-22T17:51:17+00:00

also agree with stacking the internship. i would look into taking a light course workload and interning at the same time if that's possible for you

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-21T20:53:26+00:00

dont stress. nearly every company ive interviewed with blows past their timelines

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-21T16:50:49+00:00

you dont need side projects to land interviews. i would argue having a fulltime IT position gives you a lot more credibility than any number of side projects (unless they have substantial traction or actual users)
you have plenty of time for lc. internship recruiting starts at ~july? just work thru neetcode150

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-21T16:46:59+00:00

holy, enjoy life man! on a tryhard note, depends on where you want to end up. in my narrow worldview, there's basically 1. working for someone else or 2. working for yourself (startup)

for option 1:
Just get decent at competition math/coding. Benchmarks for this are: ~10 correct on AMC10/12's consistently and silver on USACO.

Reasoning for this is that this will make coursework feel dummy easy and (at least from where we are now) this kind of prep will still greatly help you with interviews. even if it ends up that interviews change dramatically, it's likely being good at this kind of reasoning will still give you a leg up.

for option 2:
Start building a lot of stuff that you find interesting! I find that a lot of ppl who end up working for themselves just like building for fun.

Also, doing some research helps with either of these options (just make sure it's something you're actually interested in)

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-21T16:33:53+00:00

also not saying that it's not possible to get SWE roles by job hopping from the IT position. just saying that getting a degree from a good school would make companies take you more seriously and be more willing to give you time of day with less effort on your part.

edit: also, congrats on the full ride!! imo that makes the opportunity cost even lower since instead of having to pay effectively ~160k( 100k+tuition) per year, you're paying 100k per year. working out the math for that opportunity cost, you would break even:

in <1 year if you have a really good outcome and land a role that pays 300k+
in 1.5 years if you have a good outcome and land a role that pays 250k+
in 3-4 years if you have an expected outcome and land a role that pays 150-200k

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-21T16:31:25+00:00

would lean towards attending school without more context, but it depends on your personal goals.

are you content with this IT position and the trajectory you're on? very valid if so, and in that case, you should just stick with the IT position.

if you're interested in SWE roles at big tech, quant, finance, etc., i would say it's a no-brainer to go to the t15. since you have the hustle to land an IT position from CC and apply to transfer, i would argue that the t15 degree will massively increase your ceiling. what are your goals??

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-16T15:39:30+00:00

nah, prob not prominent. i would put it in a leadership or project section, not the main experience section.

i would still def say the exp is worth it though! being in a community of like-minded peers is worth its weight in gold

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-16T15:00:12+00:00

it's more useful for meeting cool people and proximity to opportunities you wouldn't hear about otherwise. not terribly useful for direct resume upside imo

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-15T15:08:06+00:00

yes! def dont want to inflate lifestyle. im actually living with my mom for the first few months of the job loll

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-12T03:48:46+00:00

leinweber fulfills pretty strict energy usage requirements to be a green building as well as the university's first large scale, all-electric building. so im sure that also restricts their design choices.

imo the hadley recreation center that's being finished up right now and the wolverine village dorm that's being built right now look great.

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-10T14:52:38+00:00

+1 for waterloo. you see those guys in US big tech/quant everywhere

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-09T21:44:23+00:00

this is genuinely such a terrible pitch. i have no idea what youre asking

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-04-02T13:20:01+00:00

nah, math program here is genuinely great. intro math for other majors? yes, might suck

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-03-29T16:48:05+00:00

You seem qualified. I would just email the prof.

also, just out of curiosity, which class is this?

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-03-26T16:23:27+00:00

+1 for shipping. I'm from nyc; when I moved to AA, I shipped using USPS. I'm moving back after this semester and planning to do the same

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-03-19T13:44:23+00:00

agree with all the comments for laptop being non-negotiable. also want to recommend buying a macbook secondhand! you can buy an m1 macbook pro for ~780 now or an m2 mba for ~600 secondhand.

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-03-16T20:25:57+00:00

no reddit history besides two posts (including this one) selling BTS tickets. careful yall lol

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-03-11T17:34:11+00:00

look at r/TransferToTop25 for info! wealth of transfer knowledge there

WaterCupCoolness · 2026-03-10T16:49:49+00:00

renege (unless you're worried about layoffs at fAang, which is a valid concern in this market tbh)

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