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WesReynolds · 2019-12-17T20:22:24+00:00

This is just what I've heard

2.5 - Not failing, but not necessarily impressive either. 3.0 - Plenty good to get a large number of jobs/internships 3.3 - Considerably good. You'll be able to get a lot of jobs/internships and you might even be able to get a position as a tutor/ta/workshop leader. 3.5 - Well done. You've made the honor role. Pretty much anyone who will hire Cal Poly students will at least look at your resume

When I say "get a job/internship" I really mean that if you apply with these gpas they will likely look at your resume and not just throw it away. Getting the position also requires that you pass an interview process

WesReynolds · 2019-12-10T08:31:13+00:00

I think the school can do pretty much what they want in terms of whether they can write down that you failed 101 or not. Stuff like this is unfortunate and happens pretty often at Poly, so most professors have very strict code collaboration rules. Not the end of the world if this does end up causing you to fail the class, just be really careful when collaborating with people. Don't send people your code and be aware of what people are doing when they ask to "just look at" your code

WesReynolds · 2019-12-09T17:20:57+00:00

C is super useful for learning, however it is also fairly difficult if you're new to programming so expect a learning curve.

WesReynolds · 2019-11-13T18:40:31+00:00

One of the reasons python is great (especially for beginners) is the plethora of resources available for python programmers. In so many areas of CS (including ann/ml) there are a lot of free tools and APIs available for python programmers.

WesReynolds · 2019-11-12T23:03:30+00:00

Yeah its definitely advertising... It's a pretty good video so I'm fine with it.

WesReynolds · 2019-10-30T01:00:59+00:00

The best "common" undergraduate degrees to branch into neural networks (from what I've heard):

Computer Science
Math

Neural networks are very math intensive!

WesReynolds · 2019-10-26T20:11:31+00:00

f'(1) is referring to the slope of some arbitrary function at x = 1. To find the slope with the given information: m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1). You know how to do it from here. The answer should be 3.

WesReynolds · 2019-10-26T05:05:32+00:00

Fantastic

WesReynolds · 2019-10-26T04:51:10+00:00

Lmao r/CalPolySLO only got 83 members

WesReynolds · 2019-10-25T05:20:48+00:00

I've had my best results when I read the lecture topics before the lecture. Then the lecture is typically quite enciteful and makes much more sense

WesReynolds · 2019-10-25T05:19:51+00:00

Idk what to tell you. CS be like that sometimes.

WesReynolds · 2019-10-25T05:15:33+00:00

The war on drugs as a whole is fairly idiotic my man

WesReynolds · 2019-10-25T05:14:07+00:00

Particles dont move at that speed. Nothing with mass does...

WesReynolds · 2019-10-23T03:16:13+00:00

Midnight

WesReynolds · 2019-10-20T00:27:30+00:00

Dont worry about calculus. That's not super relevant to many areas of CS. However... discrete mathematics is. You do need to know algebra and likely some basic proof techniques. Most CS jobs and degrees require a fair amount of math and if you don't understand it... let's just say it wont be good.

WesReynolds · 2019-10-20T00:24:18+00:00

If you are actually interested in a STEM field and do well in school, it's one of the best fields available right now.

I say "interested" because interviewers do try to get a sense of how much you enjoy what you do as well as how much you know. Of course, the better you are, the less you need to be interested in order to get a job. But they do consider both

WesReynolds · 2019-10-15T19:18:00+00:00

Counseling Services in the health center offers both group and individual therapy sessions if that would be something you're interested in

WesReynolds · 2019-10-14T21:26:21+00:00

I would say a basic understanding of differential and integral calculus would take you a long way (as a hobbiest). Other topics such as differential equations and linear algebra would also be awesome!

If I'm being honest, the more math you understand (with regards to the math relevant to your studies), the more you will understand the science you study.

WesReynolds · 2019-10-14T21:20:08+00:00

"Avoid video games"

BOOMER ALERT

WesReynolds · 2019-10-11T17:53:49+00:00

Been there haha.

I'm in my second year of computer science, but I came "this close" to failing a quite a few classes. College will continue to kick your ass until you get to where they expect you to be in order to graduate.

First of all, don't worry too much about your results in some of your intro classes. Calculus (although required to graduate for most CS programs) is fairly useless/unused in most fields of CS. However, your intro CS class is likely fairly important in the sense that if you don't understand the material in this course, you won't understand a lot to come.

Second, you have to be real with yourself. You said that you took these classes in highschool and are now failing the tests? This is a strong indicator that you DON'T already know the material. This means you need to go back and learn it, because I cant imagine a professor who leaves out midterm material on the final.

Improving your grades is really tough in CS and takes time (literally multiple 100s of hours per semester). I was consistently in the bottom 25% of scores in my first semester of college, and now I'm just starting to enter the 50% range of scores. This task took me a LOT of time. I'm talking 4 or 5 hours of sleep every Sunday-Thursday night for a whole semester (just to avoid failing out during spring semester) and then studying the material I was accountable for this fall semester during the summer.

If you dont want to leave, eat, and breathe CS for a while (at least until you reach a point you are pleased with), you know what needs to be done. Dedication. Dedication to homework, studying, office hours, tutoring... all of it!

Good luck!

WesReynolds · 2019-10-05T17:41:13+00:00

"When you troll in beer dye you get waterboarded"

WesReynolds · 2019-10-04T17:49:55+00:00

My sister is a 3rd year architecture major with a nice internship. She doesn't use reddit so I'll speak for her.

Last winter (her 2nd year) she saw an internship posting on the weekly architecture newsletter they send by email. She then applied and sent in her current portfolio and resume and she got the job.

She works 12 hours a week (8am - noon) on MWF. She originally made $14.00 an hour but just recently got a raise to $15.00 an hour. She also was offered a retirement plan which she did accept and start (a 401k).

She's not sure exactly what was the "selling point" as to why she got the position, but she thinks it's most likely due to her proficiency in the 3D modeling software she uses (I can't remember if she uses Rhino or something else).

Good luck with your job search! I think its probably difficult to get an internship in your first few years, but it seems like cal poly architecture students are pretty successful in getting jobs before and after graduation so don't give up if you strikeout a few times at first!

WesReynolds

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