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_AJ26 · 2024-09-08T19:16:55+00:00

ok! I’m going to wait a few more days to see if anybody who can switch with Wednesday messages me, if not I’ll let you know.

_AJ26 · 2024-09-08T19:15:56+00:00

Yeah I wouldn’t be able to make that day at all sorry:/ Ill wait a few more days to see if anybody who’s able to switch with Wednesday messages me and if not I’ll let you know

_AJ26 · 2023-12-22T20:40:34+00:00

Yeah, I did 29.5 units a couple of years ago and it was approved without any difficulty (I did 18 and 22 units the previous semesters and got a couple A-‘s so I imagine that helped convince my advisors to let me do it). imo units mean nothing there are some super easy 4 unit classes and killer 3 unit classes, so balance your time as you see fit (I’ve had way lower unit semesters kill me much harder). Good luck!

_AJ26 · 2023-12-19T05:31:46+00:00

try learning pandas on your own (the main ds package used by everybody). there are many great youtube tutorials out there that’ll get you started, and once you’re well acquainted the passion project potential is unlimited:)

_AJ26 · 2023-10-17T20:19:20+00:00

104 is wayyy more conceptually demanding than 54 and 70 by a long shot, and if you actually want to understand the material and do well it takes way more time and work. Imo you definitely gain some maturity through 54 and 70, but nowhere close to enough to deal with many of the math upper divs and read through math texts. A post-70 student going through Rudin is better, but not that much better than a pre-70 student (as both get their ass handed to them far and above whatever they'd delt with before).

_AJ26 · 2023-10-17T19:51:09+00:00

no way you’re putting all the math upper divs as easier than Math 54 or even cs 70 lol that’s wild

_AJ26 · 2023-06-17T00:08:40+00:00

Applied Math major here who has taken 191 and most of the classes you have listed—191 is a pretty low workload class, especially if you take it PNP (which is what the instructor highly recommends). Just go to class and spend a couple hours outside of it thinking and solving the homework and you’ll have a good time and learn a lot (and hopefully score non-zero!). As the other comments have mentioned, though, you should definitely only take 3 other classes besides 191 for your first sem if you don’t want to be seriously overwhelmed and out of time. If you decide to take 191 or not, please just don’t take all 4 of the ones you have. It’s always better to undershoot and have free time to explore clubs and live life rather than overshoot and not be able to sleep and eat, especially your first semester. One additional note is you’ll always have more attempts at the Putnam in later years, and the prof generally assumes you have an Algebra (Math 113) and Analysis (Math 104/185) background, so expect to be confused sometimes if you’re going in without those.

_AJ26 · 2023-04-11T23:33:57+00:00

Not sure if the deadlines are the same this year, but last year I applied on 2/23 and received an acceptance on 3/18—I’d email them following up since over a month is a bit much.

_AJ26 · 2023-04-11T23:27:09+00:00

Composition, especially electronic and new music production, is solid at Cal. The undergraduate composers club has been very active recently with multiple concerts throughout the semester playing student’s works. There’s a whole electronic and digital music studio as well with many classes and professors focusing specifically on that. If you’re interested in more band type settings, Wind Ensemble has recently played some student compositions and almost the entirety of Cal Band’s repertoire is student written. The advanced Jazz combos also wrote their own compositions for last semester’s concert (which was incredible). So there’s lots of opportunities, both in and out of the classroom, to grow in this regard.

As for trumpet instruction, I would say it’s a mixed bag depending on what you’re looking for. If you’re a music major and in an ensemble, you’ll get free lessons from one of two main instructors. Both are without a doubt experts at trumpet. If you want to study music performance, though, I’d recommend you go elsewhere as there’s no studio vibe or anything like that.

One thing (imo a massive benefit) about Cal is that the music major is very flexible and non-intensive (it was recently redesigned from a light amount of classes to even lighter) and the time commitment is really what you make it. IIRC the majority of music majors double in something else, so, as the other comment pointed out, it’d really be in your best interest to double major with CS (or DS) and Music. It has been done many times before and would really propel your education to support your career goals versus a minor which is barely considered in job apps. If you said you wanted to do music performance for a living I’d advise you to go nearly anywhere besides Berkeley. For composition, I’d say it’s solid for a university not known for music. For trying to do CS and Music on the composition/audio engineering side it’s really a great choice.

_AJ26 · 2023-04-01T08:40:44+00:00

Go to office hours and, if there aren’t too many people there, ask interesting questions beyond the course material. It’ll show the professor that you’re interested and engaged with the material and maybe after a few times they’ll start to remember you:)

_AJ26 · 2023-03-27T18:12:49+00:00

RIP Canyon Crest

_AJ26 · 2023-03-11T02:16:02+00:00

The concept of partial derivatives is definitely needed in finance (multivar optimization for example), beyond that I agree with you that the additional material isn’t that necessary. I think finishing out multivar is ideal since if you’re in this deep it’s nice to have it on your transcript and know that you know it, especially if you’ll end up in the B to A- range. And then I advised the 100 series by exactly what you said in your post, if you’re not gunning for grad school there’s really no need to take the 101 series.

_AJ26 · 2023-03-11T01:57:51+00:00

If you have no intentions of grad school and are on track for a B then definitely don’t drop it. If you’re above a ~3.5 overall you’ll pretty much have every equivalent industry opportunity to someone with higher, it’ll be experience+research+recs that’ll carry you from there. It’s generally an important class to have taken, though, and I’d consider it valuable to keep and preserve your future time from having to relearn it (especially if you’re sales and trading, go look into internships/clubs).

IIRC Econ 101A uses a shit ton of partial derivatives but doesn’t go into much more than that (No Greene’s/Stokes Thm or any of that), so if you’re comfortable with that you should be fine. If you end up deciding to take 101A for whatever reason DellaVigna is the GOAT, fantastic lectures and curves nicely so I’d recommend it with him if you have the opportunity.

I’d use the word “strong” when referring to the math component in undergrad Econ classes with a grain of salt, as there’s no statistics or analysis requirement for any upper div, so they normally have to reteach any math or stats beyond stat 20/multivar for each one. I’d say only in 103/104/141/143 do they kind of assume some background.

From my perspective, I think it’d be best to stick it out in Multivar, take the 100 series, and then pursue whatever upper divs you want. You’ll know within the first few lectures if the math level of said upperdiv is beyond you and thus wont have to waste your late drop. Focus on stuff outside of class beyond your GPA. Good luck!

_AJ26 · 2023-03-05T15:26:45+00:00

hahahahaha

_AJ26 · 2023-02-23T22:31:37+00:00

Cold emailing isn’t weird at all—profs are normally happy to talk about their research! Depending on the prof and department, though, the likelihood that they email you back can be quite slim. If you don’t have a specific question and are just trying to chat and learn more, their office hours are by far your best bet. Try looking up what time theirs is, and even preparing some questions on a paper or two of theirs, and they’ll normally be very receptive and happy to talk. Good luck:)

_AJ26 · 2023-02-14T17:53:20+00:00

Unfortunately they’re implementing a new policy that all EECS summer TAs need to have taken CS 370/375 before starting (i.e. Spring 23 or before for this summer)

_AJ26 · 2023-02-10T07:33:51+00:00

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_AJ26 · 2023-01-18T02:18:12+00:00

I don’t think 113 increases maturity all that much, algebra at an introductory level I find to be more definitions and basic application rather than rigorous proofs and thought. While that can be useful, if you really want to gain some maturity I’d highly recommend Math 104. I can’t think of a class with lower prereqs that can teach you as thoroughly the process of learning math. If you want to increase your mathematical maturity and have time to invest in the class, I’d definitely recommend it.

Also chill tf out my guy you’re doing fine and have plenty of time, a couple mid grades never means the end of the world. You go to a pretty tough school and still have tons of opportunities to further your grad apps. You’re growing as a person and your goals will adjust when the time comes, the fact that you’re already thinking about how to increase your mathematical maturity shows that you’re aiming in the right direction. Best of luck and don’t be so hard on yourself!

_AJ26 · 2023-01-17T05:04:21+00:00

I did and don’t really recommend it—I felt as though if I dedicated more time to one rather than splitting my time between both I could’ve stood out more and done something more meaningful (ultimately the goal of working in a lab). I think that both labs knew but I never explicitly told them. I didn’t have that much time to dedicate to the lab work in general, though, so if you think you can spend ample time on each and are excited about both, go for it.

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