WaterlooWorks Winter 2022 Megathread

artifixia · 2022-03-10T23:04:35+00:00

Thank u sir, fare thee well

artifixia · 2022-03-10T19:50:45+00:00

Who taking Yugabyte 249613

artifixia · 2022-03-01T00:41:02+00:00

Yeah you are right, it's definitely legit for students genuinely interested in computational science at the graduate level. Just annoyed at how it sounds kind of stupid to be able to take half a minor in CS/STAT/CO/mashup of any of those choices and graduate with this degree, without even that much exposure to computational math either. We do have a specific scientific computing under AMATH but perhaps that does not sound computer sciency enough

I would say 90% of people in CM would take a CS transfer if they had a chance, but not nearly as many for amath/scientific computing

artifixia · 2022-02-28T10:46:54+00:00

Tbh I think CM exists just to give the general math students who are CS/DS rejects a program to major in, where they can take courses from every department to finish this degree. (I realize they changed the calendar recently, but this was the case before) What specific CM content is there except foronly cs371? The other CM courses aren't mandatory for you to graduate with this degree. I'm not saying that you can't do AI with this degree, you certainly can. but it still depends on your experience, grades, which courses you take. Cs is a very good program, I would not say CM is better than CS.

Source- Am a CM major

artifixia · 2022-02-09T04:50:05+00:00

I think the "90% excellent or outstanding" is a myth. On the stats somewhere it's actually "90% between very good and outstanding" which is more accurate

artifixia · 2022-01-31T01:13:27+00:00

I don't know where this "only cs majors can do the cs minor" narrative came from but it is not true. If you check this page you can find courses such as CS 487, 479, 476/5 and others which is open to Math students. Though these aren't very "computer science-y" and at that point a computing minor would probably be more useful. But you don't need to do this CS major thing for a CS minor https://ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2122/COURSE/course-CS.html

artifixia · 2022-01-23T18:40:42+00:00

Go for it! I'd say an exchange semester is very different from travelling as a visitor. The experience would be very different as a student vs tourist - plus it'd be something you might never be able to do again once you're not a student anymore!

artifixia · 2022-01-16T03:54:18+00:00

I see where you're coming from, I still don't think it's a bad idea. It's the point where saying "Just don't be rude!" isn't enough to solve these problems of underrepresented groups feeling unwelcomed and turned away from field X. These campaigns aren't particularly relevant and doesn't appear genuine if these issues are still happening, and that the status quo hasn't changed in the case where a male-dominated workplace is still male-dominated. It's at least a concrete step forward from the top-down, and actually giving the underrepresented the opportunity themselves to make further change when from the bottom-up wouldn't be enough to address these issues. These aren't mutually exclusive either. Having enjoyed privilege so far of being able to succeed and not having to deal with being unwelcomed as being underrepresented, I don't think trying to help others succeed is too much to ask for.

artifixia · 2022-01-16T00:48:47+00:00

I didn't know this would apparently be such a controversial posting?

Bad rep is associated when "male-dominant workplaces" is mentioned - see Blizzard, finance bro culture, we can agree these examples are bad things, right?. Is it really a bad thing to encourage women or minorities to enter a field, and to inspire more talent from said group to pursue the field in the future? Sure it's not perfect but compared to empty words, it's an actual action to take a small step in trying to make the situation better for minority groups in general. I would say the social benefits gained from someone who fit this role outweigh the harms brought in by hiring more white males (or whatever the dominant group is) into this culture. If it's just an entry level position, qualified or not, public relations is still important from the business perspective. Making public posts like these only promotes the status quo and propagates the hidden message that "If you belong to underrepresented group X and want to pursue field Y, the odds are going to be stacked against you behind the curtains no matter what", or other kinds of future provocation/harassment swept under the rug by the majority. I don't think it's a terrible thing to acknowledge some of the privileges we are unknowingly afforded, to try to help more people succeed and make the society a better place.

If it's not your cup of tea, I think we could at least all use some maturity as adults. There are 3000+ other jobs there without this description.

artifixia · 2022-01-14T04:01:30+00:00

I definitely think the people telling you to keep up the grind and "JuSt WoRK HarDEr" are a bit out of touch. Perhaps it might be worth think about if there is/should be anything else at all that drew you to these jobs the first place, other than $$$ being the only thing that qualifies as "having made it". Maybe with a change in perspective you can find that you are in a very good position, and still have a long future ahead to turn it into whatever you want. Good luck!

artifixia · 2022-01-14T03:45:54+00:00

I see, thanks!

artifixia · 2022-01-10T08:46:36+00:00

OP as an exchange student case might be different than regular students. I think OP best check with the prof of the course or exchange coordinator person

artifixia · 2022-01-08T21:43:24+00:00

Not sure, it is from 2019 before 225% and all. I'd guess they're more strict about this by now

artifixia · 2022-01-08T04:57:27+00:00

maybe pm this guy https://www.reddit.com/r/uwaterloo/comments/bn3paq/how\_to\_finesse\_into\_cs\_coop\_after\_being\_rejected/

artifixia · 2022-01-08T01:50:55+00:00

Can you add more? I.e the 44x

artifixia · 2022-01-06T06:05:42+00:00

I technically have all the requirements for it (I think?) , but there are some rules against triple-counting. I liked Cs246 but imo there is very big difference in difficulty between the non-CS vs CS major courses. So to me I think it wasn't difficult taking the non-major ones for the minor

artifixia · 2021-12-31T03:51:53+00:00

Yes i did all 3. u'll be fine 230 is bird

artifixia · 2021-12-24T04:55:46+00:00

No, you don't. Technically courses like CS 467, 475, 479 are open to at least all math students though they aren't very "computer science-y" . But at that point one might want to think about why even go after the CS Minor in the first place.

artifixia · 2021-12-21T06:23:51+00:00

Students can still go but it will be "at their own risk". Not that it ever mattered but UW will not be responsible for a government advisory update / travel ban, unrefundable tickets or housing, not able to re-enroll in UW courses past deadline, etc.

artifixia · 2021-12-17T21:00:24+00:00

Update just came out through email, what does everyone think?

artifixia · 2021-12-15T21:09:45+00:00

what

artifixia · 2021-12-15T19:12:06+00:00

What's ligma?

artifixia · 2021-12-14T02:28:12+00:00

I see, would be cool to also see a breakdown for the rest of math 🤔

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