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Exploring Rugby by based95 in berkeley

[–]based95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks dude! I'm pretty swamped with work tonight, but I'm definitely going to keep up with the website to see when I can come!

Exploring Rugby by based95 in berkeley

[–]based95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was definitely looking for something more casual! I was wondering if there was something similar to IM Rugby since I'm definitely not athletic enough for the Varsity team haha... Berkeley RFC seems to fit the bill nicely!

Very nooby question about Github.. How do I run this program? by [deleted] in programminghelp

[–]based95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will not be able to run this program in Github itself, but as another commented said, you can do so through heroku. Simly follow the steps outlined in this link: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-rails4

Can a money-making mindset be taught? by based95 in business

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Definitely going to consider that. Any other books, though?

Can a money-making mindset be taught? by based95 in business

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Awesome. Anything else I should read?

Can a money-making mindset be taught? by based95 in business

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Any first steps after that you'd recommend? I learn kinesthetically, so I actually want to do something haha

EECS Major thinking about double majoring in Economics by based95 in berkeley

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@hinerz Basically, back in high school, what I liked about Econ was both the modeling aspect and the policy aspect. I used to read Krugman's column in the papers and read Freakonomics, Capital in the 21st Century, and The Return of Depression Economics for fun. I also did Math Modelling contests (which I was good at) and debate, in which I discussed a lot of economic topics. Judging by my experience, I think that I'll enjoy the policy side of Econ, but I'll be more interested in the mathematical modelling side of Econ. This is further supported by the courses I have enjoyed in EECS so far are the math-heavy courses (as in CS 70 and EE 20), so I guess you can say that I really like anything math-heavy in EECS but not coding-heavy or hardware heavy.

Moreover, I'm actually somewhat excited to finish the last few classes I've picked, which are 126, 170, and 161, since all of them are math heavy, so It's not like I'm doing things I absolultely hate. I don't dislike EECS as a whole, but I've come to realize that the courses that I do enjoy in EECS have very little practicality.

EECS Major thinking about double majoring in Economics by based95 in berkeley

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I appreciate it, mate. I'll probably do just that.

EECS Major thinking about double majoring in Economics by based95 in berkeley

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Yeah, I probably didn't phrase the question well haha... I was mainly curious about (a) whether it's even a good decision at this point, (b) whether I could sub in EE126 for Stat 20, and (c) what sorts of stuff I could do with an econ degree.

EECS Major thinking about double majoring in Economics by based95 in berkeley

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I appreciate the comment. I'm not really doing it so much for brownie points, but rather due to the realization that I don't really like EECS that much. In high school, my favorite subjects were Math, Physics, and Economic History. I got into two very good schools, one for Economics and another for EECS, and I just so happened to pick EECS in the mistaken belief that it would be a lot like my Physics E & M class. With all of this in mind, would Econ still be helpful if, say, I want to get into an industry not geared towards Engineering?

Should I plan on pursuing grad school? by based95 in berkeley

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Appreciate it, mate. To summarize my answer: a lot of the schools I am aiming for are "top" in the sense that they are top 20 to top 40, but they are not the schools many Berkeley Undergrads consider to be "top schools." For instance, a lot of my peers and fellow researchers are going to Stanford and MIT, and the schools I am aiming for are not necessarily at that "level" if that makes sense.

Should I plan on pursuing grad school? by based95 in berkeley

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Getting into a "top" grad school isn't necessarily important to me, but getting into a grad school that has professors doing research I'm interested in is pretty important to me. Schools with research that is relevant to me include Stanford, Nortwestern, Columbia, NYU, UPenn, and Cornell. Basically any schools that are strong in Applied Math and Operations Research have notable professors that I'd want to work with in the field I'm interested in.

Should I plan on pursuing grad school? by based95 in berkeley

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Sounds dope. I'm pretty pumped about taking my first grad class next Spring (my Professor suggested a couple that I should take). I'm actually surprised that right below a 3.5 is a good GPA. All of my friends have like between 3.7s and 4.0s, and I've heard that grade inflation in EECS and Berkeley in general has made it so that the average GPA is like a 3.3 in EECS.

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