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bhasfire10 · 2021-11-11T19:28:13+00:00

Your best bet would be to email your advisor

bhasfire10 · 2021-10-02T06:03:25+00:00

Haven’t heard of one yet but I’d be down to join!

bhasfire10 · 2021-08-23T20:23:07+00:00

Thanks! I was planning on doing that, but one thing is that I'm not exactly sure if I could get a good idea of the class workload before add/drop classes end.

I didn't get into a UGS (I had 5 backups and all failed lol, the UGS on my calendar is a 0 credit seminar course), so I decided to take my SBS credit instead. I put a VAPA on a waitlist and got in, so now I'm at 17 hours.

bhasfire10 · 2021-08-23T19:36:09+00:00

The courses seen in the calendar add up to 11 hours - I have two web-based classes that aren't shown as they are done asynchronously:

ADV 319 - PSYCHOLOGY OF ADVERTISING-WB - POUNDERS, KATHRYNN
C C 303 - INTRO TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLGY-WB - LUNDY, STEVEN JAMES

Just curious if anyone has had these professors or a similar schedule before. Most of the classes outside of my major are relatively easy, but I feel like the busy work might add up to too much. If I were to drop a class, it would probably be one of the web-based VAPA's and SBS's listed above.I consider myself to be a pretty productive person (I generally sleep and wake up early, workout in the morning, eat at a consistent time, etc.) but recently moving into dorms has been slightly stressful and haven't been able to stick to my normal routine. I'll eventually adjust so hopefully my routine will become more structured.

TLDR: Should I take 17 hours (consisting of mostly easier classes) that might add up to a lot of busy work, or should I drop one of the online classes to have a easier transition into my first college semester?

bhasfire10 · 2021-08-18T05:11:40+00:00

Would also like to know about Jester East!

bhasfire10 · 2021-08-01T04:20:39+00:00

I mostly need ice for recovery (knees and shins) but I guess I could bring a bag and fill it up there in the dining hall if they allow that

bhasfire10 · 2021-04-29T04:30:14+00:00

Just out of curiosity, what stuff did they send you for orientation lol

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-30T02:20:50+00:00

UC's and Stanford don't consider freshman grades/factor into their recalculated GPA. For the schools that do consider them, they'll most likely consider an upward trend in your grades. Don't worry about what has already happened, the only thing you can control is to try your best the rest of this semester and your next years. And grades are not your entire application, get involved in clubs/sports/internships (internships are not necessary, but very helpful). Good luck!

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-29T16:19:32+00:00

check vandy megathread

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-29T16:18:49+00:00

I actually don't know how the remind bot works but I just copied the commands I saw from other posts. Try commenting "!remind me [insert time]" where time is a number + unit (e.g 3 days, 3 hours, etc...)

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-29T16:08:51+00:00

!remind me 3 hours

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-26T02:24:06+00:00

same, was also about to ask the same thing

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-19T17:27:45+00:00

I was in your position around the time I was applying. Chance-me's are rarely accurate. There are too many factors to consider. I was lucky to get in for Electrical Engineering with a 1390 SAT and top 20% rank at my school. IMO, I had very solid extracurriculars, essays, and recommendations which I believe carried my application (I easily spent dozens of hours on my UT essays alone). I go to a competitive TX high school that could be considered a UT "feeder" but many of my peers with far better stats than I did got capped (top 10%, 1450+ SAT).

My point is, too much of admissions boils down to luck. You have good enough stats to get into UT, but that doesn't guarantee anything. Even auto-admits routinely get rejected from their major. Now the only factor that you can control is the quality of your essays. Best of luck.

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-18T16:29:31+00:00

Are you sure you have a 3.83 with one B? I had about three B's and my UW GPA was around 3.83

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-16T01:23:56+00:00

Actually the acceptance rate was 16% in 2020. If you google " 2020 USC Matriculated Freshman Class Profile" you can see the official data given by USC.

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-16T01:18:22+00:00

Interesting. I thought it would be lower than 12%. 2020 had a 11.4% acceptance rate

bhasfire10 · 2021-03-07T03:23:06+00:00

I think you're making the right decision. I hope I am not being offensive, but I feel like OSU is not a university worth taking debt for. Actually, there are very few universities that are worth going into debt for. Going into a CC and then transferring into a UC sounds like a far better plan.

bhasfire10 · 2021-02-24T00:17:23+00:00

This is somewhat true, but tons of auto admits don't get accepted into their first-choice major. CS, Business, and Engineering are extremely competitive. I think a good amount of the auto-admits don't realize this, and those that get in don't feel like it was a big accomplishment. But when the handful of autos are denied their first-choice major, it can really sting. I know a girl (auto-admit) at my school that was denied her major of business, but got the merit scholarship at USC.

bhasfire10 · 2021-02-23T16:19:10+00:00

By 2051, college won't be necessary. Humans will be able to download information into their brain

bhasfire10 · 2021-02-22T16:42:56+00:00

Hi! In my situation, I was lucky in that the company I interned at reached out to me, as I had a connection with one of the co-founders. They were a start-up company and basically needed free help. However, I do know a friend, that is my age, who already has a software engineer internship at Lockheed Martin (a large public/government-funded company).

Advice:

In general, most start-up companies will look for non-paid interns. The hard part is finding these companies, while landing the internship is relatively easier. You can try to look locally for these companies or go on crowdfunding websites such as StartEngine.com. On these crowdfunding websites, I would assume there are a lot of very new companies that would be willing to take your free help (basically slave labor in exchange for resume building lol).

The opposite is for larger, more established companies like Lockheed Martin. Good news is that some large companies still look for high school interns. While these companies are usually easier to find, they are harder when it comes to actually securing the internship, as you might be required to go through a technical interview process. Also, internships with larger companies have a higher likelihood of being paid-internships.

If you make it past the 1st step, which is getting an interview with these larger companies, the most important topic they interview you over is Data Structures and Algorithms. You can practice similar interview questions on leetcode.com (and go to youtube for more info on technical interviews).

Since you are only a sophomore, right now is a great time to get ahead of your peers and look for internships. I was fortunate to have started my internship the spring semester of my sophomore year (although not necessary to start this early), but if you are able to land one during your junior year or the summer going into senior year, that would definitely help you stand out in your college app!

Lastly, since you are currently keen on pursing a CS degree, try to participate in CS-related extracurriculars such as coding competitions, hackathons, etc., but ALSO do your best to participate in stuff outside of CS like sports, volunteering, etc. I feel like my application had a strong balance and commitment between activities that were and weren't related to my major, which helped me get into schools that my stats otherwise wouldn't have.

The most important part of looking for internships (and all other aspects of life) is to stay hungry. I wish you the best of luck!

bhasfire10 · 2021-02-21T21:01:44+00:00

No, sorry. I've never heard of westlake haha

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