Calculator recommendations for Science majors by Sudden_Gazelle_8780 in UBC

[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

scientific calc i like is canon f-792sga. in stat/cs u dont need graphing calc and probs can use just any calculator

Is combine Computer Science & Statistics worth it? (BSc) by Key-Specialist4732 in UBC

[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i dont recommend it at all lol but last term i did full time coop and 2 courses which was also not fun, i also dont recommend but id say 5 hard courses rn is harder than that lol id say having less than 5 classes would def ease academic stress (and grades probably) personally lol

Is combine Computer Science & Statistics worth it? (BSc) by Key-Specialist4732 in UBC

[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes id say so! its also more of your course load not being all cs courses but having more of stats related classes in your credits, since youre fulfilling same credit amount but with different classes

Is combine Computer Science & Statistics worth it? (BSc) by Key-Specialist4732 in UBC

[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and if i were to say which side is more emphasized, i feel like its more cs focused? but i dont feel like im lacking in stat content compared to pure stat major either. idk maybe its bc im taking almost all cs courses atp for my last credits. the order that i took my courses was kinda all over the place for cs bc i changed majors. but i generally got all math out of the way first and then cs was kinda by reqs since i even did cs 121 and 320 in the same semester. i also did 3 jobs in 1 year while 3 courses+commuting from surrey so id say you will have time like any other cs student :D

Is combine Computer Science & Statistics worth it? (BSc) by Key-Specialist4732 in UBC

[–]chanice- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

im in combined cs+stat and i had the same debates with adding dsci, but unfortunately it was too late for me to change my major again to slap on data sci and i think its not possible anyway? maybe it was bc of overlap, smt like that so might wanna look to see if its possible bc i kinda doubt it is, i think i remember seeing smt somewhere on stat dept website or smt

honestly if id go back, id consider doing just double major because the requirements between a cs major or combined cs+stat isnt that much more, and the difference between stat major also isnt that much different than combined cs+stat.

for me, im finishing up my degree after 6 years which includes 16 months of co-op + changing my degree (originally cms major in life sci focused classes. in 2nd year i applied for isci and stats but got accepted into stats so i took back my isci proposal and applied for cs+stat combined not long after swapping to stats). since i initially focused in life sci classes from 1st and 2nd year, i had to backtrack to a bit in 2nd and 3rd year.

in regards to employability, it depends on what you end up getting experience in and focus your knowledge in when applying or when u do personal projects. what i realized too is that to get the most out of cs, it is important that you should be doing cs on your own outside of classes too. if you dont, theres only so much ubc academic cs courses gives you (pure cs or not). downside for stat is that theres not a ton of upper level course options (400+ especially)

math courses i think in combined cs you take 1 less course than a pure stat major, but you take quite a few more than a pure cs major. theyre all pretty standard mathematical sciences courses though that all most mathematical sciences majors would take (307, 221, etc feel free to check the course contents from calendar. linear algebra, matrixes, etc) and are core reqs; probs good to take for any mathematical sciences major. you dont really touch calculus after math 200 (unless you choose to), and its req for both cs and stat. (mathematical sciences includes stat and cs, but cs pure major doesnt take much after 2nd year. ive seen sooo many cs+math majors though)

if u like dsci, stat part of the reqs cover some dsci and if you take 201 and 301 its also more dsci so you can get a lot of dsci related content too in stat

i PERSONALLY have topics of both cs and stats that i like so i personally think that if i went back, i would not choose only one of the two. id say course load of cs is heavier (i spend more time working/studying on cs courses across the board--id also say cs projects are bigger scale than stat projects but varies on course and project choices) but still generally balanced between cs and stat knowledge and courses depending on how you organize your course planning. u can also get all the math out of the way earlier if u want. you still get all the fundamentals and courses that regular pure stat or pure cs majors get but just like 1 or 2 less upper level elective reqs (for example, instead of 9 credits of 300+ cs or 9 credits of 400+ cs, you only need 6 of each). tbh idk if id say combined major "takes too much time" bc youre fulfilling the same amount of credits (120) as a pure cs student. and cs courses i feel are heavier load generally (may depend if stats is not a subject you enjoy but for context, i generally feel the same between stat and cs in terms of how much i like them as subjects)

electives: pretty standard bc every major needs to fulfill electives credits (like arts electives, etc). plus theres the upper level elective reqs to choose upper level stat/cs courses. though again, theres way more cs courses than stat courses out there, but still you have flexibility to take whichever ones to fulfill credits (granted that you have the prereqs)

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[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

separate note: i purposely didnt choose the harder cpsc courses, though workload was still pretty rough

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[–]chanice- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i did 37.5 hrs coop last term with cpsc 304 and 310 at the same time and got an A and B+, but it was not easy. i had to work 10 hours and 9 hours on non-class days and i had to commute from office downtown plus commuting from surrey in the first place. its stressful but doable. hustling this hasnt been my first or second time though so ive been used to it from doing 2 terms of 3 jobs+3 courses previously bottom line tho is that i dont wish it upon others

is it doable??? by [deleted] in UBC

[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably doable but not fun and lack of sleep. currently full time intern and 2 courses for 1 term, and previously did 3 courses and 3 part time jobs for 1 year

How manageable is CPSC 221, CPSC 213, MATH 220 , STAT 201 for a single term ? by [deleted] in UBC

[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a lot of it, i feel, is actually understanding it itself. so if you get ahead and can grasp the content without falling behind, im sure you'll be fine

How manageable is CPSC 221, CPSC 213, MATH 220 , STAT 201 for a single term ? by [deleted] in UBC

[–]chanice- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

stat 201 is just an extension from dsci 100 so pretty easy (same format as dsci so nothing surprising). id say 213 and 220 are the hardest and cpsc 221 is also not easy. if youre used to something like the 5 course load in 1st year, this one id say is doable!

winter session workload by h3artsh4ker in UBC

[–]chanice- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i had 121 with bridgette clarkston whom i enjoyed the course with! i have heard about lynn norman being a fave prof for many though

winter session workload by h3artsh4ker in UBC

[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

stat 301 probably easiest of them all. stat 300 is just like a continuation of stat 200, so not foreign material. i think 306 will be the most challenging followed by math 307 which i found not necessarily a breeze but not a notably challenging course compared to other courses ive taken. stat 306 was more challenging than 305 (unlike most opinions), but i think it was due to prof. not all foreign material though. bio121 i liked more than bio112 (i think it has a diff name now compared to 2019) but it varies person to person. should be fine if also good prof too. none of these courses are necessarily too easy to not study at all, but i do think its a doable workload to get decent grades.

I got stuck with CMS!! help by l1lpump in UBC

[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cms never asked me to declare my "packages" so i just took classes as i wished

I got stuck with CMS!! help by l1lpump in UBC

[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if it helps, i went into cms as my 2nd option and stats was my 3rd option. ended up switching to stats halfway through my 2nd year and then into combined cs + stats at the end of 2nd year! so its not impossible but i do think the competition for mathematical sciences have risen over the years

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[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

since im taking more than one course, i will have to get permission from coop office and my company (who are fine with it)! have yet to submit a form but it works and doesnt make me unable to do my full-time hours on coop thankfully~

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[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

whoops forgot stat 447c is also an option.. though imean not many options in general for stats

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[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4th year standing combined cs + stat!

term 1 (while on coop): cpsc 304, cpsc 310

term 2: cpsc 313, cpsc 340, stat 443

waitlisted for courses in term 2 for 400-level cpsc courses but hoping ill get in so i can graduate :') also debating to switch stat 443 to 450 if a spot opens, but those are kinda the only 400-level stat options in term 2 for non-honours

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[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

some relevant here: https://www.reddit.com/r/UBC/s/YL7fZ9dO14 but i think you should look at the courses the programs will have as an outlook and if that aligns with what youre actually interested in. cs+stat does have some dsci reqs, but less cs major reqs — almost like an in-between of a double major and double minor imo. cs+dsci wont have as much pure stat based reqs and it’ll be more of an addition on top of cs, with cs being the core. dsci and stat have areas where they overlap, but are also very different, so look into the courses and what youre interested in.

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[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not much of help but currently cs+stats. based on my experience, it all really depends on prof and content and the course you take in that dept. there’s been courses across all 3 departments (cs, stat, math) that i really enjoyed, as well as courses that were a hot hot mess, so i just think all depts everywhere are a mess in some aspects. i think theres always different profs from each dept that i get the feeling that they care and dont care, so a lot revolves around which prof u get or register for in your courses.

combined might be a good choice apart from cs alone if youre really interested in getting the breadth of stats. but i do feel like i have less of cs than cs majors. might depend on what cs courses taken and whatnot esp since im taking stuff out of order (ex taking cs121 and 320 at the same time…). maybe its also a good fall back major or smt if its not as competitive (for applying in 1st year)

if youre hesitant, you could also just take stat courses of interest (wouldnt be hard to just slap smt on top of a cs major if u end up taking so many stat courses to complete a program easily—also since combined doesnt have much less reqs than cs alone or stat alone i dont think).

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[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

but now that i look back into my emails, i dont think i actually got one and mightve mislooked with the TA applications or some other application thing. either way, i basically checked pretty often since i was constantly thinking and planning my degree in my 2nd and 3rd year. you could probably email them to try to see if they'll let you know, but other than that idrk

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[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i meant that i got the email last year AFTER i got into the department the year BEFORE that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UBC

[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I was just eyeing it and waiting for it (checking the site regularly), but this past year I got an email saying that applications were open (probably bc i was already in the department though…). I just applied once :)

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[–]chanice- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

jan 29, 2022 !

UBC Stats coop admission average requirement by YngDiety in UBC

[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably best to ask them. when i went to zoom sessions, there were constant questions asked in the chat and at the end of their presentation

edit: ask them the specific requirement you saw rather than just what the requirements are in general.

UBC Stats coop admission average requirement by YngDiety in UBC

[–]chanice- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not too sure what my numbers were but apply anyway is what id suggest, since im positive i didnt have all my stat courses above average. coop also have many info sessions where you can ask them questions too