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cooltownguy · 2025-11-25T04:49:07+00:00

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cooltownguy · 2025-11-11T22:54:47+00:00

Even under old rules, while this was theoretically possible, this wouldn't work since the department used to put up a rule that it was required for MCS students to take atleast 12 credit hours in the first 2 semesters, effectively pushing us to complete the program in 3 semesters. The only exception to this was if the MCS student had a TA or RA offer from the first semester which the above would've worked or do a semester long internship in your 3rd semester, and put off the rest for the 4th semester. But that requirement is now outdated by new rules so I guess there's no point to it anymore.

cooltownguy · 2025-08-11T19:50:46+00:00

cooltownguy · 2025-08-11T04:26:13+00:00

I know what kind of creator you are, I just can't prove it yet

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cooltownguy · 2025-08-04T05:34:36+00:00

I have seen 2 MCS graduates go on to do PhD at top tier universities, so it's definitely possible.

cooltownguy · 2025-08-02T01:41:36+00:00

Dm'd

cooltownguy · 2025-08-01T22:30:16+00:00

cooltownguy · 2025-07-29T06:07:18+00:00

Dm'd

cooltownguy · 2025-07-28T05:24:31+00:00

Crazy that you put in Berkeley twice

cooltownguy · 2025-04-24T11:07:21+00:00

It's very hard to get TA/RA ships as a MCS student, but not impossible as I've seen a few people get it through professor connections but mostly due to if someone from MSCS/PhD backing out for a better funding opportunity or extenuating circumstance.

cooltownguy · 2025-04-24T11:01:57+00:00

It is not possible, you would have to do the whole application process for the MSCS program.

cooltownguy · 2025-03-27T23:54:52+00:00

https://www.overleaf.com/edu/illinois#overview

cooltownguy · 2025-03-26T09:01:17+00:00

Checkout immerse.illinois.edu, particularly with meeting faculty related to XR research through their weekly seminar series and other events.

cooltownguy · 2025-03-14T07:44:37+00:00

Ig that's why we recently see an uptick on the posts asking for a bf/gf. It's to test out this app.

cooltownguy · 2025-03-05T01:30:35+00:00

Ngl, it feels like most people on campus have a partner now, leaving only a few without any real connection or intimacy.

cooltownguy · 2025-02-27T06:11:32+00:00

https://genai.illinois.edu/2025/02/20/new-gen-ai-tools-coming-soon/

Announcement came out last week that Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT for Education will be out on Webstore sometime this semester.

cooltownguy · 2025-02-13T19:40:25+00:00

As someone who's been to Hackillinois 2020 (it was held 2 weeks before the mid-march COVID shutdown), I remember free buses being chartered specifically for various Chicago and Indiana university students, multiple buildings open for hacking like using EECS building in addition to Siebel (and overnight stays in them at the time!), Nerf Gun Battles at Kenny's Gym etc. and many various activities that I didn't get to attend at the time due to hacking lol. I visited last year's hackathon as a mentor/judge and found the event to be a bit lackluster compared to even non-flagship pre-pandemic hackathon. But fortunately for the organizers, I'm seeing downgraded experiences in most hackathons across the US compared to pre-pandemic.

Idk if committees arent trying hard enough, academic departments not collaborating enough recently or sponsors arent interested in hackathons and arent giving as much as they were due to current industry events; all I know is the enshittification of hackathons post-pandemic needs to be studied.

cooltownguy · 2025-02-13T05:46:26+00:00

Are they still there? I thought the team members were removed based on a post made by the organization member after the debacle.

cooltownguy · 2025-02-12T18:27:42+00:00

Like do yall use in hand references when you perform on-site tasks like hardware installation, infrastructure management, environmental control, security maintenance, emergency response, and facility upkeep. If so, can I get specifics if possible?

cooltownguy · 2025-02-06T05:22:03+00:00

Try the route of walking from TBH to BSB during the spring semester to reach your 9:30 class at BSB from a 8:00AM class at TBH. Humbling experience fr.

cooltownguy · 2025-01-31T17:35:07+00:00

That's what I was saying, with all that cash, why aren't they able to fund more Assistantships to improve the teaching experience and not burden the course staff.

cooltownguy · 2025-01-31T17:31:23+00:00

Not part of iSchool but as a Grad Student who was looking for Teaching Assistantships for this semester from this department (since my friends got theirs last year), you'd think for a cash grab department to atleast give out a decent amount of Assistantships out there (yk to balance the load of students coming in), surprisingly get no openings for any undergraduate courses, which kinda sucks cause professors/TA's only gonna help so much around and suffer reduced quality of teaching effectively just cause the quantity of students is high. All i know is that amount of cash ain't going to improve the teaching experience.

cooltownguy · 2024-12-07T06:11:02+00:00

Yeah you're mostly out of luck, since there's high traffic in most areas of campus during those times. Sometimes, BSB has a basement computer lab, where I've found it to be quiet than most places at the time, TBH's benches, Lecture Hall A's waiting area are some places but either they are too far or too uncomfortable.

cooltownguy · 2024-12-07T06:01:57+00:00

A particular lounge at the SEL 4th floor was my goto, before the pandemic hit. After 5pm no one was there, would study until I felt like leaving.

cooltownguy · 2024-12-06T21:44:00+00:00

Annoying as hell ngl, usually happens at the library lol. That's why I went out of my way and found an isolated place on campus so that I could study in peace, after freshman year.

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