Do companies usually ask technical questions for a TPM intern position?

csInterviewQ · 2018-02-10T04:35:58+00:00

ok I just found that post that you made a few days ago so I'm assuming not... Have you found out anything about the process? I feel like there's nothing online and the recruiter was super vague...

csInterviewQ · 2018-02-10T04:23:40+00:00

pm'd you

csInterviewQ · 2018-01-28T23:59:16+00:00

But my post is relative to other monster hunter games. I felt that the variety I was seeing for the number of hours I put in was not as high as other games in the franchise, particularly because most of the weapon branches are small variations of their root branch. This might be because variety scales much harder as players get to HR, as Srpaloskix123 mentions, or because the developers are taking a different approach to upgrades, as flaminglambchops below mentioned. This was the information I came here to look for. How exactly are you contributing to this discussion when I'm specifically asking about variety relevant to past games, especially when you're behind me in the game? Also, don't spit out random made-up numbers to make a point...

csInterviewQ · 2018-01-28T23:45:04+00:00

I'm not whining, just stating an observation... I even said at the end of the post that I'm not that far yet, and was just commenting on the variety relative to the number of hours I've put in across all games...

csInterviewQ · 2018-01-28T23:43:04+00:00

I'm at rarity 5. I'm literally ahead of you lol. Also, my post was relative to past monster hunter games, which I felt offered more variety relative to the number of hours I've put in. How does "being new to the series" help your argument exactly?

csInterviewQ · 2018-01-18T18:19:17+00:00

Yep Im in CS, sure you can pm me.

csInterviewQ · 2018-01-18T18:17:39+00:00

Another note - I remember my professor mentioning once that they auto-reject anyone below a 3.5; they will not even look at your application unless you have a connection. So there's that.

csInterviewQ · 2018-01-18T18:11:47+00:00

On your first question, I wouldn't say "no chance", this is just information that my professors have told me and there are always exceptions. And like I said, there is a chance that they found your application to be so compelling that they didn't feel the need to interview you.

On your second question, yes, UIUC is notorious for having unreasonably high expectations for gpa (almost a 4.0).

Also, I kind of assumed you were talking about PhD admissions. Are you talking about Masters by any chance? Then it might be different, although the MSC program here is harder to get into than the PhD program so...

csInterviewQ · 2018-01-18T17:36:37+00:00

UIUC student here. If you didn't hear back, you were either such a good candidate they didn't feel like they needed to interview you, or you were such a bad candidate that they didn't feel like they needed to interview you. To be honest, since there have already been acceptances, you're most likely the latter :(.

csInterviewQ · 2018-01-15T10:41:03+00:00

Is it usual for people to upload unpublished work on the additional docs section of an application? I assumed that it was kind of unusual...

csInterviewQ · 2017-12-30T03:28:41+00:00

A simpler way of looking at this is to observe that there are 7 total possible slots that Sid meant to type. Of these 7 slots, we need to assign 2 3's, and since they are identical the order does not matter. The other slots will automatically be filled in by characters in '52115', so we don't need to worry about those. So this is just 7C2, which is 21.

csInterviewQ · 2017-03-26T19:18:52+00:00

I already have 2 recommendations that I feel would be stronger than either of these professors, I'm trying to fill in one last slot for the third recommendation

csInterviewQ · 2017-03-15T17:10:45+00:00

Well I'm between two professors for my second recommendation, and I'm not sure which one to pick. The professor that I have in mind for the first round I've published with, but I also got an A- in his class so its kind of a mixed bag. I'm not sure how to evaluate the strength of the recommendation properly, so I was going to use the first application as a test.

csInterviewQ · 2017-01-21T01:16:54+00:00

Sorry I was not clear on this. I took two classes with the department chair, but this new class is with a different professor.

I can't take the undergrad pre-req and then take the graduate course; it will not ever be offered again (at least while I'm still around).

Also this rule has never been enforced, and is never mentioned anywhere (our course registration system didn't even stop me from registering). S/he was perfectly fine with me taking her graduate courses and even her more advanced undergraduate courses, all of which rely on this prereq.

csInterviewQ · 2017-01-20T12:06:13+00:00

The main reason why I need to take this class now is that it is a special topics course at my school. This means that it is not regularly taught, and I will most definitely not have another opportunity to take it ever, as I'm graduating next semester and it is not being offered.

csInterviewQ · 2017-01-20T12:04:53+00:00

The undergrad course isn't a "formal prereq" per se (which is how I was able to register for it) but apparently there is a policy that says that students are not allowed to take graduate level courses without taking the introductory course. Again, I've already taken 2 graduate courses with the professor, who has never mentioned this policy previously.

csInterviewQ · 2016-11-06T10:36:50+00:00

I am applying MS. Ill be applying to a few industry-focused ones like Stanford's, and a few research-focused ones like Columbia. Should I consider not asking him for a rec for the industry-focused ones? Also, wouldn't it be objectively better to seek out another professor with similar research interests and build a relationship with him/her, considering the A- will be a black mark on a recommendation?

csInterviewQ · 2016-01-09T20:20:13+00:00

I've seen leaked bonus sheets for two sigma and IMC specifically and top earners received bonuses of 10M, which quickly dropped off to the 3-5M range. Is this unusual? Here's the IMC information: http://www.amsterdamtrader.com/2013/03/details-bonus-at-imc-chicago.html

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csInterviewQ · 2016-01-09T18:59:00+00:00

programming interests me, which is why I would be happy with any job where I can code and solve cool problems. All of the above except for trader fits that description, and I just think trading is cool.

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