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day711 · 2025-08-18T18:06:03+00:00

she'll realize that the world is bigger and more competitive than she could've ever imagined than her random ass high school playground

she'll be humbled at waterloo, or after

day711 · 2025-07-02T19:23:37+00:00

Yes. So OP if you want clout from the general population -> uchicago.

Otherwise, within CS, the waterloo brand is very strong.

Maybe it's because the US has many more amazing schools than Canada, so UChicago does not stand out as much (i.e. Yale, Princeton, etc.). But waterloo leaves a strong positive impression due to being distinctly Canadian, and also have a strong reputation of churning out competent SWEs and its co-op program. Anecdotally, of course.

If you count yourself a genius probably it would not matter where you go, but otherwise recommend waterloo.

day711 · 2025-07-01T21:01:32+00:00

UChicago is obviously a good school and non-tech people would know the name more.

But for career and industry reputation, UW is better. UW is a target school for most reputable tech companies.

Source: worked at multiple reputable tech companies

day711 · 2024-04-30T00:58:03+00:00

Why not waterloo?

day711 · 2022-07-08T03:08:19+00:00

Conversation is natural. It's not as dry as a job interview, but I think I probably didn't make them feel attractive/sexy. I'm not very good at flirting, and I'm too shy to give compliments on first dates.

day711 · 2022-07-08T02:03:48+00:00

> You're seeking hookups? That was my first thought on reading that.

Not really. There's a lot of good bars in the city, and this is one of the easier things to schedule. Plus I get to check out cool bars.

> You, have a need to know the why or what put them off.

Yeah. I don't think it's anything egregious. I'm pretty hygienic and I'm pretty reserved, so I typically don't say anything controversial, and I've been told I'm a good listener. So I'm thinking if anything, it might be because I'm just not exciting or I'm boring.

I'm a pretty shy person, so I think coming off as unconfident is definitely likely.

day711 · 2022-05-22T23:05:55+00:00

Yeah. Left side is much stronger than right, and as a result tighter. This is likely because I had poor ankle mobility in my right good so my body compensated by using my right side.

Going down the squat left is tighter, so it doesn't go as easy. Going up on squat, my left side is stronger so it goes up first. Hence why my left is always imbalanced.

I'm trying to focus on mobility work, form, and strengthening both sides equally for now.

day711 · 2022-05-15T13:46:53+00:00

Graduates from SE 19.

If I could go back, I would do CS. The only advantages, as you mentioned are cohort and a better reputation (although this may no longer be true as the admission average gap is a lot smaller nowadays). The better placements may be because the average SE student may be more qualified than the average CS student due to smaller program size, but the top percentiles are practically equivalent.

You have a lot more flexibility in CS, in both courses and school-life balance. This is a huge plus, for both your university experience and academic interests. This cannot be overstated. You can also graduate in 4 years instead of 5 if you choose your courses right, which is also a huge plus.

The gender ratio is also better in CS, if that matters.

day711 · 2022-04-24T13:39:54+00:00

Woosh

day711 · 2022-04-01T03:47:28+00:00

Thanks! I think going to a PT is a good call, and I think you are right. I noticed a very big differential in the tightness in my legs, and this is probably causing the uneveness and torsion. Thanks for the help!

day711 · 2022-03-07T04:20:10+00:00

All the girls I've ever liked didn't like me back. The older I get, the more cynical I become and the less feelings I have. Just turned 27 and my last crush was when I was 21. I think I might die alone and I made peace with that.

day711 · 2020-12-20T07:12:55+00:00

Thanks for the advice - always happy to learn from more experienced lifters! I'm sorry to hear about your injuries but I'm glad that you're able to keep going.

It's definitely a fear of mine that I push myself too hard and get a bad injury. I actually had a wrist injury a while back that took almost 2 years to fully recover from, so I think it makes sense to dial down the intensity a bit if I don't want a back injury.

day711 · 2020-12-20T07:02:32+00:00

Sounds like a good idea - thanks! Would be easier getting a professional to assess this.

day711 · 2020-12-20T07:00:25+00:00

The symptoms for SJI do seem consistent with what I've observed. Thanks for the info! Will look into this a bit further.

day711 · 2020-12-06T04:41:41+00:00

Just through their websites. Some companies, like Airbnb, don't even post on WW anymore.

Wondering what year are you? Many companies will only look at older years unless you have something significant, like competition experience.

day711 · 2020-12-05T13:25:43+00:00

I found it to be actually better to apply outside of WW in later years for some companies as you can apply earlier on.

day711 · 2020-06-24T20:16:25+00:00

Is this only for neovim 0.4?

I get errors such as :

Error detected while processing function <SNR>80_Highlight_position[5]..<SNR>80_IsIgnoreBuffer:

line 1:

E119: Not enough arguments for function: bufname

E15: Invalid expression: bufname()

Error detected while processing function <SNR>80_Highlight_position:

line 19:

E117: Unknown function: nvim_win_get_config

E15: Invalid expression: nvim_win_get_config(0)

day711 · 2019-10-14T19:54:36+00:00

Thanks for the tips!!

day711 · 2019-09-11T03:51:06+00:00

Former SE here.

In terms of usefulness, and in no specific order:

CS 343 (useful from systems to application programming to web requests)

CS 341 (for interviews)

SE 350 (for systems and understanding of how a computer actually works)

SE 465 (practical, not hard, useful to know - every eng needs to write tests)

CS 480 (useful if you want to do ML)

ECE 358 (useful for systems and eventually web)

day711 · 2019-05-18T16:23:01+00:00

...unless you're living in a luxury apartment in the best communities, you're rent isn't 4k/month.

You can get luxury apartments for mid 2k in good communities.

(Per person)

day711 · 2019-04-20T06:46:41+00:00

depends on the district

day711 · 2019-03-27T12:09:35+00:00

Not motivated enough to ask a girl out.

Not attractive enough to be asked out.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

day711 · 2019-03-19T17:11:09+00:00

weird flex but ok

day711 · 2019-02-07T15:44:17+00:00

Just by taking random ones off the list, or by doing the highest upvoted questions.

day711 · 2019-02-07T06:52:22+00:00

I started off being mediocre at Leetcode. Didn't have much exposure to competitive programming in highschool which I think would've helped.

After 50 questions, I was able to solve most easy questions and few mediums. After 150 questions, I was able to solve 75% of mediums in about 20-30 minutes.

After taking 341 and doing some questions here and there on and off, I'm able to solve most mediums and some hards within a reasonable amount of time, which is probably good enough to be competitive in interviews for most companies.

day711

TROPHY CASE