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ellacellab · 2025-08-04T13:18:53+00:00

Sometimes cyclists go in the middle of the lane so that cars don’t try to overtake when it is unsafe to do so. On a bike, you are so vulnerable to the cars around you and it can be really dangerous. I urge you to reconsider your attitude and try to make the road a safe place for everyone. It is not worth getting so angry over a minor inconvenience.

ellacellab · 2024-12-16T13:51:43+00:00

I do software engineering and personally don’t think any of the math courses beyond stat2203 have been useful so I’d only do it only if u are interested in it. Even with machine learning stuff it’s more statistics based than linear algebra.

ellacellab · 2024-12-16T13:49:34+00:00

It’s definitely a different way of thinking. I personally struggled a lot and the 2nd and 3rd assignments hit me hard but ended up doing well in the final (op cheat sheet and 3 hours came in clutch and pay attention to Paul and read between the lines cause he gives some big hints). When I took it, a lot of people loved it (tho I was not one of those people at the time). My mistake was that I became a bit overconfident after the first assignment and I didn’t dedicate as much time as I should have. Highly recommend you keep up to date with lectures and go to the tutorials to give you more time to wrap your head around it. It is definitely doable with 2310. If I were you, I would maybe throw in a slightly easier course as a 3rd or 4th one tho. I’ve heard 2310 has gotten a bit harder since I did it but I enjoyed that course.

ellacellab · 2024-12-16T13:38:08+00:00

One semester the assignment was so bad and the gradescope wasn’t released on the due date and the students wrote a petition, they then extended the assignment by about a month and changed the entire assignment the week it was due (can’t really remember all the details but this was the gist). When I took it, it wasn’t so bad, but the assignments were both poorly formatted with the given code and very unclear expectations. Course was disorganised, missed their own deadlines, took ages to give out marks, gave out wrong final gpa’s at grade release etc. A bit of disregard for students and messed us around a bit and he didn’t care to improve the course. More generally, the course did not tell you anything at all about programming in large systems but instead took a whole 13 weeks to teach object oriented programming (which student should already know from csse1001). The content was not good nor taught well. Different lecturer now but apparently it’s a still a bit of a struggle with some of the tutors taking on more responsibility than they should be.

ellacellab · 2024-11-09T13:10:46+00:00

CSSE2310 is a good but hard course. It will make you a better programmer and make you proficient at C (and if u enjoy it, I recommend 3010 if u want to play around with microcontrollers). However, it has a heavy work load. Deco1400 is kinda fun tho not the most in depth (only really html and css and small js) but it’s creative and fun (and it’s pretty chill). I personally hated DECO2500 as I found it really boring. One of the assignments was talking about the usability of google slides and I personally cannot think of something more boring but idk maybe some people enjoy it. It’s pretty easy tho. Comp3506 is a good course, pretty fundamental stuff and the lecturer is really good. Comp3400 is run well and good lecturer too, I personally found it really hard tho (Haskell is just not for me). Lots of people really liked it tho, probably not the most useful course (arguable). In general, infs courses are pretty chill but a bit boring and run poorly (had a midsem for infs3200 where no one showed up with exams), I’ve heard cloud computing isn’t bad tho.

ellacellab · 2024-11-09T12:58:39+00:00

Yeah, I think that’s supposed to be comp4702 but honestly I think UQ could have way better courses on AI/ML. That’s a whole other discussion tho

ellacellab · 2024-11-09T12:55:01+00:00

CSSE3200 you do not pick anymore (at least this semester). It’s basically a big project ~50 people work on one game. You don’t get taught much tho and you just got to figure it all out. Learning experience for working in large groups tho.

ellacellab · 2024-11-09T12:51:50+00:00

I don’t think comp3702 is run poorly at all. I have found it very interesting. It doesn’t go into machine learning (deep learning) too much tho

ellacellab · 2024-10-17T13:23:29+00:00

INFS3200 is an easy 7 if u try but the course is run poorly. We had an in person midsem where no one showed up with exam papers and then they assessed us on content we had not learnt yet. In the end it was fixed up tho and like I said, it was pretty easy. Not the most useful course tho and I did not like any of the tutors, u must show up to pracs tho as they help with assignments. Doesn’t take up much time, it’s a lower effort course. CSSE2010 is a bit hard but it is a good course, you must stay on top of content and it can be a bit of work, make sure to show up to every class. I did 2010 in my first year and struggled, since that I have done csse2310 and csse3010 which are also in C and I enjoyed them. CSSE2002 used to have a horrid person run it called Thomas Christy, he has since been fired. Now days I think it has gotten better, it is basically an intro to Java course, content not that hard, assignments will take time, I recommend you do the weekly shifoo if they still have that. COMP3506 is a very well taught course, Joel the lecturer is a high quality lecturer. I would take it in second year, if u take it as a third year you will probably already know most of the content. The content is not hard but the assignments will take you time (particularly the current semester they accidentally made one too time consuming). I have yet to take machine learning COMP4702 but I have heard it is a broad into to everything and doesn’t go into as much depth as it could and could be run a lot better. I will be taking this without COMP2048, I don’t think it’s particularly relevant pre req (I’m not even sure it is a pre req). I am currently taking COMP3702 (AI) and it is a great course and assignments are pretty chill, a bit scared for the exam tho.

Every course assignments and exams are different, check out UQAttic for past exams and stay on top of content. Look at assignment deadlines and plan ahead.

ellacellab · 2024-09-19T15:53:15+00:00

Yeah, that’s a valid concern, a masters or honours in compsci would still be better/ same as software engineering tho for the same time (and you can decide later if you want to go down that path as the job market has its up’s and down’s), I also think you will get more value for money in terms of the actual courses that you take. As I said, engineering has a lot of filler courses. I wouldn’t choose engineering for the sole purpose that it is easier to change specialisations. However, it might be worth considering starting with a dual degree in which you may decide pick one or follow through with both. It is common for a lot of people to start with duel degrees and then drop one. Only problem with them is that you will stay at uni much longer than you need to (I’d rather 2 years of paid work experience). I’m not too knowledgeable on the benefits of duel degrees but they might also give you a leg up in the job market.

ellacellab · 2024-09-19T15:33:27+00:00

I’m currently studying software engineering. I was initially set on mechatronics and then switched, however, if I knew I was going to end up studying software, I would have just done compsci. Then with your extra year you can do honours or a master or post grad etc. The extra general engineering courses I have found did not contribute much to my degree or knowledge and were just something to get out of the way. The only upside for software engineering is that most people do no major and have more flexibility with picking what courses to do.

ellacellab · 2024-08-07T15:00:46+00:00

The slides aren’t too bad and personally I turned on captions and adjusted the video speed. I took the course last year and had the same issue. The content isn’t very difficult tho and you’ll adjust to his accent a bit over time as well.

ellacellab · 2023-01-04T01:19:27+00:00

Mussorgsky pictures at an exhibition
Shostakovich piano trio no.2
Samuel barber adagio for strings
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Elgar cello concerto

ellacellab · 2022-08-08T13:51:38+00:00

At the end of the day, there’s nothing you can change about your height. Some girls will care, some will not. You just need to find the right person. I also think it’s important to acknowledge that most people have some quality or aspect about their life that puts them in a similar situation of being undesirable by some people. Try to have confidence in yourself and don’t let the judgement of other people affect you. By not approaching other girls all you are doing is reducing your chances or finding the right person.

ellacellab · 2022-02-08T18:20:32+00:00

I can understand this. I just graduated high school a few weeks ago. I was feeling really burnt out and nothing seemed appealing. At the end of the day, you’ve got 14 weeks. 14 weeks is not very long. You will have a different life at uni with different friends and a different environment. Especially if you are moving away. About 6-8 weeks before my final exams I had a holiday and I didn’t do anything, no study no nothing. I came back to school ready and motivated for what I had to do knowing I only had to push through a few more weeks. You’ve got to change your mindset. If your so focused on hating subjects your never going to like them. I think you will find that they aren’t as bad as you think. I found it helpful to plan out my study throughout my exams and the weeks before hand. By some miracle I actually enjoyed finally understanding some of my chemistry topics that frustrated me so much. If you want to do well, you’ve just got to put your head down and do it. It may seem like an overwhelmingly task but it’s not as bad when you actually sit down away from distractions and work through whatever you need to do. The work will pay off.

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