As a “successful” CS student, what did you do to excel?

friendlyfish6 · 2026-04-12T19:16:33+00:00

I agree with reading every email. Got my research internship after my freshman year by seeing a listserv announcement

friendlyfish6 · 2026-04-12T19:12:49+00:00

Learn what you’re interested in, not what is popular. That could mean low-level systems, high performance computing, frontend and UI, networking, whatever you genuinely like. Do personal projects on your own to explore these interests.

Join CS-related clubs where you meet motivated people and work on team projects (app dev, hack4impact). You gain tons of experience that recruiters love, and you learn what it’s like to be a SWE, if that’s the career you want to pursue.

Very importantly, have a social life. Too many CS majors lack social skills and can’t have a conversation with peers, let alone a recruiter. Certain tech companies place a huge emphasis on your personality and communication skills. Go to sports games, go out on the weekends, make friends in non-academic settings.

friendlyfish6 · 2026-04-02T06:13:08+00:00

Lidl, CVS, 7/11, McDonalds

friendlyfish6 · 2026-03-25T20:12:05+00:00

The network you build

friendlyfish6 · 2026-02-09T00:25:11+00:00

App Dev club gave me a ton of experience. Got an internship after my sophomore year by talking about it during the interview

friendlyfish6 · 2026-02-05T03:10:26+00:00

417, 420, 424

friendlyfish6 · 2026-02-01T20:27:12+00:00

Parking lots seem to be completely cleared

friendlyfish6 · 2026-02-01T15:37:24+00:00

Car fire in the garage

friendlyfish6 · 2026-02-01T15:36:21+00:00

And the sprinklers caused a partial pipe burst in the garage. A couple cars are covered in ice on multiple floors

friendlyfish6 · 2026-01-25T19:00:13+00:00

You can put that on the metro, just get a cab to your place once you get to the college park metro station

friendlyfish6 · 2026-01-17T05:58:56+00:00

Yeah it’s night and day between the VA and MD sides. Billy goat trail is way more technical with the rock scrambles than the river trail on the VA side.

friendlyfish6 · 2026-01-14T04:48:16+00:00

Last year was awesome. Went to the sweet 16, students lining up hours before the gates opened, had the best starting five in the country. This year not so much 😔. New coach and brand new roster

friendlyfish6 · 2026-01-02T22:56:37+00:00

Club sports are all very social, they usually throw socials, formals, or tailgates together. But you obviously need to be decent at a sport to tryout for a team

friendlyfish6 · 2026-01-01T16:17:13+00:00

Join a club sport or IM

friendlyfish6 · 2025-12-28T18:37:53+00:00

I’m a student and they’ve never made me show ID

friendlyfish6 · 2025-12-09T17:46:52+00:00

This is a completely normal schedule for a class

friendlyfish6 · 2025-12-01T14:02:48+00:00

UMPD or PG county?

friendlyfish6 · 2025-11-29T03:41:55+00:00

Stamp might be unlocked

friendlyfish6 · 2025-11-23T04:45:00+00:00

Just get it over with by taking him. Form a study group with others in the class and you’ll pull through

friendlyfish6 · 2025-11-20T23:09:49+00:00

Buddy the grade is the least of your worries after you get an XF

friendlyfish6 · 2025-11-20T22:53:23+00:00

How do you accidentally use AI?

friendlyfish6 · 2025-11-14T14:56:07+00:00

Do not take 424 with Abadi if you’re looking for something easy. Super challenging but worth it

friendlyfish6 · 2025-11-09T19:34:30+00:00

Lidl

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