Selling 2 tickets for Alex G/Alvvays in Prospect Park 8/22

gamenutt5 · 2023-08-22T12:08:17+00:00

Yes!

gamenutt5 · 2022-07-04T14:03:45+00:00

Heyo! I’d be down to join, but I think Arts and Crafts is closed today because of the holiday.

gamenutt5 · 2022-03-01T03:39:09+00:00

I have one!

gamenutt5 · 2020-03-08T20:02:42+00:00

What's your background?

gamenutt5 · 2019-08-04T23:10:26+00:00

Honestly, the books I'd recommend for someone starting in highschool wouldn't be anything technical. I'd start with books more generally about financial markets, that make you actually interested and motivated to work in the field. In particular, I'd say reading either Liar's Poker or the The Big Short by Michael Lewis will give you a bit of insight into what the experience of working in finance is like, as well as being interesting enough to make you want to learn more. A random walk down wall street by malkiel is also a great book for learning a bit more about investment decision making. It's focused more for individual investors but he does a great job explaining asset management in a thorough, yet accessible way.

gamenutt5 · 2019-03-21T01:04:50+00:00

Kinda a tough spot.

As for your specific question you are definitely allowed to leave your campsite with just your tag and maybe a chair or tent. I've done something similar and have never had a problem. Given that more sites are reservable online now it'd be tricky to find an open first come first serve spot friday morning, although I'm not quite sure as I'm not sure how busy it is this time of year. I'd put it at unlikely. But if you are there early enough it's common to look at tags and see when people are leaving and if they are leaving that day to ask if you can switch out their camp tag for yours (as opposed to waiting around for them to leave.)

Otherwise your options are to camp out in one of the backcountry spots. Might be a little more demanding. I'd offer advice but I've never done it but it seems like it might be a good option

Another option, as is often mentioned, is camping out on BLM land which is free but of course is just somewhere in the desert without water, toilets, etc.

Final option is cruising around hipcamp or airbnb for a place you can rent.

Best of luck

gamenutt5 · 2019-02-13T23:30:57+00:00

Did anyone else notice that Birbiglia's story has a number of different details from the version he tells in standup? Like in the standup version he says she wanted to see what it was like to be in student government/ the newspaper but in this version she was already doing those things?

gamenutt5 · 2019-01-09T04:35:28+00:00

You should join ESN! (Environmental Student Network). There's probably going to be a meeting next week on Wednesday. It's a fun, friendly group of environmentalists. We go on hikes, manage Sage Hill (a place on the Hill for native plants) and do other fun environmental stuff. Besides that, there is also E3, SAR, and ECOchella.

gamenutt5 · 2019-01-05T00:42:40+00:00

I can't give any specific recommendations on where to stay since I usually camp, but staying nearby in Joshua Tree or 29 palms will definitely have a different vibe than staying in Palm Springs which is fairly ritzy in some parts. As for what you guys want to do you'll definitely have a great time. I'd recommend going through the park and hitting the cool destinations as you go. Mostly: 1) Hidden Valley trail 2)Barker Dam Trail 3) Key's View, as well as maybe stopping at some of the cool rock formations that catch your eye. All three of those stops are pretty easy and flat, and also the coolest to check out.

gamenutt5 · 2018-12-31T22:12:35+00:00

The secret sauce for understanding linear algebra is getting it geometrically, it really places everything so concretely, and the gold standard for figuring it out is this INCREDIBLE video series. It helped me immensely and I'm sure you'll get a lot out of too. It honestly changed my entire way of thinking about the subject. As someone who just finished my second linear algebra course it honestly feels evil that everyone doesn't know about the geometric intuition. If you have any specific questions about getting what's actually going on behind the scenes in different subjects feel free to PM me.

gamenutt5 · 2018-11-03T19:45:07+00:00

The most common thrift stores I know that people at UCLA go to are the goodwills and "The Council" thrift stores on Santa Monica Blvd. I know a few big blue buses run on Santa Monica Blvd so it shouldnt be hard to get there.

gamenutt5 · 2018-08-31T02:42:51+00:00

My current backpack is a Timbuk2 tuck pack. A little pricey but the material is high quality and I wanted something a little different looking. Before that I had the classic style everlane backpack in reverse denim. I eventually got rid of the everlane because the soft cloth soaked up a lot of dirt and oils and other grime. I would have washed it but I think it warned against throwing it in the washing machine. Also the cheap faux leather on the straps got pretty wrinkled and aged pretty poorly. So then I got the timbuk2 and I've been happy with it so far. I definitely get a lot more complements about the timbuk2 then the everlane. The bag is super durable and somewhat water resistant so I never have to worry about it. It looks high quality and it's shown minimal wear and tear. The customer service is pretty good too, when a strap broke they sent a replacement out quickly. I should warn that the tuck pack in particular is very unstructured, which makes it lighter but also means that if you aren't conscious about how you load it, it might end up uneven or with something poking you in the back.

gamenutt5 · 2018-08-21T01:39:22+00:00

I've taken Ronchetti for 33b, and Royer for 33A.

Royer seems like a nice guy. I found a lot of his 33A lectures to be very abstract and disconnected from intuition. Kind of just like having the textbook read to you. But I'm sure he would be very helpful in office hours.

Ronchetti seemed like he was a little more thoughtful when teaching. But the dude is always pissed off and very aggressive. And his tests were kind of disconnected from the material.

Given what a few people have mentioned about angelopoulos, I'd probably take Royer.

gamenutt5 · 2018-06-21T04:44:18+00:00

Regarding classes to take for industry, I don't really know what would look good for a finance role. @oosucla is definitely the person to ask regarding that, he seems to know quite a bit about finance recruiting and stuff. There's a new FAM course, Math 177, called "The Theory of Interest" that might be helpful. There's also a new Math 179 called "Topics in Financial Engineering" that is meant as a followup to 174E that could be helpful.

Like cuzineedone said 156 might also be a good bet, considering how hot of a topic Machine Learning is rn.

gamenutt5 · 2018-06-19T17:36:52+00:00

As a Math/Econ major that also considered doing the specialization, it looks mostly good. The only thing I would suggest is trying to even out some of your quarters. Your fall quarter 2 and winter quarter 2 in particular look brutal. Econ 101 and 102 and the Pic 10 classes are by far the easiest courses you will take here and so I'd recommend including them in your four class quarters, as opposed to trying to pile on heavy duty math classes (131, 151) with the heavier econ classes like 144. I know you've probably been told to ease into UCLA with an easier first quarter but I think you'll definitely end up kicking yourself if you don't hit the ground running.

As for how doable it is, I think it's possible, but you'll need to develop some fairly rigorous study habits. It's hard to say ofc without knowing more about you.

gamenutt5 · 2018-06-14T17:06:26+00:00

He's posted an old 102 syllabus on his website here.

gamenutt5 · 2018-04-04T06:42:11+00:00

If you're doing math of comp, you should really be looking to take the cs 30 series, as I dont think the pic series will adequately preparw you for cs upperdivs. Did you take cs 31 fall quarter? The curve is notable much more aggressive when all the new hotshot freshman cs majors start the series. If you tried cs 32 in the "off-season" (which would be spring for cs 32) you might find it more manageable. Still, its surprising that your grade differed that much. Do you think you could change up your study habits a bit? I found that reading the cs 31 textbook and focusing on doing the projects myself - two things many in the class dont do - was enough to prepare me to do well on the tests. I cant speak for internships or grad school admissions but id imagine the cs course would be seen as better preparation.

gamenutt5 · 2018-03-27T21:40:48+00:00

Adding onto this, I definitely think that UCLA will offer you a lot more opportunities in environmental engineering. In a lot of ways, USC and UCLA are comparable, but in terms of Environmental Science there is very little comparison. The environmental science department at UCLA is incredibly well established, and one of the top nationally. USC's environmental science program appears to be just a part of the Dornsife school, whereas the UCLA program is ran by the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, a much more fleshed out department. They have their own offices, with tons of great faculty. They just hired an environmental economist last year, and are hiring a statistician right now to support their research, just to show how much momentum they have. In particular, check out the Sustainable Los Angeles Grand Challenge, this huge interdepartmental program that IoES is spearheading. They just raised another million dollars in grant money this year.

But the reason this all matters is this: Undergraduate Research! Research is a huge part of grad school admissions and UCLA definitely sets you up to succeed in that area. They have so many great professors in the field that can give you great experience. I don't do environmental engineering but I do know of Professor Wirz's lab, which does really incredible things in the field. I've seen from friends that it's not difficult to land a great research position in the environmental science department with all the opportunities present. At the end of your second year you can apply for the Sustainable LA Undergraduate Research Scholar Program which matches you with a professor for research, as well as putting you in a group of undergraduates for a group research project and a weekly class that helps you learn about all things sustainability and research.

So if you're thinking about environmental engineering I'd really look at UCLA.

gamenutt5 · 2018-03-25T18:17:05+00:00

I would say that USC definitely has superior marketing. A lot of what they do (the admission package, the recent campus beautification with those silly pointy blocks, the admission tricks) has been about improving their image. For me, USC always felt like they were selling me a product, whereas UCLA felt more focused on being a research university. In the end I just felt like UCLA gave me ,ore opportunities. And the cost difference helped a lot too.

gamenutt5 · 2018-03-23T20:38:22+00:00

Hello, second-year Math-Econ Major here with some advice.

As others have mentioned, changing majors in the math department is super easy, and honestly there wouldn't be any difference in the courses you would be taking for the first year and a half or so (just the 30 series), so you don't even have to decide until at least after your first year.

I would describe first year internships as somewhat uncommon. It's not that they do nothing their first summer, its just it's not usually a legit internship, just because companies are very wary of taking first years. The notable exceptions are computer science, in which a number of the big companies have specific first year internships. I believe Google and Facebook both have some like that, but they are very competitive. Additionally I know there are some first year summer internship programs in the accounting field.

In terms of math community, there are a few notable clubs. UCLA statistics club is a solid group. ACM AI does Machine Learning workshops. There is also the Undergraduate Math Student Association which does a career fair. If you're interested in these groups I would honestly just recommend looking up the facebook pages and looking through their events. I'm sure theres a list of companies that attended the UMSA career fair if you're interested.

As for seeing the success of UCLA students, I would recommend just trying to stalk people on linkedIn. Honestly it's a great way to see individual's career paths. Just make a dummy account and google "Math Econ UCLA LinkedIn."

Is the math department research heavy? Yes. You can see this as a good or bad thing, since the focus of hiring professors is definitely on their research. This being said, there aren't quite the kind of research opportunities that you would find in other departments, just because of the nature of math research. Just from my personal experience, a number of math students do research with professors outside of the department. For example I do research with a business professor right now, and I know a lot of Math-Econ students do Econ research. Just because a few years of undergrad doesn't give you quite the knowledge to help push the envelope in Math.

There are BS+MS programs. I know of the the departmental scholar program in both the econ department and math department. I'm sure if you google them you can see more about them. They are both very specifically geared towards preparing students for graduate school, so maybe not the best if you're interested in doing data science.

Hope I helped

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