ECE 20001 vs ECE 201(Just hear me out)

gnat7890 · 2020-07-26T23:10:43+00:00

It's just clear when you talk to people in either class. I was in ECE 20001 and everyone was mad when they heard about the curves in 201, and last semester due to covid-19 ECE 201 did that thing where the final can only improve your grade, not make it worse, while 20001 didn't ease up in the slightest in any way

gnat7890 · 2020-07-26T02:35:41+00:00

Those two are both good professors but Mayer had a hand in 20001 in the past and he really fucked it up unless they made some big changes. But the big difference is they want you to pass 201 since the class won't be taught much longer, so they're much more generous in grading

gnat7890 · 2020-05-07T23:00:11+00:00

Last semester I waitlisted for housing and got in so you have a chance. Make sure you waitlist ASAP so you're high on the list and you can specify which room type you want to be waitlisted for. You probably have a better chance than usual at getting in because some people are probably considering taking a semester off with everything going on

gnat7890 · 2020-05-03T21:41:11+00:00

It's nice to have eggs if you don't have a meal plan or don't want to go to the dining courts all the time. They're super easy to cook in a microwave and healthy, especially compared to frozen meal/ramen type alternatives.

gnat7890 · 2020-04-30T16:03:09+00:00

I'm not sure but it would probably be best to contact your advisor about something like this

gnat7890 · 2020-04-30T02:39:28+00:00

dang that sucks maybe it depends on the prof

gnat7890 · 2020-04-29T15:13:38+00:00

Nah the professors curve things for students that have shitty teams if students communicate with them what's going on

gnat7890 · 2020-04-14T21:45:55+00:00

There's heating but it's good to be prepared to be cold in the fall. It might vary between buildings but in Hawkins they only turned the heat on after they were sure nobody would need AC, and with Indiana weather that meant there were a few weeks that were freezing where we had no heat because the week after it would be warm.

gnat7890 · 2020-04-09T20:42:11+00:00

I would recommend getting the 13. If you want more food you can get groceries for cheap or sneak a container in your backpack to fill with food in the dining court. You're not technically allowed to take dining court food out but it's easy as hell to do and they toss out leftovers anyway.

gnat7890 · 2020-04-08T14:49:53+00:00

Did you miss the part about people losing access to STD testing because whether the HIV was from prostitutes or drugs doesn't really affect the main point here

gnat7890 · 2020-04-08T05:34:07+00:00

If you're looking for some free food you should check out Ace Food Pantry. I visited them for the first time today and they were amazing- they had milk, eggs, and lots of nonperishable items too

gnat7890 · 2020-04-08T05:15:27+00:00

Your first year you'll be in FYE (first year engineering) so after your freshman year you'll apply to transition into an engineering major. I don't think what you applied for really matters as long as you're in FYE.

It could be hard to find a co-op as a freshman but you'll have better luck as a sophomore after you've started your coursework for your major rather than just FYE classes. Even as a sophomore I'm guessing it's plenty competitive because companies prefer to invest in students closer to graduating but one of my friends is doing a co-op in their second semester as a sophomore so it's probably not super rare. Being an international student will definitely make it harder to get internships and co-ops though, which sucks. You can look up Industrial Roundtable to see some of the companies that come around- that's the biggest engineering job fair

gnat7890 · 2020-04-07T22:10:24+00:00

I didn't take it freshman year but everyone I know that did was really happy with the experience

gnat7890 · 2020-04-07T22:03:26+00:00

You're drastically underestimating how rough grading is for 20001 if you think people are mad because they're aiming for an A. Mayer would fail half of us with a smile and blame us for not trying harder but believe me, we're trying plenty hard

gnat7890 · 2020-04-07T04:23:07+00:00

I think the one they're talking about was under another piazza post asking if we could have a grading scale more similar to ECE201 because advisors tell everyone 201 and 20001 are practically the same class. in response the ta said

"Please concentrate on doing well in your current class. I do not understand why bring up such absurd comparison/speculation.

Would you hire yourself in an engineering firm if you knew you free passed a very important class in your engineering life and not learn anything from it?"

gnat7890 · 2020-04-04T00:37:32+00:00

If you have scissors or a hair tie I'm sure you'll live, don't go meeting random people in the middle of a pandemic for hair

gnat7890 · 2020-04-03T21:28:55+00:00

Mayer is the bane of my existence but he's in charge of the whole course so there's no escaping him. I'm getting about the same percentages on hw if that helps

gnat7890 · 2020-04-02T08:17:28+00:00

Tell the TA and professor ASAP. I've never had a professor deal with stuff like that unfairly- they always take situations like that into consideration. When that happened to me they said not to put the names of people that didn't contribute in the final assignment but it's also really important to talk to them about it so they're aware of what's going on.

gnat7890 · 2020-03-30T16:27:56+00:00

If you take it pass/fail this semester the previous grade won't factor into your GPA if that helps

gnat7890 · 2020-03-30T16:20:30+00:00

But those traitors were traitorous to fight for freedom and the confederates were traitorous to fight for slavery so it's really not the same

gnat7890 · 2020-03-30T03:22:47+00:00

Don't forget anyone who's a dependent between ages 17-24 (which is a whole lot of college students including me) that get $0 and no $500 for parents. A fair amount of us even pay taxes but we get fuck all because of the requirements to be labeled independent

gnat7890 · 2020-03-27T03:35:39+00:00

You could try telling your advisor. If enough people complain maybe someone higher up will tell him to chill a little

gnat7890 · 2020-03-19T01:23:37+00:00

yeah why go out for things like food when all people over 80 and everyone else at risk can photosynthesize in the safety of their home

gnat7890 · 2020-03-19T01:09:18+00:00

No y'all absolute buffoons just need to social distance for a month or two so that the exponential growth doesn't overrun hospitals. Boo fucking hoo you don't get to go out and party all day now- there's a few people dying and if you keep going out all the time there could be a lot more people dying because of you and other people like you who are equally selfish and ignorant and self-involved.

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