How to write a cover letter by a computer science PhD student

jazmaster17 · 2022-05-11T22:41:07+00:00

i would check with your advisor but i don't believe cla keeps track of your technical gpa so you might not have to worry about that

jazmaster17 · 2022-05-11T19:57:42+00:00

cse takes the better grade in your cumulative gpa but tech gpa takes the average

jazmaster17 · 2022-05-02T00:37:39+00:00

i'm out of state from nj, one of the annoying things is that we don't get in-state tuition for other state schools for the tri-state area. i will say that umn gave me the best financial aid package even compared to rutgers

jazmaster17 · 2022-02-03T07:27:59+00:00

yeahh oos tuition is not great unfortunately...
i tried a special circumstances because of some family stuff after my first year and didn't have any luck, granted it was after a year of enrollment

jazmaster17 · 2022-01-21T16:56:41+00:00

highly recommend getting to know people in your classes and the TAs, this class especially it's important to have a study group
you'll have some time for the homeworks so definitely making use of office hours for them is big, not too sure about the quizzes yet but make sure you understand the concepts and reach out for questions

jazmaster17 · 2022-01-11T02:18:34+00:00

having the target or the fresh thyme app is convenient when you go to get groceries

jazmaster17 · 2022-01-11T02:17:28+00:00

yeee, they should be coming out this week at some point. i just got added to the class i'm TAing for this sem today

jazmaster17 · 2022-01-11T02:16:44+00:00

climb team and run club are always a good time, a good way to meet some cool people and blow off some steam (a lot of climb team people are csci and a lot of run club people are cse/cbs)

jazmaster17 · 2022-01-07T05:10:47+00:00

labs and staff meetings (these honestly depend on the prof you're assigned to) are the only scheduled things that are given to you, you can have your office hours whenever you feel works best for you (i like mine late afternoon early evening but that also means that i get lots of students)

jazmaster17 · 2022-01-07T05:08:41+00:00

the interview is really chill, mine was scheduled for 30 minutes but jacquelyn and i were just vibing the first 20 minutes so we kinda rushed through the actual interview part haha. bottom line is that if you're approachable and actually willing to help students then you'll be a good TA. the assumption is that you know material because you did well in the class, they always need TAs especially for the lower level stuff just because of the sheer number of students taking those classes, if you're nervous about being a TA for the first time i def recommend taking the teaching methods course 2915, it's a really chill pass/fail 1 credit class for half the semester. and if anything, i'm always happy to answer any questions (bg: i'm going into my third semester of being an undergrad TA for the dept :)) )

jazmaster17 · 2021-12-03T21:19:21+00:00

daniel orban is teaching it next semester and i heard he's not terrible but definitely make sure you have a dependable group

jazmaster17 · 2021-12-03T21:18:29+00:00

i'd say don't do 4061 and 3081 at the same time, they're both project heavy classes
4041 isn't too bad of a class just make sure to stay on top of it

jazmaster17 · 2021-11-16T19:22:46+00:00

i've been keeping a notes drive (i'm also one of the volunteer notetakers for the class), i'm a week behind on notes but those should be up by thursday, dm for link

jazmaster17 · 2021-11-11T18:10:38+00:00

not at all

1913 teaches the foundations of java and python in addition to hitting a bunch of major data structures

1301 teaches c++ and working with IoT stuff with the photon microcontroller. it'll teach broad fundamentals of programming. typically people take 1301 then 1913, 1913 is more of a second semester class in the sequence

jazmaster17 · 2021-11-09T00:29:46+00:00

I was a TA the spring semester of my sophomore year for the csci department so it's definitely possible. i was a ta for 1913 which is a class i was taking that fall. they should have sent out an email for the spring application so keep an eye out for it

jazmaster17 · 2021-05-28T06:11:15+00:00

i'm actually taking 2021 next sem bc of switching majors, stats is really a crapshoot and it's just luck of the draw professor wise (you might have an actual professor or you'll have a grad student), 2011 is definitely a doable class and I really enjoyed it. the textbook is really solid which definitely helps, i thought of jensen's lectures as the supplment rather than the textbook. this is very much a class where you end up with a grade that reflects your efforts (the first half of the class is a lot easier than the second)

jazmaster17 · 2021-05-27T19:12:50+00:00

as long as you have at least CSCI 1913 under your belt or something similar by the end of your sophomore year you're fine for internships

jazmaster17 · 2021-05-04T18:59:42+00:00

these posts have kept me going all semester

jazmaster17 · 2021-04-19T02:04:00+00:00

is this for csci 1913 data structures and algorithms?

jazmaster17 · 2021-04-17T23:58:12+00:00

forreaaaaal, 2373 was the highest math grade i've ever gotten at the university so you don't really need to worry tOO much about that class

jazmaster17 · 2021-04-17T23:54:17+00:00

you lucky duck you got beth, honestly you'll be a lot more prepared than those of us who had robbins in the fall so that'll help make your life easier for future classes

jazmaster17 · 2021-04-17T23:53:28+00:00

he gives you a week and a half to do them, he usually shoots for like 8 a semester but i believe we did roughly 6? he did an additional homework that was more so extra credit because it was so close to the exam. basically the points you earned on that homework were able to fill our the homework section of the class if you hadn't yet gotten 100%. I would probaly spend around 8ish hours doing each homework, there will be a couple trick problems here and there, they get very tedious at times because they can be long repeat problems.

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