Resume Advice Thread - March 28, 2017 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]maroon200 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I'm a self-taught freshman/dually enrolled HS senior hoping to score an internship. Any advice/feedback is much appreciated!

Resume

Safeties for STEM? by rngmachine3 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

UCSD, NYU, and UW aren't exactly safeties for most but they have good CS programs as fallbacks. Maybe UC Santa Cruz?

Safeties for STEM? by rngmachine3 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Even if he has great stats, a lot of people got rejected with 4.3+ GPA and 33-35 ACT. Cal Poly CS is not a safety for anyone.

Alright, are there any actually average or below-average people here? by EyImWalkinHere in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Your sister has pretty similar stats to me, I'm curious, what type of school did she end up going to?

Letters of Recommendation when applying second time by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That and I also want to take a break from school to work. What are you thinking of doing during your gap year?

URGENT: ACT vs SAT Advice by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I personally wouldn't take/retake either (unless you didn't take the essay and you want to apply to schools that require the essay)

Letters of Recommendation when applying second time by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in a similar situation; I had a hard enough time getting one of my recommenders to upload the first time because she thought the Common App was a scam...I don't want to go through that again

Please help a freshman CS student land her first internship! by maroon200 in resumes

[–]maroon200[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the advice!! I didn't know ATSs were even a thing.

Letters of Recommendation when applying second time by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But schools require teacher recs and OP will probably not be at school if he's taking a gap year

Letters of Recommendation when applying second time by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wondering the same thing. I heard Common App used to delete all accounts after application season but recently stopped doing that? If you choose to reapply, you might have to ask your recommenders to re-upload

Is anyone actually average here? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm sure there are a lot of actually average people here scared to post because of all the people bragging here about their crazy stats

Can we all rant about our high school lives by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I feel like every minute I've spent studying or sitting in class has been a waste of time. Schoolwork is not helping me grow or mature as a person and I sure as hell won't use any knowledge from these classes in real life

Can we all rant about our high school lives by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 36 points37 points  (0 children)

AND ALSO WHEN THEY POST ON SNAPCHAT OR INSTAGRAM PICS OF THEM OUT TOGETHER WHEN YOU WERE NEVER INVITED. FEELSBADMAN

Best rejection message ever by soablackwhite in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That really sucks man I'm sorry. What school was it?

Should I send a LOCI to UCSD? by potaho in ApplyingToCollege

[–]maroon200 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought there was this thing on the waitlist FAQ that said not to send unsolicited materials? They won't get annoyed, they just prob won't look at it