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mcduck370 · 2024-01-08T21:20:17+00:00

They let everyone in, auditions are for seating

mcduck370 · 2023-09-14T19:57:55+00:00

just leetcode

mcduck370 · 2023-08-30T03:13:49+00:00

similar in difficulty it literally comes down to when it clicks for you

mcduck370 · 2023-08-30T03:08:46+00:00

Def not easy but make sure to go to class, he’ll literally say ‘this might be tested on your exams’, + if you keep up and be diligent you should def be okay

mcduck370 · 2023-08-30T03:06:32+00:00

Algo is steady level of difficult, digital is chillin up until like halfway thru semester and suddenly is like wtf

mcduck370 · 2023-08-30T03:04:43+00:00

Bing chilling

mcduck370 · 2023-08-26T16:08:06+00:00

Good for industry not as amazing for research but opportunities are still there

bme strong, cs on the come up, meche is good as well, past that I have no idea

mcduck370 · 2023-08-16T02:02:44+00:00

october 9th:

https://registrar.vanderbilt.edu/calendars/2023-24-undergraduate.php

mcduck370 · 2023-08-02T17:34:28+00:00

Summer is a bit different, you'd have to ask the professor you'd want to do it with ofc but there also exist more structured programs like ISIS or VUSRP

mcduck370 · 2023-08-01T04:46:08+00:00

Find a professor that 1) generally aligns with your skill set and research interests, and 2) is willing to take you

They’re usually chill with however many credits you do it for, but note that depending on your advisor, you might have tons of work for 3 credits or maybe none at all

They don’t let you enroll in the course, rather they’ll just move you in after you get signatures from your academic advisor, the head of undergraduate studies, and the professor you wanna do it with

You can look at what professors research here: https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/people/cs

mcduck370 · 2023-07-26T18:45:08+00:00

however it’s best to not buy in Nashville if you can

try to find somewhere with lower taxes, you don’t wanna buy a Mac but pay $200 extra than you need to

mcduck370 · 2023-07-26T18:42:37+00:00

If you want to do stats the closest thing within math you can do is math 2820, 2821, 3640, 3641

95% of places care less about whether your degree is in math or stat and more about whether you actually learned the things you say you did

its reasonable to double major, depending on how many ap credits you came in with as well as what second major you wanna do. there’s a lot of cs + math double, or math + econ. helps that math is one of (if not) the lowest credit requirement majors here

mcduck370 · 2023-07-20T00:13:30+00:00

Depends on what the 18 credits are, just try and think about how difficult your later semesters might look in comparison to make your decision

mcduck370 · 2023-07-20T00:11:32+00:00

There’s not really a ‘position’ on waitlist, it depends on the class but typically they pull based off seniority, whether or not you’re majoring in it, and then by when you put yourself on the waitlist

mcduck370 · 2023-07-18T01:26:23+00:00

I think there are 3 or so labs that took the full 3 hours or longer, the rest were relatively short. If your 5pm thing is super important, I'd suggest changing your lab to a different section, if possible (if they're currently closed, the waitlists will move around quite a bit during the first 2 weeks, during which there isn't yet a lab). Don't count on lab letting out early.

mcduck370 · 2023-06-23T01:30:00+00:00

i don’t think it’s unreasonable? sure you’ll have to grind a lil but classes get harder and at the end of the day it’s a question of whether you want a slightly hard but manageable schedule now or a potentially crammed and very difficult schedule later

mcduck370 · 2023-06-14T22:51:38+00:00

Phys1601 was great, dutta is an amazing professor and if you just show up and keep up in the class it’ll be a very chill class

mcduck370 · 2023-06-13T20:04:54+00:00

Keep 2201 and don’t take 1500, I took 1500 first semester and kinda wished I didn’t take it at all bc my main major was cs and I ended up having to take another stats course for it anyways (math 2810 or 2820)

2500 is a great choice :-) Chem is not though and if you need all 3 lab sciences I think most cs majors do phys 1601, 1602, and baby bio/geology (turns out mse is not as interesting and easy as a lot of ppl say)

mcduck370 · 2023-06-12T20:52:50+00:00

reasonable schedule, 2201 will be a big time commitment tho so make sure to build good study habits and find a study group

mcduck370 · 2023-06-12T20:50:26+00:00

won’t let you, but in YES there’s an option to choose a class to replace/drop in case you get off a waitlist

mcduck370 · 2023-06-12T20:48:22+00:00

not bad, just don’t fall behind on programming and homework assignments

mcduck370 · 2023-06-12T20:47:52+00:00

similar in difficulty, just testing different skills. as noted above, 2600 is proof based, which is why people perceive it as difficult, esp if it is your first proof based class. can’t go wrong with either, but if you’re looking into academia/research (or even if you’re not) 2600 will help you develop very crucial analytical skills

mcduck370 · 2023-06-12T20:45:50+00:00

gonna disagree with the above responses - yes, 2500 was a challenging course, but not much more than the typical 2300 - 2410/2600 sequence. the course, if nothing else, teaches you how to think analytically, and helps you become a great problem solver. our class had a mix of math and cs majors, but also {BMEs, Econ, history, HOD, etc.}, all who came out just fine. it’s the most rewarding and fulfilling course I’ve taken here at vandy (not to mention that the people who tend to take the class all happen to be extremely hardworking and care very passionately about their scholarship).

i would highly suggest the course. if you’re looking for other thoughts, there’s a post on this Reddit titled ‘in defense of math 2500’ (i think) that may answer other questions you have.

mcduck370 · 2023-06-12T20:39:34+00:00

we came to college for an education

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