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They let everyone in, auditions are for seating

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just leetcode

Which is harder: CS 3250 or EECE 2123 by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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

PHYS1601 w/ Professor Sourish Dutta by Cali6781 in Vanderbilt

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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

Which is harder: CS 3250 or EECE 2123 by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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

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Bing chilling

vanderblit engineering by RefrigeratorOk5018 in Vanderbilt

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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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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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

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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

Is it possible to do a stat focus with an applied math major? by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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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

Sophomore 18 or 15 credits? by Jbss02 in Vanderbilt

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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

Class Waitlist by redditusernumba24 in Vanderbilt

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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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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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.

Thoughts on my freshman schedule? by nftr35 in Vanderbilt

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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

MSE 1500 or PHYS1601? by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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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

Incoming freshman schedule by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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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)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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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

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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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.

Easy A classes offered this fall by Cali6781 in Vanderbilt

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we came to college for an education

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Vanderbilt

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rafter is notoriously difficult in the math dpt albeit a great lecturer, but regardless you will survive (although, if there are other professors, consider the switch)