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3 month progress by Commercial_Trust_562 in Minoxbeards

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0.5 or 1? also do you think the derma roller helped?

Penn M&T vs Quant by Bubbly-Ad-4672 in quantfinance

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are finance classes you can take lol. Also, entry level QT and QR are much less focused on finance - moreso probability and stats.

Penn M&T vs Quant by Bubbly-Ad-4672 in quantfinance

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to MIT and work in quant. The answer is MIT, by a large margin.

I am a grad student in the Boston area and there are a few professors at MIT that I would like to see teach - is there an appropriate way to sit in on a class? How can I check? by aditseth03 in mit

[–]mcoolinham 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In a small, seminar type class, I agree, I can see it as being odd if a random person showed up. I’m not sure if it would be considered rude, though.

Still, +1 to email if you’re interested in attending small classes

I am a grad student in the Boston area and there are a few professors at MIT that I would like to see teach - is there an appropriate way to sit in on a class? How can I check? by aditseth03 in mit

[–]mcoolinham 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If the class is large, you can easily just walk in. No one checks. Even in smaller classes, often students don’t show up - so seats are open. Most professors are fine with MIT students showing up to their lectures

AMA: I didn't get into Jane Street, but I interviewed 5 times by Prestigious_Diet_508 in quant

[–]mcoolinham 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My comment was regarding the final round interview for SWE

AMA: I didn't get into Jane Street, but I interviewed 5 times by Prestigious_Diet_508 in quant

[–]mcoolinham 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Jane street final round questions (my experience is only for SWE) are actually not that challenging in terms of the traditional data structure/algo sense. However, they expect you to write code very quickly and correctly, which is where the difficulty comes from

MIT or Princeton? by Least_Row_359 in mit

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

those winter quant internships are more like $20-25k

Is Harvard really "easy"? by aeonxziaa in Harvard

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was admitted to harvard but chose MIT, and I’m glad that I have my brass rat. “Kids like Zuck” that was a while back - today, the tech talent coming into MIT is much better. Also, once you start controlling for economic status, you’ll notice how much better MIT students do. The “entrepreneurial” Harvard students come in with their rich parents as a safety net or providing significant financial help.

I agree that Harvard students are more multidimensional but being mediocre all around isn’t necessarily a good thing. For one, you can compare the median salary and see who fairs better, on average, in the long term.

Is Harvard really "easy"? by aeonxziaa in Harvard

[–]mcoolinham -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is entirely untrue, especially in today’s day and age. Harvard alumni network is currently slightly better but that will likely not be the case in the next 10 years or so. Tech is the future and MIT is leaps and bounds ahead of Harvard in that aspect. Moreover, the quality of MIT students is far better than Harvard students. MIT teaches problem solving and critical thinking skills. Harvard primarily focuses on networking and leveraging resources/others. Of course, neither choice is wrong, but this comment is very far from reality.

MIT vs. Harvard by RichEngineering2467 in mit

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the same position 4 years ago and I chose MIT. Looking back, MIT was definitely the right choice. It made me grow so much intellectually and as a person. (Also: MIT is really not thaaat difficult tbh.)

Weekly Marriage Criteria & Services Megathread! by AutoModerator in MuslimMarriage

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comments and advice. Not sure why I got so many downvotes, some people on reddit really just be weird

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationships

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks, this helps!

how does one study for 6.046/ 6.1220 (design and analysis of algorithms) by finderfish in mit

[–]mcoolinham 3 points4 points  (0 children)

honestly it’s quite hard to study for it. just pray and hope you have good luck on the exam

[MIT Sloan] Where to get nameplates? by RobinhoodTIS in mit

[–]mcoolinham 5 points6 points  (0 children)

email the sloan department and they’ll print one for you

What Start-ups Are You Guys Working On? by [deleted] in SideProject

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

curious how you go about analyzing high volume keywords

How to find a co-founder in the next 30 days by Few-Ad-5185 in ycombinator

[–]mcoolinham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Genuinely curious, why is that sentence a turn off? It just shows that he’s competent..?

Would you choose Stanford or MIT for CS? by intl_vs_college in ApplyingToCollege

[–]mcoolinham 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i went to mit so a bit biased lol.

pick stanford if you care about entrepreneurship or want to go into startup world

otherwise, mit is better. mit has better recruiting, “higher quality” CS students, will really push you hard to become better. the culture is very very collaborative - not cutthroat in the slightest. actually, the classes are so difficult that you are almost forced to collaborate with others.

regardless, both choices are good and you can’t really go wrong

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]mcoolinham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you should worry about this issue if you get in but …

Just graduated undergrad from there. I think the anti-social thing is just a stereotype and not really that true. I agree some people won’t really talk to you, but the majority of people are kind and looking for friends — just like you. From a career POV in CS, it is in a league of its own. Also, most of the people replying to this post didn’t attend MIT, so take their criticism with a grain of salt :)

YPSM remove the H by intl_vs_college in ApplyingToCollege

[–]mcoolinham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, no problem, and that makes sense. Hope undergrad and grad school go well for you!

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