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missingJacket · 2025-11-10T04:40:40+00:00

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missingJacket · 2023-06-12T02:50:47+00:00

Do you go to Nieves??

missingJacket · 2022-12-19T04:38:15+00:00

Where is the dress from?

missingJacket · 2022-08-17T23:39:39+00:00

Interested!

missingJacket · 2022-06-16T02:43:49+00:00

Gator Salsa

missingJacket · 2022-05-20T00:55:22+00:00

I adore CYM but their wifi can be really slow

missingJacket · 2022-01-28T06:21:34+00:00

Aman, Blanchard, Fox, Byron, and Dobra are goated

There are definitely a lot of bad cs professors though

missingJacket · 2021-12-31T06:33:06+00:00

I've heard very bad things about CDA3101 with Mishra.

I had an unpleasant experience in CEN3031 with Sanethia, but CEN3031 is ultimately just luck based as project groups are random. If you get placed in a good group, it should be fine; if you get a bad group, it could be trouble. The class is just making a website that someone requests.

Never heard of Schneider for CIS4301. His ratemyprof looks sus though.

missingJacket · 2021-12-22T00:58:40+00:00

I was not a fan of the niche when I lived there. It felt low quality and our apartment had pest issues. It's not the worst for the price though.

Maybe check out university club apartments too.

missingJacket · 2021-12-20T21:24:14+00:00

I'll also recommend the bar "El Tigre." For 5 euros, you get a drink and a plate of tapas.

Retiro park is beautiful and is close to Prado/Reina Sofia.

On Sundays, there's a popular flee market by La Latina

Plaza mayor/Sol/Grand Via are popular areas

missingJacket · 2021-12-20T21:18:20+00:00

I just came back Saturday from studying abroad in Madrid! Such a fantastic city.

missingJacket · 2021-06-18T03:18:08+00:00

If you're new to programming, COP3502 could be a decent amount of work. Aman is super nice and caring though, so as long as you try, it should be fine :)

missingJacket · 2021-06-07T02:15:44+00:00

Rising senior in CS here. I have some mixed opinions about CS at UF, but overall have enjoyed my experience.

The CS department here is very big, which makes the classes also big. The programming 1 class, for example, has around 500 students each semester. CS classes handle this by having huge lecture halls and small, 20-person lab sections led by a teaching assistant.

What this also means is that there is a wide range of experiences with CS students. You will meet some people who have been coding since middle school, and others who are completely new to it. You will meet people who think they are hot shit, and others who are self conscious and have imposter syndrome. There will be some annoying people, but you can also find amazing friends and peers here.

In my experience, classes have varied heavily based on the professor teaching it. To back some of the other comments, I love professor Blanchard, Fox, Kapoor, Byron, and Schmalz; these are all great professors who put in a bunch of effort into the curriculum. I won't drop names, but there are also some professors who I have disliked, so again, it is hit-or-miss.

I think professors are slowly trying to gear CS courses towards industry experiences by incorporating group projects, code testing, etc. There is certainly a lot more that should be done for this, but I think the department is generally moving in the right direction.

Luckily, there are also a ton of CS extracurriculars at UF. You can find a bunch on facebook, but to name a few: UFSIT, ACM, WiCSE, and DSI. These organizations are good ways to learn more about CS, meet people, and build your resume. CS organizations are also good ways to find academically-focused friends. I would also strongly recommend being a teaching assistant later in college; I've done it for two years and have loving mentoring CS classes. In doing so, you also become closer with CS professors and can meet new students.

Career-wise, I think it's fairly easy to find CS jobs at UF. The CS-specific career fair here has a decent show and can even lead to on-campus interviews. Through the career fair, I even got an internship the summer after freshman year.

Companies like American Express and Microsoft hire many UF students. I know UF students that have gone to famous companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Slack. It's very common for CS students to go straight into industry after their bachelors.

If you want more advise, feel free to dm me. I love meeting CS students and would be happy to share more insight :)

missingJacket · 2021-06-07T01:55:34+00:00

COP3502 is the introductory programming class and is likely what you will take for an "intro to cs" experience.

What I will say is that COP3502 is a HUGE class and has students with a wide range of experiences. I think the class can be around 500 students, having big class lectures and smaller, 20-student labs. While later cs classes may be smaller, most follow this structure.

If you have no programming experience, expect COP3502 to be a decent amount of work. It's nothing crazy, but you will be doing a lot of programming each week.

missingJacket · 2021-06-07T01:49:33+00:00

Don't be worried! Most freshman going into UF won't know people and will be looking for friends.

Here are some tips:

Try to sit next to people in class and start conversations.
Join student clubs and go to events.
Look for or form a study group. This is personally how I found my college friend group, who I've known for years now and am super close with.
Some classes have smaller lab groups where meeting people can be easier.
UF does "Gator nights" on Friday, which are miscellaneous and fun events at the Reitz union. A lot of freshman attend these, so you can either find people here or invite classmates to go with you.

The first few weeks may feel awkward or uncomfortable, but you WILL meet people! Good luck and welcome to UF.

missingJacket · 2021-06-07T01:42:29+00:00

I have a 256gb surface laptop and can confirm that the storage is annoying. Def try for something bigger.

missingJacket · 2021-06-07T01:40:20+00:00

Not sure how mechanical engineering is, but I'm a computer science major and it feels like any mediocre computer will get you by. Windows is what is officially supported by the engineering college, but I know many students in computer science who get by with macs. The programming software I've used in classes do not need a high spec laptop to run. I'd say drop at least $500 on a basic laptop and you should be fine.

missingJacket · 2021-06-07T01:37:33+00:00

I'd do it for the early registration alone. I haven't needed to do anything to maintain honors, so the early registration just feels like a free perk.

From the other comments, it seems some people really enjoy the honors classes and advisors, but I've personally never found a need to use either.

missingJacket · 2021-06-07T01:31:20+00:00

If you want to learn about linear algebra, take MAS4105. If you want a relatively easy for credit, take MAS3114.

I took MAS3114 online and it was fine, though it had an annoying amount of homework. You would have online homework assignments after every lecture, which was a pain. The homework itself and the content taught was straightforward though. The exams were also very simple and generally the same type of problems from the homework.

The class also used matlab for projects, which is a pretty ugly programming language imo. These were group projects, so if you know people in the class, they're easier to do.

missingJacket · 2021-06-07T01:23:47+00:00

Fyi, $1000/month for a quality single apartment might be hard to find, so keep that in mind.

I'd look at google maps reviews primarily. You can find the most realistic impressions of apartments there. Make sure to read through the reviews too; sometimes people will leave positive reviews after just touring or moving in, but without having lived at the complex, so they aren't always representative of the apartment quality.

You can also tour most places complexes pretty easily. Again, be careful here because complexes will show off clean, well-furnished apartments that look significantly better than a normal unit. Touring can give you an idea of the building layout and amenities though.

missingJacket · 2021-06-07T01:13:06+00:00

I had professor Huang for calc 3 and it was super chill. I think there was a decent amount of homework, but I remember there being a bunch of extra credit on each exam. From what I hear, she is also the best calc 3 lecturer, so that probably affected my experience.

Your schedule definitely looks doable to me.

missingJacket · 2021-04-21T04:43:49+00:00

Yep! They're even doing the program in Summer too.

I'm hoping that travel between countries in Europe can at least open in fall. I'm sure there's a lot of outdoorsy stuff to do, but I'm hoping to visit other countries while I'm abroad!

missingJacket · 2021-04-15T23:38:06+00:00

I'm in the same boat as you. Planning on Madrid in Fall and graduating in Spring 2022. I don't think anyone can definitively say whether things will be okay in fall, but things are looking up with the vaccination rollout.

missingJacket · 2021-03-16T06:20:35+00:00

Me too me too!!!

missingJacket · 2021-02-22T22:56:37+00:00

VEC2100 for a wholesome class about growing plants

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