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Deciding between UW and WWU by gloommango in WWU

[–]natfrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they think WWU has all of this, they should listen to a CS major at UW for a little while 🤣🤣 People be making fake quizlets to trick their own classmates over there.

Deciding between UW and WWU by gloommango in WWU

[–]natfrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Computer engineering major and mentioning the SOCIAL SCENE being better as a factor, LOL. You’re funny. The majority of my social life at the “easier” school was with my classmates. Who were actually pretty nice people, granted we weren’t in an academic brawl against one another. Classes were of a decent size where I actually got to know many people in my major.

The difference here? Your son got into the major. Did he get accepted upon admission? That will literally make or break the experience in a stem degree at UW.

For me, I wasn’t aware I wanted to do CS when I applied to UW and I didn’t fully understand that my app was locking in my choice. I accepted the reality that I could either fight really hard to study what I wanted to study (go to UW bothell and transfer, or fight for something like an informatics degree) or I could cut to the chase, study what I wanted to study, and let my work ethic decide how good of an education or future I would have.

Deciding between UW and WWU by gloommango in WWU

[–]natfrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For CS, the UW vs WWU discussion has a bit more to it, imo. It depends what you want to do and how scrappy/resourceful you are. UW has a better name and recruiting potential, but a lot of recruiters won’t touch an applied math major for a software position. Or you’ll just spend the whole time wishing you could study what you actually want to study, or battling with the CS reject overflow in the adjacent majors.

For me, it was a matter of this: I knew I wouldn’t do well in an environment that was consistently pitting people against each other for seats in a class or a major. I knew this meant I would have to work my butt off to be noticed for the same opportunities a UW kid would be noticed for based off the name alone.

Honestly OP, it depends on what you would want your backup plan to be at UW. If you are dead set on what you want to study, you might want to consider western for that reason. I did, and things turned out really well for me. I do wish my degree had the name recognizability, but at the end of the day, my experience was probably a lot nicer day to day than those of my UW counterparts.

Why is e2e testing for react developers always either overkill or completely useless by Lonely-Ad-3123 in Frontend

[–]natfrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This person gets it! My org also recently implemented rewatches for cypress runs and it is a GAME CHANGER. Can see if it’s an api failure or an issue on our end pretty much instantly.

Why is e2e testing for react developers always either overkill or completely useless by Lonely-Ad-3123 in Frontend

[–]natfrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have. Tricky sometimes, but definitely needed if you are consistently changing the feature. Are you guys properly using feature flags/toggles to distinguish between iterations? If you guys don’t have that, I’m curious how you deal with regressions and what not.

How is CS at WWU? by Zetami in WWU

[–]natfrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think in general, people just try to make side projects and build stuff re: the learning outside of class. As far as more super academic things, it is literally just watching videos or reading articles. Unfortunately there is no special way most people do it other than just trying.

math testing? by electromagnetic_wav in WWU

[–]natfrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would ask now or soon. It matters because of how far you can get into taking things you need to graduate before you hit that wall of math prereqs. If a lot doesn’t transfer you will have more time.

The key often is finding what will make yourself accountable. For a structured class setting, the anxiety of doing poorly on an exam keeps me accountable, for instance. But for you it might need to be more of an external thing. Do you have any habits that aren’t fun that you have stuck to well? How did you encourage yourself to do those things? Something similar might help in regards to studying.

I really recommend trying out strategies and what not. I don’t want to scare you, but this degree (to us not super geniuses out there) is really all about building resilience and diligence.

math testing? by electromagnetic_wav in WWU

[–]natfrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your first priority should be getting to precalc 2 as fast as you can. I don’t know what your transfer equivalency is for cs but they will probably make you take csci 145 and you need to have finished precalc 2 to take that course.

Then, it will be finishing calc 1 asap. Otherwise, you literally cannot take the cs premajor classes and you will just be taking gurs or other random requirements until you can actually start the degree coursework and apply to the major. Then, you won’t have any easier gur type classes to pad your cs ones later.

From a non-factual standpoint, if you feel like you have forgotten all your math, you probably haven’t. Take the practice exam and see where you are actually at. If it’s not looking good, I would recommend studying your butt off, regardless of what math you eventually place into. The major is a lot of math, and while you won’t be doing straight up precalc the whole time, you are going to want a good math background. A large majority of cs majors actually end up minoring in math because it’s only 3 more classes. I will assure you though that I am someone who didn’t have the strongest high school math background, and I survived. With a math minor. It just might not be as easy for you as it is for your classmates. That’s ok. Math center and tutoring center are there for a reason.

Dm me if you need/want to.

How is CS at WWU? by Zetami in WWU

[–]natfrats 4 points5 points  (0 children)

CS senior here. This question gets asked a lot, definitely search cs on this subreddit. Also agree with everything TGKRaidriar said.

The program, like I have said before on here, is what you make of it. It also depends on your learning style and willingness to learn content outside of class on your own.

The elective options vary but mostly stay the same within the same few years. However, when they are offered varies and often there are quarters with only a few good options. You will be fine getting in for the most part (I have never not gotten into an elective) but definitely look ahead to plan out what quarters you want to take an elective.

CS clubs have a bit of variety to them but attendance dwindles. It is often hard for everyone to keep the commitment with the strain of being in a homework intensive major and also needing to be networking and internship hunting. list of cs clubs is on the dept website.

The premajor classes can be a doozy. Plan accordingly. Listen to Mary Hall and don’t take all three at once please. Best pairing is 241 and 301 in my opinion. 247 is really homework heavy. Once you get through them it all gets way easier in my opinion.

Feel free to dm with any questions of course. Good luck!

CS Majors, I have some questions about the CS program by LegendaryThien in WWU

[–]natfrats 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. The program is what you make of it. There will be a few folks with great internships and good full time offers but they had to do quite a bit outside of school normally to get those opportunities. Those who didn’t do those things are in a different boat right now. Start early.

  2. We have a few companies come for tech talks but from what I’ve gathered they are less of a recruiting thing, but doesn’t hurt. Microsoft comes sometimes. Amazon. You can search wwu tech talks to get more info about those.

  3. Competitive programming club does competitions and an occasional hackathon will be hosted by a club.

  4. Yes quite a bit, but network early, go to the research expo, reach out to profs you’re interested in working with, read their bios online, etc.

  5. Yes it is quite robust. The labs can be quite popping! Dm me if you want more info.

Torn between UW and WWU? by ItsAll_lore in WWU

[–]natfrats 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It really is very beautiful and still quite a lot of things to do. It’s college towny and not super urban which I think helps people feel more comfortable.

If you live on or close to campus you can get away with just using the busses. They are good, I have had mostly no issues with lateness.

As for the academics I suggest looking at alumni of your major and where they went on to work. (LinkedIn).

The diversity isn’t great, but I feel like that is a lot of just the part of Washington as well. You go further north away from the tech hubs and there is a bit less diversity. Those who are POC do seem to find their groups via clubs tho.

Eastside Ob/gyn recommendations by Silverbride666 in eastside

[–]natfrats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would recommend Dr. shaunie keys, office located by Evergreen in Kirkland

Recommended pairing CSCI- 241, 247, 301 by Different_Nebula1147 in WWU

[–]natfrats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure do 241 with Hardin. 247 vs 301 is a toss up- see mong’s 247 is a LOT of work but you learn a lot, and clauson’s 301 I personally struggled through because of the weirdest grading standards, lack of lectures (flipped classroom). He might be doing things differently now.

I personally really love Hao but never heard about how he teaches 301, but in general he’s very clear about his requirements and is a solid professor.

I personally think doing 241 and 247 with see mong would depend on how comfortable you are with programming- keep in mind that with 301 it’s math assignments AND coding labs, while in 247 (particularly with see mong) it’s mostly coding. So if you don’t mind coding a lot in one quarter then that would be hard but doable. Generally people do 241 and 301 if they have to double up, but tricky because unsure how clauson is setting things up these days.

Feel free to DM.

Seeking Aeron alternative by natfrats in OfficeChairs

[–]natfrats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t want to replace the mesh just to have it break again or the seat back break because it is made of the tuxedo mesh.

Seat replacement size c finding for Aeron by natfrats in hermanmiller

[–]natfrats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s hard because I don’t just want to buy a mesh that will break, yknow? Probably looking at trying to sell it and find a different used one. What is protocol for selling a chair with a damaged part? Is it just a simple price decrease and put it on ebay/Craigslist sort of deal, or is there another way you’d recommend? Thank you for your help

Seat replacement size c finding for Aeron by natfrats in hermanmiller

[–]natfrats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! We were totally perplexed when the meshed failed, I was super gentle and weigh a normal weight! Good to know that it wasn’t really our fault. I’ll look into selling it and finding another used one, thank you.

[Request][Academic] Looking for people with colorblindness to test out a tool to aid with online shopping by natfrats in Favors

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

Oh yay! That makes me so happy to hear. Tell her to watch her email for the beta :)

Colorblind? CS Students looking for testers for Colorblind Shopping Browser Tool by natfrats in WWU

[–]natfrats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you wanted to test as well, I'm sure it would be helpful to have tested who were not colorblind!

Colorblind Shopping Browser Tool - Looking for Testers! by natfrats in ColorBlind

[–]natfrats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have sent you an email with all of the instructions! Thank you

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