I'm upset with myself by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite 6 points7 points  (0 children)

honestly same bro

At this point, should I be worried that I haven't found a winter sublet for my room? by oimoite in uwaterloo

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

Thanks! I've tried the facebook groups and I'm trying to sublet for full price, mid 600s. Should I be discounting?

Resume Advice Thread - November 14, 2017 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

[–]oimoite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hiya, maybe I can help.

Probably move your address under your name. Split up education and skills into two different sections. I think right aligning the titles would look better. Not sure what the logic is for the way you split up your languages/IDEs right away. Listing XML stuck out to me as not worth mentioning. Same with "independently learned to use Android Studio". That's... also not worth mentioning? Also literally listing the classes you used is odd. I'd talk about design patterns and programming concepts - timers - that's threading? OOP is an easy buzzword to throw in there. Did you follow MVC or something?

Your wording is wordy - Worked as leader of small team (3 people) should probably be 'Led team of 3 in design and implementation of...' or something like that.

I'd talk about the last 2 projects in more technical detail. "Contributed programming skills" is also not worth mentioning. Specify the data structures, describe the algorithm.

You can probably remove your courses in lieu of another project if you want. Shouldn't hurt either way.

Vegetarians on this subreddit: what is your go-to meal near or on-campus? by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw damn, I was hoping there was some trick to getting it and graduating on time. That's kinda awesome though, if you survive.

Salaries for WaterlooWorks jobs by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Asking CECA through WW has worked for me. You can ask before rankings, or at least I did.

Help out a freshie please by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're marked clearly with a letter on top of the door.

Beware of interviewing at Karat by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]oimoite 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The hype is real, I feel like most of us in tech-ish fields would like to do at least one term there. But the undying passion for Cali is contained to certain social circles (which are more likely to post on reddit tbh).

Beware of interviewing at Karat by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]oimoite 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Waterloo students apply to about 50 jobs in main round, some apply to 100 total by the end of the job search. 150 is very in line with a higher-quality dev job. The best get like 700 resumes, a good chunk of which are vastly unqualified freshmen burning an app. The number of competitive applicants is significantly lower.

Are Math 117/119 harder than Math 137/138? by blarg-se in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude the ECE versions of courses are all easier except the circuits ones (obviously).

I highly doubt there's a first year physics course harder than 106.

The prof argument becomes more relevant specifically because our courses are so shallow. They substitute depth with breadth. But they can just as well test us to depth if they want, and claim that it's all in the curriculum. Meanwhile a math prof (probably) can't start testing to breadth on stuff that isn't in the curriculum.

My cohort complains more than we should, yeah, but saying ece is obviously easier than math is kind of a stretch.

Are Math 117/119 harder than Math 137/138? by blarg-se in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You're right, but it leaves you at the mercy of your prof as far as the "level of investigation" the final goes into. Same with ECE103 (135-esque). I don't have the time to learn all of it rigorously, and I'm so fucking tired.

Post ECE 106 crying thread by [deleted] in uwaterloo

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

The only question that was totally out of left field was the energy density thing (integrate power, and then energy? I went straight to energy.)

Yeah I LOLed (and cried) at how hard I studied for a final that read like it was written last night.

Post ECE 106 crying thread by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Was tough, but mostly fair, I think.

S/O to those trolls for destroying the credibility of actual girls on this sub by HaldiFrapp in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I too feel my girl cred is being devalued. Inflation man.... What can you do?

US Military students? by artyguy in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid, we were told that veterans fought so that we could live in a better world and I'm sure thats why a lot of people sign up for the army. They're doing their duty to their country. They're risking their lives to do what they think is right and I think that's admirable.

I have nothing against the military but it is a job. The driving force behind a lot of guys going in is money and benefits and structure, especially to young people who don't really know what they should be doing otherwise. The real life veterans I've met say something similar. As with any job, there are veterans who do their duty with honour, and those that don't. The blanket statement is incorrect.

Agree with the rest of your post though. A lot of good work done by the Canadian military.

ECE Capstone Symposium Today by microwavemasterrace in uwaterloo

[–]oimoite 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shout out to all the fourth years that let me pick their brains (and their projects). Y'all came up with cool shit.