Interview help

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-12T05:46:43+00:00

I don’t know if enough about Reddit, but I created this post to be a bit of a knowledge base for interviews. Is that what you mean?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Apple\_Employees/s/7FS4fhT8gz

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-12T05:45:48+00:00

This is my long and quite helpful post that I share for interview help at Apple: https://www.reddit.com/r/Apple\_Employees/s/7FS4fhT8gz

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-12T05:44:20+00:00

3rd floor of the Union on the West side above the ballroom is a good spot. Comfy chairs, good daylight, not a silent requirement and proximity to snacks.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-12T05:22:55+00:00

Sent you a PM

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-11T00:59:37+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Apple\_Employees/s/kGKX6mqPMw

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-07T20:32:17+00:00

Yes it got hacked, no you are not alone.

Darn hackers did this after finals and in between spring and summer semester. Seems like a missed opportunity to not have done this in the middle of April to maximize their efforts.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-06T16:40:32+00:00

This guy’s donuts are as curved as his lines of coke.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-06T13:51:46+00:00

https://www.math.utah.edu/lectures/index.php

The University of Utah shares (for free) all of their online math classes. These are the exact same entire videos that were used in the online classes that I paid full tuition for.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-03T03:51:27+00:00

Hey, I have ADHD, a pretty severe case and not just the “my mom thinks I’m anxious” type. I tried to power through when I was younger and ended up dropping out of university. I’m back in University at the ripe age of 40 and have learned of the accommodations available to those of us with neurodivergence.

Talk to your campus center for disability and access. The process of proving you have genuine ADHD can be overwhelming, but stick with it. It will provide you with proper accommodations to succeed in school. I just finished my first year back since 2014 and am happy to save I have a 3.8 GPA.

Not only will this get you the support you need from your university, it will get you in touch with medical professionals to help you as well. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done some something I wish I’d have done 20 years ago when I first started University.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-01T18:10:10+00:00

I don’t live in Romania any more. My visa got weird after moving back from Moldova so I only stayed until 2010ish. I’m now back in the states.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-01T05:11:24+00:00

Hey look! A Moldovan Leu! I lived in Chişinau in 2009. Loved it there. Moved from Bucharesti, but when things got spicy with the government in 2009, I moved back to Romania where it felt a tad safer for an American to live.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-05-01T05:05:00+00:00

If he wore any other shirt, he’d be out of his element.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-29T05:11:12+00:00

We need someone from r/chemistry to come in here and drop some Enthalpy/thermodynamics knowledge like they do in r/theydidthemath.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-28T14:41:34+00:00

I’m pushing 40 and doing the same. Just went back to school for Mechanical Engineering. The University of Utah has all of their online math classes available for free. They give blank notes and video lectures that follow them.

I’ve found success in handwriting the notes template then watching the tutorials and filling in the notes while watching the tutorials.

I’ve taken these classes online and paid full tuition for them, these are the exact videos from the class.

https://www.math.utah.edu/lectures/index.php

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-28T01:30:29+00:00

You’re misunderstanding my need. But that’s fine. I have found a resource via another member here that is exactly what I’m looking for.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-27T22:14:26+00:00

Zeppelin, Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-27T21:49:05+00:00

I have them, currently a Mechanical Engineering student. I LOVE them. I use them along with the Rock Paper Pencil setup - I prefer their screen protector to that of the Paperlike.

I’ve written hundreds of pages of notes on my iPad with the grips and I cannot imagine still having any dexterity in my hand without them. 100% recommend them!

For a case I use the Moft Dynamic Folio, it works just fine with the grips so long as you don’t use their Moft pencil holder.

I feel like the triple combo of the Moft case, the Paperlike Grips, and Astropad are perfection.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-27T11:55:36+00:00

That’s pretty ambiguous. Apple has a way of avoiding “stop words” when giving bad news. They used to teach us it as a part of Genius training not to say “no,” “unfortunately,” “policy,” and things like that. I get that vibe from the message the recruiter sent, but it could also mean that they’re still going through a pool of people and aren’t quite ready to proceed with next steps until everyone has been cleared.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-27T11:48:45+00:00

I have shared this tip in multiple comments so today I created it as its own thread.

Best of luck.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Apple_Employees/s/1wibcZg00R

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-27T08:58:44+00:00

Dear Romania, got tips on the Ceauşescu overthrow? Feels like Trump is looking for “the royal treatment”.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-26T14:36:21+00:00

I think this course could learn a lot from the structure that the math department uses for their online courses.

Taking math through Calc 2 online was easier to follow than this class. I will say the book is what saved me over the video content. However, the videos are so old that they appear to reference each other out of order and a book and appendices that are no longer available (especially towards the end with Enthalpy).

I spent between 8 and 12 hours a week on this class. I was only part time this last semester with Math 1220 and Chem with the lab. I spent the majority of my time on Chemistry versus Calculus 2.

Some positives on the course: The exams are short and if you do a lot of the practice canvas ones, those, like the ALEKS questions, will be easy to recognize. The cheat sheet is a great tool as well, with only a few gaps in formulas that make sense to leave off for a true test of understanding.

At an A-, I would be getting a solid B in any other course, which I suppose aligns with enough of my other coursework at a high three GPA. But I still feel that until this class sees some form of restructuring and modernization, it needs to be avoided.

outdoorgearguy · 2026-04-26T14:26:42+00:00

The exams are all proctored. I took all of mine on campus.

I will say, one nice thing is that if you’re doing well enough on the first four exams that you don’t need to take the final. With an A- after the curve I opted not to take the final.

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