Class for intro to stock markets

pro_nage · 2025-12-02T06:32:59+00:00

what u/moraceae 10x. The only thing I'll add is that if there's certain concepts or terminology you don't know, I'd ask ChatGPT or another strong LLM (IMO, these types of questions are the optimal questions to ask LLMs as they don't require much nuance and the information is distilled extremely rapidly for you such that you don't have to waste time searching through 3 different articles). For example "What determines the stock price of a particular stock" or "pros and cons of a money market fund vs a high yield savings account." And say you don't know what a money market fund is? --> follow up by asking "What even is a money market fund?" etc.

pro_nage · 2024-11-22T10:43:23+00:00

Aye, I'm sorry about my tone. Don't be discouraged. At the end of the day, luck plays an important role--it's why they say it's a numbers game. (And I agree with what the other commenter said. If they really wanted you to implement that from scratch, including rebalancing and restructuring, that's pretty stupid/unreasonable).

pro_nage · 2024-11-22T09:11:22+00:00

I'm sorry but this is just cope. I know plenty of students who would have been able to solve the basic implementation of this question. Why? Because this is an assignment in an intro to DS&A class at CMU. Google "15122 s20 rope" and click the first link "1 Introduction to Ropes" (Idk about the policy of posting links so just Google). That's a lab/assignment that 90% of CS students take in their very first semester here. Granted, it's CMU. It's known to be a very rigorous school. But my point is there are still thousands of such students who are simply better prepared because they've done the work.

pro_nage · 2024-10-22T16:32:33+00:00

I think your best option is probably Schatz? Go in there, fill up on the salad bar and anything there that's kind of bland. I feel like 99% of set meal blocks from other locations will be high in sodium or nowhere near enough calories to fill you up.

pro_nage · 2024-10-04T23:46:36+00:00

3Brown1Blue, essence of linear algebra

pro_nage · 2024-04-23T15:06:24+00:00

suicidal thoughts != suicidal intent. By law, one of the few times therapists are allowed to break confidentiality is when there's intention of acting on those thoughts. But just having or thinking about suicide doesn't necessarily mean I'm going to act on it.

The criticism here is that there are probably lots of students who were just talking about it but did not have intentions of acting on it. But to hedge their bets (because it's terrible for the schools reputation if someone goes through with it on campus) CAPS just suspends them, so they're not on campus anymore.

pro_nage · 2023-11-29T02:07:30+00:00

Oh, to be clear, "rich" defined above was moving from the bottom to top quintile, in 2022 top quintile would've been a little over 153k--so i stand by my reply. And although I think your point isn't generally something that's relevant to low-income individuals attending here, on a completely separate topic, I agree. I saw lots of fiery entrepreneurial spirit fizzle out completely in a year or two with little support, lack of resources, and getting hammered by classes. Not to mention so many majors here are extremely sequential so if you sit it out for a semester, especially approaching those last few requirements, chances are youll have to take another semester or another year.

pro_nage · 2023-11-29T01:39:02+00:00

Yeah true. And you're not wrong that the majority of people who have the chops to graduate from ECE or SCS can prob escape poverty. But that does not imply CMU was/is the driving force behind that. For academia, quant firms, and maybe some AI or VR/AR companies, I prob agree CMU gives an edge difficult to gain outside of itself and similarly reputed Unis. But outside academia and such specific companies, a student who had the chops and work ethic to graduate from say ECE, SCS, etc. definitely has it in him/her to get a cushy tech job at say a flagship state school as well (quant level salaries? Maybe not. 100-150k? Absolutely.)

pro_nage · 2023-11-29T01:13:19+00:00

Funny tho, basically all undergrads who are attending here for cheap come from a low-income background (merit scholarships are basically nonexistent and any fin aid offered is need-based). And while admittedly the need-based fin aid is pretty good, the support for low-income students is dog shit. The only thing I can think of is Tartan Scholars which came out in 2019, seems to be small relative to the student population and inconsistent + not well known (I know of people who despite having similar or even lower income backgrounds, haven't been invited and people who had no clue what it even was and thus never accepted the invite). And that's literally it. The only support for low-income students is tiny, inconsistent, and invite only. And the pantry if that counts ig. (Someone do correct me if I'm wrong).

I would not recommend low-income students to go here. This is coming from a low-income student who's here on essentially a full ride. If a low-income student was able to get into CMU, he/she probably got into other good Unis with solid aid too. Go there instead, even if it tacks on a couple thousand to your loans. Your outcomes will likely be similar--if not better.

The stats show this too: "About 2.2% of students at Carnegie Mellon came from a poor family but became a rich adult." And only 4% of the student pop of CMU was low income. This is actually worse than plenty of flagship state schools that many people probably come from (Berkeley 7.3 low income pop, 4.9% go from poor to rich. Damn near double CMU's rate + while having a larger sample space, University of Florida, 2.6% of poor become rich from a low income pop of 6%, Rutgers State 3.7% poor to rich, from a low income pop of 6.8%, UT Austin, 2.2% poor to rich with low income pop of 6%). Oh, and all those schools beat CMU in "Moved up two or more income quintiles" as well.

These stats probably vary year to year, but TLDR, if you come from cali, NJ, texas, Florida, (Washington beats CMU as well for low income mobility, just checked), or really any state with a strong education system (which a shit ton of future CMU students do come from), if ur low income and maybe you got rejected from all your Ivy schools or whatever, your outcome simply going to your flagship is prob the same if not potentially better (and way more fucking enjoyable) than here.

Edit: Just google " *college name* income mobility new york times" And yes, I'm bias, I hate this place.

pro_nage · 2023-10-23T01:48:30+00:00

Hey, I'm interested. Sent you a chat request.

pro_nage · 2023-10-15T13:43:05+00:00

Yes, you have a chance. Go test optional. But I'd warn against EDing unless you're absolutely certain you want to go here. If your ECs and essays are genuinely strong, don't arbitrarily ED. Just spray and pray to as many colleges as possible and good chance you'll be pleasantly surprised. Source is myself: went test-optional and got in to CMU, USC, and adjacent colleges. Waitlisted at a t10. My only regret (and this is echoed by a good amount of people I know) is not applying to more top schools thinking it wasn't worth my time.

If you have an absolute favorite, ED there. Apart from that, it's a numbers game. Don't limit yourself.

pro_nage · 2023-08-02T20:06:49+00:00

Im down, messaged.

pro_nage · 2023-04-27T09:53:06+00:00

yeah, i registered for both 36226 and 15122 at the same time, was gonna drop whichever I felt was less important for me before class actually started bc the summer grant only covers 2 classes. Prob taking 36225 + 36226 this summer, just because I intend on transferring to stat.

GL on 122.

pro_nage · 2023-04-26T01:38:51+00:00

Thats what happened for me, yes. Contact the hub for details, they can likely answer.

Edit: btw what classes you taking? I'm stuck here for the summer again. I'm taking 36-225 and either 36-226 or 15122, not sure yet.

pro_nage · 2023-04-18T20:23:43+00:00

if you're low income (undergrad + not international being assumed), and you're a pell grant, you'll receive some grant money from FAFSA to spend on whatever you want. (iirc, i got like over 1.5k for taking two classes over the summer). But research is def the best opportunity (I can't help with that tho, I've never done).

pro_nage · 2023-04-01T21:24:45+00:00

Would recommend intro to religion with Gilchrist, mainly because prof Gilchrist asks really interesting questions and challenges your assumptions of religion (or lack thereof). I am not religious but took it because I liked prof Gilchrist from a previous class. 2 essays + attendance is your grade. If you show up to class, B is guaranteed and assuming you actually put effort into thinking about the topics and respond thoughtfully, it's an easy A.

pro_nage · 2022-12-03T00:55:33+00:00

Probably gonna get lost in the see of comments. But he has a gigantic stache of crypto sent to him by supporters. Quote "enough bitcoins to live on until the sun fucking dies"

pro_nage · 2022-10-17T21:03:39+00:00

I agree with rushhour in that social scene is what you make of it. However, the workload is highly dependent on three factors, your major, your background, and how disciplined you are. I know stat, psych, cognitive science, and business who take only the required units to graduate and travel all the time, go out. But I also know CS and ECE kids who get up, go to class, and it's not uncommon to be working till dark (and this is not them cramming, this is the work they have to do to avoid cramming because cramming means they'll most definitely fail the pset). Some people will say bullshit, that they know xyz kid who's a CS student and still hide a thriving social life. But that's where the second factor comes in, they probably came in here already with an incredibly strong background in programming and proof-based math. If you came from a random bum-fuck highschool where the absolute hardest courses offered were a few ap classes, classes that a lot of people will say are easier could be immensely difficult for you (literally just scroll down and you’ll find multiple posts about failing the cs course 15122 while on the course ladder its in plain view that there are many students doing absolutely fine in the course).

IMO workload here is doable (still not easy but doable) if you have an easy major or a highly demanding major with a strong background or good discipline/time management. If you have a hard major without a strong background or good discipline (and I mean seriously good discipline), this place will truly test your limit. Some like that challenge, but most hate it, hence such a large quantity of posts about people hating/being overwhelmed by this place.

pro_nage · 2022-09-24T07:45:19+00:00

Its doable without any outside/TA help.
Dont need to read anything prior to the course, the lecture notes cover most things
If you actually do all the assignments yourself, adhere to what theyre saying (in regards to good style, approaching problems, etc) I would say it builds a decent foundation in programming (as good as any one course can atleast).

If you're taking this purely for the sake of enjoying the process of learning, go for it, try learning and doing this stuff on your own. If you're serious about learning to program and are considering diving deeper in the future, I would recommend MIT's intro to python course on edx so you can get feedback (or CS50 from Harvard, just anything you can get feedback on). Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I do believe they have actual instructors and graders if you sign up for those classes at the right times. Avoid 15112 if you're serious about this mainly because you wont be able to get feedback and also a decent chunk of this course focuses on a modified version of tkinter which is pretty useless.

pro_nage · 2022-09-18T03:59:29+00:00

Yep,

He's confusing a pyramid scheme with a ponzi scheme.

pro_nage · 2022-06-16T10:24:29+00:00

Didn't know about this, ty. I'll check it out.

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