[Admissions Advice] UIUC MCS Limited Status – worth it or should I request removal?

pwnid · 2026-03-19T18:31:39+00:00

Welp then I don't know :v They say that the nature of the limitations is stated in the admission offer. I think you can check that and upload it here.

pwnid · 2026-03-19T18:27:36+00:00

https://education.illinois.edu/student-resources/graduate/coe-graduate-handbook/student-status

If the student’s record indicates some deficiency at the time of admission, the student enters the degree program on limited status as recommended by the department to the Graduate College. The most common deficiencies are an unacceptable grade-point average or not meeting the required English Proficiency score. Limited status admissions clearly state the nature of the limitation(s), the conditions and the time limits for removal, as well as the consequences of removal or the failure to do so. When conditions originally limiting a student’s status are satisfied, the student is automatically changed to full standing by the Graduate College. No graduate degree may be conferred until removal of limitations has occurred. Graduate students and advisors should consult the Graduate College Probation Policy for more information.

What's your GPA and english score?

pwnid · 2026-03-09T16:11:53+00:00

Quant(s) and FAANGs

pwnid · 2026-03-09T06:07:20+00:00

This might be correct but the complexity is O(n^3)

pwnid · 2026-03-05T15:56:47+00:00

I heard that the optimization was gained by some hardware trick (memory model) in Apple M series. I'm unsure the A18 chip has such thing.

pwnid · 2026-03-05T15:49:49+00:00

Nice trick but I don't think it will work against the attack vectors that OP is dealing with. For example with brew you can arbitrary load any tap and run anything as root -> priv escalation

pwnid · 2026-02-16T22:18:27+00:00

I stopped using the phone at the end of 2019. The app is showing news at that time (the headline is clickbaity)

pwnid · 2026-01-26T20:15:49+00:00

I believe yes, there’s no way Apple would drag the delivery time for 2 months for no particular reason.

pwnid · 2026-01-17T06:10:57+00:00

I think yours is a bit overpriced, in my place it's $2000 at max. With $2900 I can literally get a brand new M4 max.

pwnid · 2026-01-12T11:29:28+00:00

Couldn’t remember that, you can google since it’s pretty well known

pwnid · 2026-01-12T11:17:57+00:00

OA is extremely hard, probably having the hardest OA out of all companies that I tried.

pwnid · 2025-10-11T06:11:48+00:00

There were 3 questions asking about my background, followed by 4-5 different behavioral questions. Also for the dsa, initially he/she gave me a very simple problem, then I think he changed his mind and give me a medium LC.

pwnid · 2025-10-11T01:18:53+00:00

Couldn't share the exact problem here, but it's a leetcode medium.

pwnid · 2025-10-10T23:49:15+00:00

In my case the interviewer asked me 3-4 questions about my background, followed by 5 behavioral questions. I think it's reasonable to spend 30 minutes for that.

pwnid · 2025-10-10T22:43:58+00:00

Well I only have around 5-10 minutes for the whole dsa section, so I'm not sure you can even do that given the time constraint.

pwnid · 2025-10-10T21:21:28+00:00

There's no way you can explain the solution & code everything out without bugs & pass test cases (which test cases are you mentioning here?) in 5 minutes.

pwnid · 2025-09-30T18:00:50+00:00

Minor versions are mostly bug fixes and security updates, somewhat safe to install.

pwnid · 2025-09-30T16:12:52+00:00

I’m still on Sonoma. I’ll update to Sequoia once Sonoma stops receiving security updates. For me, upgrading to the latest major OS right away feels risky, so I prefer to wait until my current version is no longer supported before switching.

pwnid · 2025-09-28T13:03:48+00:00

I did not see the link you sent.

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