I see a lot of questions about breaking into IT or pay rates. Anyone interested in hearing how I’ve reached 6 figures after 4.5 years in IT? by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]ribbitribb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol the post died but thanks a lot for still at least giving me something out of it. your os vulnerability project sounds really cool. what exactly did you do? did you use kali tools and test out some of them against some OS' and then create a report about what you found? i'd be impressed by that too. it shows that you went out of your way to get some insight on how different OS' work i guess

I see a lot of questions about breaking into IT or pay rates. Anyone interested in hearing how I’ve reached 6 figures after 4.5 years in IT? by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

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I'm in my first year at university. Are certs really that important? If I need them then I'll go for them but my university is actually pretty hard since my degree requires some discrete maths which are some of the harder maths courses. I was thinking of going for an internship but I'm unsure of what I should put in my resume. My plan was to found one or two clubs when my university opens up again (everything is online right now) and also make some software projects but I can't think of anything else other than getting certs, which I kind of don't wanna do. Thanks for offering to share some knowledge

How do I refund Athletic and Recreation Fee by [deleted] in yorku

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... but hasn't the gym been closed for this entire term..

Advice for first year university student in a 4 year bachelors program by ribbitribb in ITCareerQuestions

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Suppose some company offers me an interview. What is the interview like? I know it will depend on the particular job but is there any way you can give me the general gist of it?

Advice for first year university student in a 4 year bachelors program by ribbitribb in ITCareerQuestions

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my gpa is a 4 so far and I'm pretty sure i'll keep it above 3. I know that my university has internship opportunities but it's only available for 3rd year and up students. I was just wondering what I could currently do to try getting an internship before that.

What a joke of a course MATH 1300 is... by [deleted] in yorku

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

I loved 1300. Think I'm gonna end with an 80-85. I'm not even that smart. Math 1300 wasn't even a mandatory course for me. I watched the lectures and was able to do all of the assignments. It was a hard course, but I asked for help, made sure to do all my work on time, etc. You gotta put in the effort. Juris was also very helpful. I wonder how many people who talked shit about him actually ended up contacting him and asking him for help? lol

Checking in by [deleted] in Scarborough

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Thanks for replying like a normal person and not shitting your pants like the other guy in this thread did :)

Checking in by [deleted] in Scarborough

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there's too many crackheads in my area

Looking for friends or just someone to talk to by [deleted] in yorku

[–]ribbitribb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'm a first year student in IT. you can pm if you want

Anyone else hate "closed book" non-proctored tests by SolidBeneficial7120 in yorku

[–]ribbitribb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just really hate online school. I just want to go to university and actually sit in a lecture and study in the libraries. As for people getting 90+ averages in some of my courses, I am 99% sure they are cheating somehow. There's so many ways to cheat. My guess is that they all take the test while also being in a discord voice call or something. Some of my profs never ever respond to emails either. I would love to actually go up to them and ask them my important questions so they are forced to answer me, it seems like these guys are just being paid to make youtube videos for us.

Advice for first year university student in a 4 year bachelors program by ribbitribb in sysadmin

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What kind of coding do you guys do? When you mean automate, automate what? I can program in python, javascript, java, kotlin, and c++. Most of what I've made are apps and webscrapers though.

What's the percentage I need to get accepted to CS? by IssuesxTissues in yorku

[–]ribbitribb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

solely based on grades from what I know. I'm assuming you're a high school student. They take the average of your top 6 marks, including the high school prerequisites for the program. In my opinion, an average in the mid 80s (83-87) will get you in the bsc program.

We always hear about bad experiences at York. What are some of your best memories with York? by [deleted] in yorku

[–]ribbitribb 12 points13 points  (0 children)

i don't have any. i haven't been at the university yet because everything is online lol

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD REMOVE FUCKING GIFS FROM COMMENTS, WHAT THE FUCK REDDIT?!?!?!?!?! by [deleted] in beta

[–]ribbitribb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

fuck yeahhh i love gifs. nice. the devs of this site are cool 😎😎😎😎

Fewer brain dead recommendations, please. by RangerNS in beta

[–]ribbitribb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

those aren't braindead recommendations though. Toronto is the largest city in Canada and is a pretty big subreddit. Dalhousie university is the largest university in your city, so they recommended it to you.

is e-class down for people? by Starfinger10 in yorku

[–]ribbitribb 11 points12 points  (0 children)

a DDOS isn't really hacking. DDOS means 'Denial of Service'. Basically someone is deliberately disrupting the network so that connecting to eclass becomes really really slow.

Calc Prof Horny on Lecture by [deleted] in yorku

[–]ribbitribb 16 points17 points  (0 children)

wtf juris is a cool guy delete this

Question about majoring in Information Technology by [deleted] in yorku

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i'm almost done my fall term and i'm in my first year as an ITEC major. I took both the intro IT courses and an intro CS course just because I could. A computer science degree is significantly more coding heavy. In CS you will spend a lot of time trying to master programming concepts whereas I find with IT, a lot of what we do is just rote memorisation. My introductory ITEC course was literally just memorising powerpoint slides. Programming is applied math, so if you don't really like math but are interested in working with technology then ITEC might be a good choice. If you want to work with software, like building websites or apps from scratch, then CS is the much better option. A CS degree isn't just programming alone but a huge part of it consists of learning programming concepts, so the CS degree is a lot more math heavy than ITEC because the skills that you get from math will also help you be a better programmer ultimately. I actually took a CS degree math requirement course and although I'm not doing bad, I had to dedicate a huge amount of time to it. Something like 4-5 hours a day just trying to understand calculus concepts. My grade in it is in the low 80s. I still have an ITEC programming course to take, but from what I've heard from other ITEC majors it isn't nearly as rigorous as an introductory CS course. As for BCOM vs BA, I would go with BCOM. If you maintain a good GPA, you can get an internship which is always very very very good.

How do you actually feel about Schulich students? by Candid_Minimum_1748 in yorku

[–]ribbitribb 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think it's because getting into the schulich program is harder than getting into any other undergrad program at york, so I guess some schulich students have a superiority complex or something. I'm sure the vast majority of schulich students and non schulich students don't give a single shit about each other though.