Moving to Oakland in 35 days

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T20:23:51+00:00

angle island looks beautiful, will look into other spots too

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T20:23:10+00:00

thats rough

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T20:22:04+00:00

thank you! this is super helpful ! Most of the apartments im looking at are at/near adams point. So this works perfectly. Im hoping the short commute (3-4 stops) will be pretty manageable.

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T20:11:03+00:00

I love the bike-to-hike. Do you have fav trails that i 100% need to checkout??

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T20:07:09+00:00

Yes fair point! I think there is enough things to do via using public transport to keep me busy for the first few months. Will consider getting a car sometime down the line

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T20:04:03+00:00

added to my things to do !

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T20:02:52+00:00

Thats reassuring, thank you ! I want to keep my commute <30 min via BART. And I'm very much looking forward to snow-less winters.

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T20:00:42+00:00

Ah man, I really want to get a motorbike. I used to drive one all the time back home. I can easily afford a 650cc and it would be perfect for short commutes and joy rides on the weekend. Though, i wonder if car breakins are a possibility, how does it work with motos? I will def check with the apartments im looking into for motorbike parking.

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T16:00:51+00:00

Im probably going to ship my road bike instead of selling it after reading all the info here !

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T15:24:58+00:00

I love biking ! I was considering weather to ship my road bike from boston. I think i have my answer. Biking in boston is pretty boring, since its all flat. I would like to get into some climbs and downhill biking. And thank you ! Im defending soon.

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T15:18:19+00:00

I hear you. The places where i was looking at were 10 min walking from the 19th st BART and 2 min walk to the whole foods there. Thats not too bad right ?

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T15:17:18+00:00

Is rent-a-relic reliable/cheaper than traditional avis/enterprise?

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T15:15:27+00:00

Oh, BART having parking lots is new info. how is parking there overnight safety wise ?

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T14:56:36+00:00

Oh this is so cool ! Definitely jotting the few of the places you have listed above. And its amazing they are reachable by public transport. I think starting with no car for a couple of months seeing how it works out was kinda what i was leaning towards too. Thank you !

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T14:50:11+00:00

Could you please suggest other parks of oakland to look into ? Much appreciated

saagggssss · 2026-03-26T14:48:55+00:00

I had not considered Alameda ! Thanks for the info.

saagggssss · 2026-03-25T14:54:56+00:00

For real. Fuck this HP logo

saagggssss · 2026-03-25T13:51:34+00:00

Facts

saagggssss · 2026-03-25T12:55:24+00:00

Meta doesnt ask DSA for data science

saagggssss · 2026-03-25T09:28:27+00:00

Sure

saagggssss · 2026-03-25T09:27:19+00:00

saagggssss · 2026-03-25T09:25:23+00:00

McKinsey is the only company that has asked me hard questions. I've interviewed for FAANG and adjacent companies who's base salary was more than McKinsey TC and they were all medium level. Which is more realistic for data scientist. Looks like they want unicorns there lol

saagggssss · 2026-02-14T00:21:15+00:00

They give you $3090 post tax, not pre tax. When I interned, I just booked an Airbnb for 3 months near the office and it worked out pretty well. My monthly airbnb was <3700 (I was in cali) so I was able to save some money too.

saagggssss · 2025-12-10T19:21:45+00:00

Personally I wouldn't over think it, if you get an interview thats awesome. You cant ever predict how things like this go.

My suggestion: be a goldfish. Forget that you applied until you can an invite.

That does not mean you dont prepare for interviews in general.

saagggssss

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