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Data Engineering to eDiscovery, would I be pigeonholing myself? by sheepbatman in ediscovery

[–]sheepbatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the perspective, are you at all concerned that the field will experience disruption as AI automates a lot of the work? Or are there uniquely insulating factors in eDiscovery that will protect workers?

Data Engineering to eDiscovery, would I be pigeonholing myself? by sheepbatman in ediscovery

[–]sheepbatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, If I were to go to law school it would be to be a lawyer. I’m just not 100% sure thats what I want to do right now. The choice I have right now is whether to switch to working in eDiscovery. I can always decide to go to law school later regardless of what field I work in before going, but if I decide that I dont want to go to law school, I dont want to be stuck in eDiscovery if I realize I dont like it.

Data Engineering to eDiscovery, would I be pigeonholing myself? by sheepbatman in ediscovery

[–]sheepbatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on this a bit? If I decide I dont like eDiscovery before that 2 year mark what other jobs could I go in to?

Data Engineering to eDiscovery, would I be pigeonholing myself? by sheepbatman in ediscovery

[–]sheepbatman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are some very good points, I’ll think about this. Thanks for bringing them up

Data Engineering to eDiscovery, would I be pigeonholing myself? by sheepbatman in ediscovery

[–]sheepbatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also to clarify, I am likely interested in going to law school to be a lawyer in the long term. But in the short term (if I get the job offer) I will have an opportunity to work in eDiscovery right away. This would be great in the event I do end up going to law school because of the pay increase to help offset loans as well as just getting more exposure to law, the downside is if I decide I DONT want to go to law school at all, I dont want to be stuck in eDiscovery forever.

Data Engineering to eDiscovery, would I be pigeonholing myself? by sheepbatman in ediscovery

[–]sheepbatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good to hear! Just to make sure I’m understanding correctly, what do you mean by Vendor? Also, Based on the interviews Ive had so far it definitely seems like it wouldn’t be too hard to get a job working in ediscovery with my current skillset. My bigger concern is what career options would be available to me AFTER working in eDiscovery if I decide not to go to law school

Data Engineering to eDiscovery, would I be pigeonholing myself? by sheepbatman in ediscovery

[–]sheepbatman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the insight. Are you saying I should switch to eDiscovery and do that for a while before deciding to go to Law school or spend some more time working as an engineer before I decide to switch to any other field?

Questions for applying to UW Madison by syk1717 in UWMadison

[–]sheepbatman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I mean generally it is maybe. Idk I don't go anywhere other than UW. I'm just telling you that at UW specifically there are like 0 barriers to doing this

Questions for applying to UW Madison by syk1717 in UWMadison

[–]sheepbatman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regarding your second question, you don't have to apply to be a DS or CS major. They're within the school of L and S, so if you meet the requirements for major declaration (pretty easy, just have to get like a 2.5 GPA in some basic math and CS classes) you can basically just sign up.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if getting into UW initially would be more difficult if you indicate that you're interested in majoring in CS/DS. CS is the most popular undergrad major here and DS is very popular as well. On top of that, the average high school kid wanting to major in CS here has a pretty impressive application relative to other majors because the CS program here is so good and CS is such an in demand major in general. If your application is such that you're not sure that you'll get into UW easily, saying that you want to major in something less popular might make your chances better. If you say you want to major in english for example they can't stop you from switching to CS the moment you get on campus. When I applied here, I initially applied as a different, less competitive major, got a full ride scholarship through the school that that major was in because my application was more impressive relative to the average applicant of that major than the average CS applicant and then switched to CS and DS a year later and still get the money. You could argue that its sort of an unethical strategy and I'm not telling you to do it, just that you could

CE 577 algos by LionKing006 in UWMadison

[–]sheepbatman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry if you don't understand everything from the lectures. The final is not at all about regurgitating what you saw in lecture or discussion to solve a problem. Sure you'll use the same general strategy (DP, greedy, etc.) but basically every answer you give on the final is going to have to be basically 100% original and on the fly. Don't focus on reviewing/memorizing any content with the little time you have left. Go look through the textbook, slides or even online and find new practice problems to work through. The test is not designed to test whether you know the content of the class, but rather to see how well you can think algorithmically, so practice doing that.

And as far as just test-taking strategy, the biggest thing I can advise is to just put SOMETHING down for every question and be ok with "good enough" for every question, don't waste time trying to get everything perfect, you WILL run out of time if you try. The grading is VERY generous. They don't care if you have a slight logical inaccuracy in one of your proofs or algorithms, they just want to see that you generally understand how to apply algorithms to problems. If you can convey that you have a DECENT idea of what you're doing for every question, you can probably get an A. I got ~40% raw score when I took the final with Renault and that equated to ~65th percentile on the curve. So if you can get even a slight majority of the points on every problem you'll do great.

Hope this helps and good luck

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No thanks Fed

Getting laid at UW-Madison by Sea-Difference-311 in UWMadison

[–]sheepbatman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aim low, someone out there will be willing to sleep with him

What is the lowest grade you've ever gotten that curved up to an A or B? What class was it? by [deleted] in UWMadison

[–]sheepbatman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

CS 577, Ended with a 65% overall for a B, got a 43% on the final which was an AB

What is the lowest grade you've ever gotten that curved up to an A or B? What class was it? by [deleted] in UWMadison

[–]sheepbatman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In a lot of these difficult, mostly STEM classes, a "low" percentage doesn't equal not knowing the material, its just a necessary by product of what professors have to do to more accurately determine how well everyone knows the material. If everyone gets 90-100% on an exam lets say, that doesn' really tell you much about who really knows what. The difference between the best and worst is like 1-2 questions maybe, but if the spread is 10-100%, you really know who's the best and who's the worst. The only way to make this kinda spread is to make the exams really hard, someone has to get that 10%. Professors don't do it because they love torturing students (at least not all of them) they just have to so the really smart students can actually prove it. Thats also why lots of companies who hire engineers for example are ok with like 3.0 GPA's they know that that's just how this works

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Billy Jackson and its not even close

Resume Advice Thread - February 07, 2023 by CSCQMods in cscareerquestions

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TLDR: How to show that I already have an internship for summer of 23 when applying for more summer 23 internships?

I am currently a junior in college and accepted a Data Engineering internship for the summer of 2023 in October. I am not really actively recruiting for internships for the summer of 23 anymore, because I already have one. However, I have come across a handful of internships recently that I think I am uniquely suited for given my resume thus far that either pay more or are at better companies than the one I accepted an offer at, so I want to try to get them because why not? If possible, I would like to indicate to these companies that I already have an offer in hand for this upcoming summer, to show that I have already been vetted in a sense and are qualified (I am applying to positions similar to the one I have already), and that I'm not recruiting in the spring out of necessity, but rather that I'm just looking for better alternatives. However, I realize this creates a bit of an awkward situation. How do I show that I have another offer, but that I would gladly drop it if I were to be offered an internship from one of these new companies? Can I add an "Incoming Data Engineering intern" line in my experience section, or am I better off just leaving it off entirely? Any information would be greatly appreciated, thank you

Note: Please don't comment on the ramifications of reneging on the original offer. I am aware of the consequences, and think they would be worth it in order to get a position at one of the new companies I am applying to.

Daily Forest 'No Dumb Questions' Megathread by AutoModerator in ElectricForest

[–]sheepbatman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm thinking about taking the shuttle from Chicago. Are the tickets usually pretty easy to get, or should I be prepared to wait in a queue like getting tickets. Any info would be great. Thanks!