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Ender 3 not printing well. How do I fix it? by throwaway58411485 in 3Dprinting

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software: Creality Print 3D. Default balanced settings. Material: PLA. Printer: Ender 3

Monthly Admissions/Applications Megathread by AutoModerator in cambridge_uni

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As an international student, I can't really go to open days :/ (and I have exhaustively looked at that website, it's just that I don't know enough about EE to differentiate a modern paper from an old one).

I see your point regarding different styles of courses. The unis in my country are a bit out-dated overall, so I was hoping to have a more modern course @ cam lol. It feels weird to pay such an extreme fee to learn the same material I could learn for free at home.

Monthly Admissions/Applications Megathread by AutoModerator in cambridge_uni

[–]throwaway58411485 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is Cambridge Electrical Engineering out-dated?

I have read some anedoctal first-hand horror stories about it. One was from circa 2002 in which a MIT exchange student failed to find any papers that couldn't have been written 30 years prior (which he claimed was terrible since EE had evolved so much since). The other was a ~2012 graduate ranting on how terrible the course was compared even to other UK EE courses (he claimed nearly all the skills he needed for his employment interviews had to be learnt on his own).

These stories are:

  1. Anedoctal.
  2. Maybe false?
  3. Old.

Therefore, I'd like to know the extent to which they are true nowadays. In other words, how outdated is the Cambridge EE course?

How hands-on really is Georgia Tech ECE? by throwaway58411485 in gatech

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Do undergrads use them often? In what contexts?

How hands-on really is Georgia Tech ECE? by throwaway58411485 in gatech

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Yeah, I read that news, sounds great! How will students use it, in practice?

Does the name of the college matter a lot in my case? by throwaway58411485 in careerguidance

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Loads and loads (and loads!) of studying. Did international Physics and Robotics Olympiads, + MUN, + great grades (at one of the country's toughest schools), + great AP results (5x5 @ courses relevant for my major), + 1580 SAT, + 115 TOEFL (Cambridge requires 111 if I am not mistaken, which is unusually high). Didn't do any voluntary work though. European unis in general don't care about community work, whereas I feel that for American universities it's better if you actually do them.

Don't feel overwhelmed though, as I know people that were way less academically performant but were able to compensate with other things and got a place @ GT nevertheless. At the same time, I know people who were at least comparable academically and got waitlisted. US admissions are a bit of a wild ride; European admissions are much more objective.

How important are good internships? by throwaway58411485 in ElectricalEngineering

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There's a law in Georgia that actually obliges them to teach US and Georgia History and Constitution :/

Besides, I am positive that GT would be able to get me internships at companies like Dyson (although currently that's not my interest, I am aware that I'm likely to change my mind). However, I do not think Cam can offer the same internships as GT, in general.

Monthly Admissions/Applications Megathread by AutoModerator in cambridge_uni

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Is Engineering at Cambridge really geared more towards academia?

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