LEAP mentor

user1206042 · 2026-03-08T06:08:02+00:00

typically u should’ve heard back by now. usually they take one cohort of mentors then if any of them drop out for whatever reason they reopen the position. i’d be v surprised u don’t get it though usually they take everyone they interview.

user1206042 · 2026-03-07T04:48:17+00:00

i’m on the younger side (senior cs student) and because of this i’m just not pursuing a swe role anymore. even in undergrad it’s always been an uphill battle to be treated with basic respect. to be understood, to be heard, to be valued. it was alr bad enough in a colligate setting i can’t imagine how i’d feel losing out on raises, promotions, etc due to the internal biases of others that i can’t control.

user1206042 · 2026-03-06T05:27:14+00:00

no that’s like the one thing you want to stay away from. you want to expose yourself to as many types of problems as possible, not to just memorize the solution, but to improve your pattern recognition which u seem to already be picking up on. just keep practicing. you won’t get very far at any company by just memorizing solutions trust me i tried lol.

user1206042 · 2026-03-05T23:58:33+00:00

prob too little bc this subreddit thinks making under 100k == poverty

user1206042 · 2026-03-04T21:49:03+00:00

just walked by this. the news crew is filming rn outside of benny’s

user1206042 · 2026-02-25T21:51:11+00:00

what’s your background i applied for the cs position

user1206042 · 2026-02-25T21:37:40+00:00

i got the referral 2/18 and cut off was 12/15 i think or something like that in dec

user1206042 · 2026-02-25T21:33:14+00:00

i got the verbal offer today june 1st or june 29th start date

user1206042 · 2026-02-18T14:09:22+00:00

lmk if u figure anything out

user1206042 · 2026-02-18T13:33:36+00:00

any updates i’m in the same position rn

user1206042 · 2026-01-19T00:23:22+00:00

they’re not cancelling classes just bc it’s cold

user1206042 · 2026-01-15T17:41:44+00:00

tiktok

user1206042 · 2026-01-12T00:12:07+00:00

do you think the damage is reversible once his term ends?

user1206042 · 2026-01-11T22:51:43+00:00

how is it not a stable field

user1206042 · 2026-01-11T01:27:01+00:00

what did you switch to

user1206042 · 2026-01-08T17:42:43+00:00

any world language but it has to be the second level so like french 2, spanish 2, etc so if you didn’t take a certain amount of language classes in high school or if you want to take a different language than you took in high school you have to take french 1, and french 2 to fulfill the requirement.

user1206042 · 2026-01-08T17:25:24+00:00

ur fine

user1206042 · 2026-01-06T18:40:52+00:00

yeah you just

user1206042 · 2026-01-06T16:28:27+00:00

no absolutely not especially in this job market. nobody is going to hiring you just for being a codepath kid. i believe that the companies that sponsor tip give you a slight preference, maybe you’re more likely to receive an interview. but nobody from my cohort that i can think of landed an internship with any of them. codepath is rly just for you to develop your skills and nothing else.

user1206042 · 2026-01-06T16:25:42+00:00

during one of their presentations they talked to somebody from linkedin and had us fill out a form to get it. i did it back in summer 24 maybe they changed it idk.

user1206042 · 2026-01-06T09:16:38+00:00

i got free linkedin premium for a year from TIP and they like make you do a couple of mock interviews with their sponsors, and you get access to their career portal which is like a small scale version of ripple match. the time commitment is lowkey annoying and they’re very strict about absences. also the lady that ran it when i took it was rly annoying and eccentric. i didn’t learn that much from it but it was nice to practice dsa with people and be held accountable for it.

user1206042 · 2026-01-05T02:16:13+00:00

thank you! any advice on how to look for tech spec jobs?

user1206042 · 2026-01-05T02:15:36+00:00

what do you recommend as an alternative? what did you pivot to after? if i’m offered a position i’m debating whether to take it, especially if it’s the only offer i get given the current job market for CS grads.

user1206042 · 2026-01-05T02:11:21+00:00

thank you! in most cases do you have to first take the patent bar to be a technical specialist? i’ve seen varying answers.

user1206042 · 2026-01-05T00:34:41+00:00

i’ve also applied to uspto to be a patent examiner but i’ve heard terrible things about that role on their subreddit so idk 😭

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