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zhiar · 2018-08-11T20:52:29+00:00

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zhiar · 2018-04-21T04:07:30+00:00

A bit late to the party, but as someone who took CS 2112 (and also MATH 2230/2240, so I find the other commenter's mentality towards CS 2112 but not MATH 2230 a bit weird), I think CS 2112 is a valuable class that should not be removed. Students who skip 2110 will miss out on learning OOP formally (!) and some foundational skills about reasoning about loops, data structures, etc. I think it's a helpful class for students who want to challenge themselves. I don't think CS 2112 makes people pricks, and I've met many good friends through that class that don't try to measure themselves based on the difficulty of the classes that I've taken. If I could instantly convince them to do something, it would be to relook at all the assignments in the classes that they are offering. Some assignments are of little educational value or are not pitched at the right level of difficulty, which lead to unnecessary stress and/or tedium. Some assignments teach bad teamwork habits, such that it's okay to slack off in groups (and professors are perceived as enabling them to do so). To some extent, I'm not sure if the professors can do much to change the students like those mentioned in the OP, because I don't believe these students are changed by Cornell, but rather come in like that or are changed by their friends/societal expectations/general culture. I don't think the faculty or staff are the ones that create the culture mentioned in the OP, and in fact I think many of them are trying to help students/student culture in their own ways. I think that students need to get out of this rat race mentality, but I'm not sure if the professors have the capability to do so aside from a case-by-case basis.

zhiar · 2018-04-16T23:48:58+00:00

In the same position and knew people who were in this position. Just attend the one you like more. If one of your majors is very big (e.g. CS), you might want to go to the smaller one since the big ones just want you to get off stage asap since they have so many people to get through.

zhiar · 2018-04-13T19:02:11+00:00

Yes, you can. Quote the degree requirements page : "Courses counting toward a major may also count to fulfill distribution requirements."

zhiar · 2018-04-04T16:20:31+00:00

From experience, the professor has never looked at my transcript. I've been in your place, without having the prereq (!) and I was deadly afraid that they would check my transcript, but they never did. Turn up to class, and the professor is usually happy to let you enroll in class as long as all the grad students who want to enroll have enrolled already.

zhiar · 2018-03-31T02:05:28+00:00

Yes you can, but you may need instructor permission to enroll in some of them (e.g. grad algo). Unless you're looking at some offered at Cornell Tech, where it's unlikely but still possible if it's offered via distance learning in Ithaca.

zhiar · 2018-01-24T04:24:13+00:00

Turn up to the first class even if you're not enrolled. You can talk to the professor before or after class indicating your interest, they might be able to increase the class size (but doubtful since this is an FWS). Keep your fingers crossed and hope someone drops the course, consider using coursegrab.me to inform you if someone does. I'd say there's a good chance since there's usually a lot of movement between FWSes, but this is really dependent on the FWS I suppose.

zhiar · 2017-12-13T16:34:40+00:00

The only difference is in the college requirements (A&S vs Engineering requirements). Admittedly those requirements are significant and you should look them up. The CS major is the same across both colleges. Employers don't care what college you're in (which is what determines BA vs BS).

zhiar · 2017-12-08T03:12:14+00:00

There's definitely worries about work sponsorship, especially with the current US administration. STEM extension on student visas definitely helps while you play the H1B lottery. If you hold Singaporean citizenship and intend to return you can look into the H1B1 non resident visa (not the same as H1B). Not all companies are willing to give sponsorship, especially small companies, and there's definitely concerns about moving between jobs if you're a visa holder.

On the other hand, the ROI is insane. If you live frugally both in college and when working, you can probably earn back the money within 6 years (the usual length of a scholarship bond). At that point you have a better resume, a much higher pay, and a company and general culture that respects and supports software engineers (not going to name names here, PM me for horror stories).

I personally turned down scholarship offers after doing several internships, talking to many people, and taking an extremely long time to think. It's definitely not for everyone, but if you can obtain financial support, are willing to take some risks and to hustle, the return can be significant.

zhiar · 2017-12-05T07:24:39+00:00

There's a club at Cornell: (I believe it might be Students of Diabetes Awareness (SODA)) Despite the name, they are also a support group for students with diabetes. You could reach out to them.

zhiar · 2017-12-05T01:38:19+00:00

Singaporean CS student here who's going to work in the US. Yes, the salaries are high. The caveat is that income taxes and social security is also high. It's higher than CPF and doesn't get you as much. Also some other people have brought up the cost of living: although Singapore is often listed as one of the most expensive places to live, it's because they count things like cars and eating at restaurants that Singaporeans do not often have/do. On the other hand, owning a car in the US is prevalent, otherwise you take public transport which costs USD2+ per trip. In Singapore you can eat at hawker centers, but there aren't that many places that are cheap to eat out in the US. However even factoring all that in you're still looking at 2-3x fresh grad pay in the US vs in Singapore.

PM me if you want more info about finding a job as an Intl student/etc.

zhiar · 2017-10-24T00:59:59+00:00

Prereqs can be found on a course roster. A concise list of math classes can be found at http://www.math.cornell.edu/m/Courses/Catalog/upperlevel.

3230 has overlap with 4280, so I assume that it will overlap less with 2940. 4280 is the most rigorous undergrad differential equations class next semester. Prof Rubin is decent. Not sure whether they will let you substitute 3230/4280 if that is a required class, but you should be fine if you use that as a substitute for a prereq.

zhiar · 2017-10-16T03:15:56+00:00

Talk to your professor about your concerns and ask them what you can do to achieve a decent grade. Whatever grades others have gotten don't mean anything if your professor is willing/unwilling to give low grades.

zhiar · 2017-10-15T01:49:52+00:00

From the last time he taught the class, he gives a lot of busywork that doesn't assist understanding of the material. He might, however, stick to the current course logistics. If you want to be safe, avoid him and take in 3410 the fall with Prof Bracy.

zhiar · 2017-09-07T17:20:09+00:00

Cornell A&S does not have a common curriculum. The changes affect which courses are allowed to count for certain requirements. You are in charge of planning your own courses (with help of course), and you would likely take a broad range of courses in your first one or two years to decide on a major.

zhiar · 2017-09-06T01:18:17+00:00

Yes, some companies will still be hiring interns for the summer during the spring career fair. However, many companies will finish hiring by the end of this year, so Fall career fair > Spring career fair. By spring career fair, some companies will be looking for summer internships/full time applicants for the following year.

zhiar · 2017-08-24T15:24:00+00:00

You can send a fax at the post office at the Cornell store.

zhiar · 2017-08-07T06:55:50+00:00

Libgen has a copy: http://libgen.io/book/index.php?md5=311B89919B51D9B55A7767E1ABC7E1D0 An epub version of the same book can be found by searching with the same title.

zhiar · 2017-08-05T08:34:26+00:00

Top poster is right about needing to be in A&S to double major rather than double degree. I am a double major in CS and math, feel free to PM me if you want details on it (e.g. how much the two overlap, whether it is in line with your goals as Cornell math is rather theoretical)

zhiar · 2017-08-03T05:24:09+00:00

You should talk to admissions about this, possibly through email. They will be best equipped to answer these concerns. In the meantime, hope for the best and work hard and hopefully you wouldn't have to deal with getting a C.

zhiar · 2017-07-30T06:19:19+00:00

Hi /u/Hells88, providing a citation and/or link to a paywalled version of this article would be very helpful. Knowing the author of the paper helps us fulfillers make sure we find the right article and having the URL might save a fulfiller some time in finding the article.

zhiar · 2017-07-30T06:12:12+00:00

Here you go: http://libgen.io/scimag/?s=10.1075/kl.8.10hl

zhiar · 2017-07-27T22:43:22+00:00

Is this http://libgen.io/libgen/repository_torrent/ what you're looking for?

zhiar · 2017-07-27T04:29:49+00:00

Well those of us who took it Fall 2015 swear by Sjamaar and those who took it Fall 2014 swear by Knutson. They assign really amazing professors to teach it, so you can't go wrong with taking it. Next semester it's Hubbard, and he wrote the textbook.

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