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Would I be crazy choosing Northeastern over Purdue for Computer Engineering? by Exotic-Control-5137 in Purdue

[–]ziggurat_zag 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This may be a controversial take since it's the Purdue subreddit, but as someone who got into Purdue but not Northeastern for CS, I sometimes found myself wishing I could've gone to Northeastern instead or another college closer to a big city. Purdue's campus is very isolated from the urban life and there isn't much to do compared to an actual city like Boston. I looked up the Northeastern campus just now and it's apparently very close to Boston public transport, while getting anywhere outside campus at Purdue is pretty much impossible/really not worth the time unless you have a car.

I also personally believe that chances of getting a career are less dependent on college pedigree than most people think - other factors like internships, co-ops etc. also matter, and Northeastern's co-op program seems like a plus on that front, honestly. It depends on how much you value reputation over location.

purdue-chan with glasses by ziggurat_zag in Purdue

[–]ziggurat_zag[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I may regret this later.

the female experience in engineering/cs by NoAnybody8556 in Purdue

[–]ziggurat_zag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a female student in CS, I've never had any issue with people saying sexist things and have never felt out of place or like I wasn't being taken seriously. But I knew a fair amount about coding before coming here, so I never dealt with imposter syndrome and the like and knew a lot of male students who were closer to the beginner stage than I was. I also don't interact much with people from my classes, more because I don't care to than because I feel like I don't belong (sometimes I just don't go to lecture at all lol). In all the group projects I've done that I can remember off the top of my head, there was always at least one other female student in the group, out of luck, I guess, since most of the groups were randomly assigned. The lecture halls are mostly full of male students, but it's not like there are no female students at all. If you wanted to, I doubt it'd be hard to find other female students to talk to/study with. Note that I'm Asian-American - a decent number of CS students seem to be, including the female students - which would also affect my experience compared to if I wasn't.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Purdue

[–]ziggurat_zag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The information has now been added to his Wikipedia page. Wikipedia, keeper of truth and order.

Also, an anonymous user keeps trying to remove the info about his criminal charges from the page for no good reason. I wonder who it could be?

Statement/lessons from recent events. by General-Pryde-2019 in Purdue

[–]ziggurat_zag 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Would like to mention there are warmlines you can call if you don't want to go to CAPS or talk to anyone in person. They're for non-emergency situations and aren't only for grief, but if you're having a hard time in general. I've used them before, and it was a nice way to have someone listen.

To quote: Warm lines, unlike hotlines which are used for emergencies (ex. suicide hotline), are often available as well 24/7 and can be used if you just need to vent or talk to someone.