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Applied to ~90 positions this cycle. Ghosted by 60+, rejected by 15, exactly 3 OAs so far. Last year I had 5 interviews by this point with the same resume. Is this just market cor…
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My university just raised on-campus housing 8% for next year. Off-campus 1BR is now $1,400/mo in a mid-sized college town. How are you all affording this? - Living with 3+ roommat…
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circlejerking over this with my roommate every night. With AI writing code, bootcamps saturating the market, and FAANG doing back-to-back layoffs — what's the actual ROI of a CS d…
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Seems like every week there's a new executive order or court ruling. I honestly can't keep track anymore. My For You Page is full of doomposting about it. Real Qs: 1. Does anyone …
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Some profs straight-up ban Copilot on assignments, others encourage using it as a "learning tool". Our AI policy this semester says: - Can use LLMs for understanding but not for ge…
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About to graduate with a BS in physics astrophysics focus. I've done research in gravitational lensing and numerical relativity. If you're a younger student wondering what this maj…
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Saw the latest court ruling struck down another batch of relief. I'm going to graduate with ~$45k in debt and I'm just trying to plan. Current understanding: - SAVE plan is blocke…
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Every economics class I've taken has a different take on deficits. Paul Krugman says they don't matter at current rates. My public finance prof says we're heading for a crisis. As…
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Thought I was decent at math until I hit Real Analysis. Epsilon-delta proofs are a different beast. I spend 3+ hours on each problem set and still get B-'s. For those who survived…
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Testing in July. I have Kaplan books and UWorld. Planning: - Month 1: content review 2 chapters/day + Anki - Month 2: practice passages + section banks - Month 3: full-lengths 8-1…
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Noticed more classmates using ChatGPT/Character.AI for emotional support rather than campus counseling. Wait times at our mental health center are 4-6 weeks, so I get it. But as a…
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Got access to a lab that wants me to experiment with open-weight models on consumer hardware. What I'm working with: - RTX 4060 8GB my personal machine - Lab server: 2x A5000 48GB…
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Cold-emailed ~15 PIs this semester, got 3 replies, 2 "not taking undergrads", 1 "maybe next semester". I have a 3.8 GPA and basic wet lab skills from intro bio. What am I doing wr…
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Torn between Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering majors. Want to work in robotics/embedded systems. What I've gathered: - EE: stronger for controls, sensors, circuit-l…
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CLRS is too dense, my professor's notes are cryptic. I get the code part but when it comes to proving correctness with loop invariants or doing amortized analysis I just freeze. W…
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My advisor says quantum computing hires are limited and suggests I stick to condensed matter for better job prospects. But I find QC fascinating. Anyone here heading into QC? What…
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Considering switching my minor from straight bio to bioinformatics. Looks like most industry jobs want programming skills anyway. Current thinking: - Pros: better pay, more remote…
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Capstone presentations are coming up. My team built an autonomous trash-collecting boat for the campus lake. What'd you build this year? I love seeing what other schools' teams co…
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We covered both in my stats sequence but most of my professors are firmly in the frequentist camp. I've been reading more Bayesian ML papers and it seems like Bayesian methods are …
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I spend more time writing lab reports than studying for the actual exams. 15 pages per report feels excessive for a 200-level course. Does this get better in upper division? Any L…
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