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Pros: Deepens your knowledge of CS and can be used to focus on a more specialized field e.g. machine learning
Cons: Time and money investment. May be unnecessary if you just want a standard dev job.
Look into Georgia Tech's OMSCS. Great program that costs little and and can be taken while working.
Was offered a position as a technology summer analyst at Goldman Sachs next year. Maybe not too impressive for some people here, but it was my first big offer and I felt proud of it.
Education really seems like more and more of an arms race. Makes me kind of apprehensive to have children if I end up getting sucked into this kind of system.
I sometimes feel like I have an inferiority complex for not attending a prestigious school. Hopefully it'll come down to my actual skills and not just the name on my degree when it's time to find a full time job.
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mhuangw on Thursday January 28, 2016 @09:42AM
from the ask-hn dept.
Hi all,I'm a junior at an average state school with two internships at local companies so far. I was just offered a summer position with Verizon and I have two weeks to decide. I'm interested in other companies, but I have no other offers yet. Since this is my first big internship, should I play it safe and go with Verizon or try to aim for something higher? My eventual goal is to make it into...
Glad it worked out. I wasn't able to contribute unfortunately, but I wish you good luck for the future.
I saw this at HackRice yesterday! You guys were pretty funny.
I've been suicidal on and off at various points in my life. Luckily I never got involved with these kinds of communities online, as I thought they might exacerbate the issue.
Definitely seems more practical than the other pony language, FIM++
I can confirm that tutoring boosts scores significantly. I went to an SAT prep program that was designed specifically to help you beat the test. My score was 1680 as a freshman and 2390 as a junior.
I didn't start feeling like an adult until around age 21, and it took multiple failings and heavy introspection to get to that point. However, I'm glad I had the experiences I did, even though it was pretty rough at times, because they made me a better person and shaped me for the future.
Fascinating read - long, but worth it. It's always interesting to see how far people are willing to go for financial gain.
I've always thought that competitive gaming at the highest levels (League, DOTA, CS:GO, etc.) required a great deal of mental aptitude. Whether that translates to increased skill in other activities, I'm unsure.
General rule seems to be one page unless you have a decade+ of experience.
I'd remove the objective and references sections. Those tend to be unnecessary on modern resumes. You can then move your school and degree information down to the education section.
I also prefer bullets for project / job descriptions. People are only going to skim over the content, so detailed paragraphs aren't ideal.
Do you have a GitHub? It can be helpful to link to your profile if you have any projects or open-source contributions. I landed my current internship as a result of having code posted online for people to look at.
One of my favorite strategy games growing up. It also encouraged a healthy interest in history that persists today.