As a current OMSCS student I have to agree that Piazza is less than optimal. I've found that in order to be successful I have to put in significant effort to c

As a current OMSCS student I have to agree that Piazza is less than optimal. I've found that in order to be successful I have to put in significant effort to communicate across all channels - Piazza, Slack, Hangouts, HipChat, email, Skype. The classes do vary in difficulty and polish. I definitely have had some negative experiences with students that weren't prepared or weren't doing the necessary reading and studying.