Last time I interviewed, I thought about how it probably would have benefitted me to take one less class a semester in college and just drill leetcode-style que

Last time I interviewed, I thought about how it probably would have benefitted me to take one less class a semester in college and just drill leetcode-style questions in that time. Given how almost all "prestigious" companies use these problems heavily for interviewing, it's likely to increase earnings more than any other course. I think what caltech is doing here makes a lot of sense and demonstrates an awareness of the realities of interviewing at companies a lot of their students will want to work at. College is also a better time to build up this skill than later when other responsibilities tend to pile up.