amandavinci

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   by amandavinci 10y ago

   Thanks for taking the time to help me out. :) And yeah, I'm currently looking for internships and such for the summer. But the credentials card always comes in play.
2. 32.▲
   by amandavinci 10y ago

   Being a good programmer and having a good GPA seems like inversely proportional in our college. Only the students who follow lecture slides and are good at writing exams seem to have >=9 CGPA. And yeah, it would be great to chat. Here is
3. 33.▲
   by amandavinci 10y ago

   Indeed. After talking to other people and thinking hard about my options, I have come to same conclusion. But finding good people to work with or under seems really hard. I really don't know how to find good mentors other than contrib
4. 34.▲
   by amandavinci 10y ago

   College is a good place to try things out before diving into them. But I have found no passionate profs in my college and getting a research internship under a good prof is a task in itself.
5. 35.▲
   by amandavinci 10y ago

   I'm following the first two points earnestly and I'll start with the third one as well. And the mentor aspect is what I'm missing right now. So, I have planned to contribute to open source and/or apply to GSOC '17.
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   by amandavinci 10y ago

   Though I have an interest in games and AI / ML, I would still consider being a good software engineer first. I'm aiming for a strong foundation and expertise in one field: AI or anything related. Being a fresher, I believe I won&#
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   by amandavinci 10y ago

   Most of my undergrad friends are really torn between academia and industry. And since I'm in my sophomore year, I feel it's too early to make the right call. Anyways, I do need to decide sooner or later.
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   by amandavinci 10y ago

   Thanks a lot. I found Paul Graham's essay on the credentials and pedigree quite reassuring. :) http://www.paulgraham.com/credentials.html "Admission to the right university can make or break an ambitious young
9. 39.▲
   by amandavinci 10y ago

   Yeah exactly but I always feel like I'm short of time. Like just a few years more and I'll have to look for a job. Mandatory attendance at boring classes doesn't help much too.
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    Ask HN: What a 2nd tier college student must do to be at par with the best?

    92 points by amandavinci 10y ago|66 comments
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    by amandavinci 10y ago

    I'm a CS student and I had this exact question a year earlier. I tried ubuntu as everyone suggests for a begginer, then switched to deepin and then over to elementaryOS. Sure I'm never going back to windows but ubuntu never seems