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Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
August 16 2013 17:58 GMT
#81
On August 17 2013 02:57 CecilSunkure wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2013 02:25 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:15 3FFA wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:37 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:31 rabidch wrote:
You know what is scarier? Life after college.


Fixed that for you

I heard it is also less fun.

it is less fun. your income only exponentially increases :/ whats so fun about making a 5 figure salary and not having to worry about homework?

Or 6 figure

psh, show me a 20 something year old that makes 6 figures and I will show you a code S championship winner
CecilSunkure
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2829 Posts
August 16 2013 18:32 GMT
#82
On August 17 2013 02:58 Race is Terran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2013 02:57 CecilSunkure wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:25 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:15 3FFA wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:37 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:31 rabidch wrote:
You know what is scarier? Life after college.


Fixed that for you

I heard it is also less fun.

it is less fun. your income only exponentially increases :/ whats so fun about making a 5 figure salary and not having to worry about homework?

Or 6 figure

psh, show me a 20 something year old that makes 6 figures and I will show you a code S championship winner

I know a couple!
3FFA
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States3931 Posts
August 16 2013 18:34 GMT
#83
On August 17 2013 02:58 Race is Terran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2013 02:57 CecilSunkure wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:25 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:15 3FFA wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:37 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:31 rabidch wrote:
You know what is scarier? Life after college.


Fixed that for you

I heard it is also less fun.

it is less fun. your income only exponentially increases :/ whats so fun about making a 5 figure salary and not having to worry about homework?

Or 6 figure

psh, show me a 20 something year old that makes 6 figures and I will show you a code S championship winner

I've heard of a few. It certainly isn't unheard of, if that is what you are suggesting.
"As long as it comes from a pure place and from a honest place, you know, you can write whatever you want."
Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
August 16 2013 18:38 GMT
#84
On August 17 2013 03:34 3FFA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2013 02:58 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:57 CecilSunkure wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:25 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:15 3FFA wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:37 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:31 rabidch wrote:
You know what is scarier? Life after college.


Fixed that for you

I heard it is also less fun.

it is less fun. your income only exponentially increases :/ whats so fun about making a 5 figure salary and not having to worry about homework?

Or 6 figure

psh, show me a 20 something year old that makes 6 figures and I will show you a code S championship winner

I've heard of a few. It certainly isn't unheard of, if that is what you are suggesting.

its not, i was just suggesting that it is as rare as a code S winner, its a needle in a haystack kinda thing
Aerisky
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States12129 Posts
August 16 2013 21:48 GMT
#85
On August 17 2013 02:51 Snuggles wrote:
Like many others have said this is just a discovery phase for you right now. Some people aren't even sure what they really want to do after college. Some people find out what they want to do way after they had decided their major, and it turned out to be something that wasn't even remotely related. You'll come to that point where you have your "Aha!" moment eventually and decide what to do in the next chapter of your life.

Just remember though, time is precious. Make use of the time you've spent in college. I sure as hell dicked around too but I can at least look back at the mistakes I've made and improve my life by learning from them.

Ah gotcha, yeah I hope my moment comes soon XD definitely a time to make the most of.

Also yes after college you could be making 5, 6 figures, but during college you get to party/have fun/chill/go out with people for a lot of the time--after college, you're going to be working full time (no homework but work isn't necessarily too easy and whatnot :X) and work takes a lot of your time away. So it's that much important to find a job you really like I guess :D
Jim while Johnny had had had had had had had; had had had had the better effect on the teacher.
babylon
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
8765 Posts
August 16 2013 22:25 GMT
#86
Both work and college are tiring in different ways. If you do a 9 to 5 kind of job, it's not necessarily that it takes a lot of your time away, it's that it leaves you too drained after you come home to do anything except sleep and maybe watch TV. But you can shelve your work and not have to think about it until you go in to work the next day.

For college, grad school, and basically any career in academia, sure, you can work at your own pace as long as you get things done eventually, but you also pretty much have work on your mind all the time, and that can take just as much of a toll on you. Even in undergrad, whenever my friends and I went out to have fun downtown or something, we brought our work with us nine times out of ten. This type of attitude is especially prevalent at schools filled with academically minded folks (like Berkeley).
Aerisky
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States12129 Posts
August 17 2013 01:56 GMT
#87
Ah that makes sense, since (in one perspective at least) you're ultimately there to learn/study, so it will always be on your mind. Ideally I'd be able to stay on top of things though and shelve my schoolwork in much the same way you might like to keep work-work off your mind. I'd rather enjoy myself when I can without having to bring work with me etc, personally that would feel like kind of a buzzkill, but perhaps there's nothing that can be done about it.
Jim while Johnny had had had had had had had; had had had had the better effect on the teacher.
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21247 Posts
August 17 2013 02:10 GMT
#88
On August 17 2013 03:38 Race is Terran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2013 03:34 3FFA wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:58 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:57 CecilSunkure wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:25 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:15 3FFA wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:37 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:31 rabidch wrote:
You know what is scarier? Life after college.


Fixed that for you

I heard it is also less fun.

it is less fun. your income only exponentially increases :/ whats so fun about making a 5 figure salary and not having to worry about homework?

Or 6 figure

psh, show me a 20 something year old that makes 6 figures and I will show you a code S championship winner

I've heard of a few. It certainly isn't unheard of, if that is what you are suggesting.

its not, i was just suggesting that it is as rare as a code S winner, its a needle in a haystack kinda thing


hardly

welcome to finance and tech
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Burrfoot
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United States1176 Posts
August 17 2013 02:14 GMT
#89
Any random comp sci major working in finance is making 6 figures. High speed trading shenanigans.
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Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21247 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-17 02:26:17
August 17 2013 02:24 GMT
#90
On August 17 2013 11:14 Burrfoot wrote:
Any random comp sci major working in finance is making 6 figures. High speed trading shenanigans.


I wouldnt go that far considering the vast majority of comp sci people in finance are just your average run of the mill application developers at banks

if they're competent they'll still be making 6 figures around late 20s early 30s though. it's jsut turnover is quite high.
TranslatorBaa!
Recognizable
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Netherlands1552 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-17 17:56:26
August 17 2013 17:55 GMT
#91
On August 17 2013 07:25 babylon wrote:
Both work and college are tiring in different ways. If you do a 9 to 5 kind of job, it's not necessarily that it takes a lot of your time away, it's that it leaves you too drained after you come home to do anything except sleep and maybe watch TV. But you can shelve your work and not have to think about it until you go in to work the next day.

For college, grad school, and basically any career in academia, sure, you can work at your own pace as long as you get things done eventually, but you also pretty much have work on your mind all the time, and that can take just as much of a toll on you. Even in undergrad, whenever my friends and I went out to have fun downtown or something, we brought our work with us nine times out of ten. This type of attitude is especially prevalent at schools filled with academically minded folks (like Berkeley).


Aah. I love that though. Thinking about how to solve problems all day. Maybe discuss the problems with your friends. It's great when there isn't any stress like an exam coming up.
]343[
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States10328 Posts
August 23 2013 06:08 GMT
#92
On August 17 2013 02:58 Race is Terran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2013 02:57 CecilSunkure wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:25 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:15 3FFA wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:37 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:31 rabidch wrote:
You know what is scarier? Life after college.


Fixed that for you

I heard it is also less fun.

it is less fun. your income only exponentially increases :/ whats so fun about making a 5 figure salary and not having to worry about homework?

Or 6 figure

psh, show me a 20 something year old that makes 6 figures and I will show you a code S championship winner


I'm pretty sure starting salaries at places like Google/Facebook are at least 90k
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Elegy
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States1629 Posts
August 23 2013 06:39 GMT
#93
On August 23 2013 15:08 ]343[ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2013 02:58 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:57 CecilSunkure wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:25 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:15 3FFA wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:37 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:31 rabidch wrote:
You know what is scarier? Life after college.


Fixed that for you

I heard it is also less fun.

it is less fun. your income only exponentially increases :/ whats so fun about making a 5 figure salary and not having to worry about homework?

Or 6 figure

psh, show me a 20 something year old that makes 6 figures and I will show you a code S championship winner


I'm pretty sure starting salaries at places like Google/Facebook are at least 90k


Regardless, those are industry exceptions.

Figures vary, but ~50k at least for a STEM major is fairly common for a fresh college graduate. With a few years of work experience, that increases rapidly.
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97277 Posts
August 23 2013 07:44 GMT
#94
On August 23 2013 15:08 ]343[ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 17 2013 02:58 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:57 CecilSunkure wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:25 Race is Terran wrote:
On August 17 2013 02:15 3FFA wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:37 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
On August 16 2013 12:31 rabidch wrote:
You know what is scarier? Life after college.


Fixed that for you

I heard it is also less fun.

it is less fun. your income only exponentially increases :/ whats so fun about making a 5 figure salary and not having to worry about homework?

Or 6 figure

psh, show me a 20 something year old that makes 6 figures and I will show you a code S championship winner


I'm pretty sure starting salaries at places like Google/Facebook are at least 90k

I have a couple of chemical engineering friends that had 90k+ starting salaries when they went to work for big oil.
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b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
August 23 2013 17:18 GMT
#95
Welcome to Berkeley EECS! The intro programming course(s) (61A, B, C) are do-able without programming experience - my friends have done it and they survived though granted they had to put a lot of effort into it.

Good luck! :D
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