from what i heard today, its better to try, succeed and then defer rather than regret having not applied. alot can happen in 6 months. but yeah, if you arent crazy about it, I dont know...
You know, you are working on two degrees. There are highly mathematical aspects of CS you might want to work in. Cryptography, for instance, is a pretty straightforward application of number theory and I'm sure your math background will help you immensely.
If you're even remotly considering a CS grad school, take ICS 162 next quarter if at all possible. Trust me on this one - most of them either look for this or require it once you're there. You'll probably enjoy it anyway.
I'll look into 162, maybe I'll forget the network systems specialization if it wouldn't fit in on top of my other classes. Thanks for the tip.
There's a cryptography math class (two, actually), but I just don't want to take it here because it's taught by Marguilies, whose pace is just way too slow for me--I feel like it's a waste of remaining number of units I can take.
I am still (remotely) considering CS for grad school. There's a research colloquim for undergrads on Monday, I'm going to take some time off work to go to that. I've talked to a few math TAs and found out there's something like that for grad students, I might check that out as well.
You can also take ICS 168 which counts toward 2 specializations AND covers security with Tsudik. He covers elements of crypto and a few other things too. The class isn't easy, but I do consider it moderately worth it. It was almost the only class Nick dropped, but he didn't. Greg Nick and I took it together, as did Gina (if you still talk to her).
I hear you on that. I'm considering extending my study at UCI for at least a quarter, so I'm still in school. That way, I'll also have time to take more classes and explore more potential interests. I'm kind of dying at my current workload and I don't feel like I'm learning the material for any of my classes particularly well.
Another option is to just stay around Irvine and enroll in classes through extension or to do part time while working. By fall of next year, I expect to have done some readings with one or two professors, and hopefully I could continue that with them outside of school (or at least undergrad).
At this point, I'm really convinced that I want to apply next year, and I'll certainly apply if I feel anything like I currently do. I should be able to make a stronger statement of purpose too, having taken some more classes across other subjects.
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If you're even remotly considering a CS grad school, take ICS 162 next quarter if at all possible. Trust me on this one - most of them either look for this or require it once you're there. You'll probably enjoy it anyway.
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There's a cryptography math class (two, actually), but I just don't want to take it here because it's taught by Marguilies, whose pace is just way too slow for me--I feel like it's a waste of remaining number of units I can take.
I am still (remotely) considering CS for grad school. There's a research colloquim for undergrads on Monday, I'm going to take some time off work to go to that. I've talked to a few math TAs and found out there's something like that for grad students, I might check that out as well.
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Another option is to just stay around Irvine and enroll in classes through extension or to do part time while working. By fall of next year, I expect to have done some readings with one or two professors, and hopefully I could continue that with them outside of school (or at least undergrad).
At this point, I'm really convinced that I want to apply next year, and I'll certainly apply if I feel anything like I currently do. I should be able to make a stronger statement of purpose too, having taken some more classes across other subjects.
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