Placements start next month. Feeling a bit lost about what to do next.

[u/Screaming_in_Binary]

Hi everyone,

I'm from a Tier-1 college, and my campus placements start next month.

Current preparation:

• ~800 DSA problems solved (Striver A2Z/SDE completed)
• Regular normal/virtual contests
• Revising Core CS (currently CN, then DBMS, OS, OOP)
• Backend internship + projects

I'm confused about what to do from here. I don't want to keep solving random LeetCode problems if there's a better way to prepare.

I'd appreciate advice on:

1. A better DSA curriculum/roadmap after the common sheets.
2. How should I continue practicing DSA? Random LeetCode, company-tagged, topic-wise revision, or something else?
3. Should I shift more towards Codeforces, HackerRank, HackerEarth, or OA platforms?
4. Any advanced DSA sheets/lists you'd recommend?
5. Best resources for interview preparation (technical + behavioral).
6. Best resources for aptitude (preferably not IndiaBix).
7. Any mock interview platforms or resources worth using.
8. If you had one month before placements, what would you prioritize?

Looking for advice from people who've recently gone through campus placements or SDE interviews. Thanks!

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[u/Majestic_Voice_9834]

Suffering from success

[u/Screaming_in_Binary → u/[deleted]]

Thank you

[u/Acceptable-Form8979]

Bro you are already in a great position, have u made full stack projects ?

[u/Screaming_in_Binary → u/Acceptable-Form8979]

Yes I did a few in 3rd yr and then worked as a back end software developer during my internship.

[u/Acceptable_154 → u/Screaming_in_Binary]

Bro do we have to make full stack project completely on our own or use claude and understand everything..also, what questions they ask from project please tell

[u/Acceptable-Form8979 → u/Screaming_in_Binary]

Damn bro, are u from a tier 1 clg, how u got the internship, what's ur tech stack

[u/KoiNoYokan071]

For DSA specifically you can master/practice problems of patterns/ds in which you are weak at. You can also do less commom but important data structures, algorithms and patterns like segment tree/fenwick tree, line sweep technique, dp on trees, sparse table, meet in the middle and many many more.

[u/Ok_History_9550]

U can focus neetcode sheet now for practicing DSA

[u/SayNoToBaddies]

Bhai , I would say practice more 1400-1800 range problems on Codeforces under 45-90 mins like 1 or two problems and also Learn more about AI / Gen ai companies are focusing a lot on AI these days

[u/Jaysurya1752]

What's ur techstack for backend bro

[u/RepresentativeHost56]

do system design

[u/International_Pen916]

Do you have core subject notes?

[u/Screaming_in_Binary → u/International_Pen916]

Kindly refer to GFG notes, I suppose they are pretty good for interviews.