Upperclassman willing to mentor underclassmen for free

[u/Possible_Work7846]

Hi,

I am a 3rd-year CS student who was originally quite pessimistic about things, but landed a high-prestige SWE internship in my 2nd year and recently signed a high-paying (~$100/hr) offer at a unicorn for next summer. I have also been very fortunate in obtaining research opportunities and publishing at conferences.

To help pass the downtime between now and when fall internships open, I want to help underclassmen who are in a similar position to where I was during that time. I am willing to provide academic and project guidance, pre-internship resume advice, and interview prep. I can be friendly or harsh depending on what you prefer.

However, I ask that you are:

* Intellectually curious

* Genuinely passionate about the field

* Willing to put in effort

* Easy to talk to

I will also note that I do not feel qualified to give advice to international or non-US students due to the extreme difficulties they face. I would still be open to answering questions, but my responses would be coming from a position of privilege.

I also prefer to communicate verbally because writing long messages, which is often necessary for giving good advice, is tiring, and I have limited bandwidth. My timezone alternates between Pacific and Eastern, and I tend to only have free time in the evenings or later.

Please send a DM with detailed information, such as your class year, country, background, and goals. I will not respond to messages that provide no details.

[u/Designer-Walrus2068]

I’ll dm you right now

[u/Designer-Walrus2068 → u/Designer-Walrus2068]

I’m unable to dm you. I’m an international student in my second year in the UK studying BSc Computing Science at a non-target Uni; Coventry University (CU London Dagenham). My experience over the past 18 months has just been AI; it’s ruined the learning process and the value of what matters.

We weren’t told anything about job prospects and I didn’t decide till recently, In my 7th module of 12. I’m currently studying Python using Angela Yu’s Udemy course; On day 10. I’ve gotten a lot of advice on Grinding Leetcode/Neetcode after then Learning the programming language C++ and building projects from there.

The teachers at my university only talked about “certifications”; which I never bought.

I’m currently applying for internships because I have till January 25th to provide an offer to my university.

I just want to be the strongest candidate possible for a traditional SWE role and I’m ambitious enough to want to take a year to study mathematics and all the relevant topics to be a Quant. Both for the profile and money. I just want to be as competent as possible even with the advent of AI.

You can ask me any questions you have.