/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10918390
Undergrad institute only matters as a means of networking and for letters of recc I’ve gone over the syllabus and old exams for intro analysis courses for the elite US unis and other difficult lower level courses it is indistinguishable from what you’d find at the better flagships, they also use the exact same textbooks and have a much higher number of lecturers that don’t give a fuck about the students

>>10918390
how hard is it to get into TUM for CS? im at first year of my bachelors degree in a big university in Italy, my gpa is about 25/30 (grades are out of 30). I plan on applying in 2 years, what should i do to get admitted?

>>10918674
for a Master's degree**

>>10918674
I’d say you’d get in if you maintain your gpa and write a decent motivational letter. They assign points with different weights to different grades from different courses and add some on top if they see something you like on your CV or letter. Finding accommodation in München is a bitch though

>>10918705
gotchya. I actually fucked up and gotten a 20 in Programming 1, but then "kinda" fixed it with 27 in Programming 2, maybe the impact will be minimal, i still have a ton of exams in 2nd and 3rd year. i think that my CV will be empty except for the degree? Should i work on personal cs related projects? i dont really know where to start, and i dont think i will have any free time for it since studying takes most of it. Also is it normal to ask a professor for a letter of raccomandation? my professors dont even know me, we're too much students, i dont know how to get more close to them

These threads get deleted nowadays, it’s a shame.
Anyways Colorado School of Mines senior checking in. Howdy.

>>10918390
>tum
based

>DeVry University
>Studying Pre-Algebra

The University of RADelaide

REEEEEEE STOP TAKING ALL THE UNI FUNDS IN BAVARIA
FUCK TUM AND FUCK THAT CSU OGRE

Dunno if I've ever seen another bronco post in these threads. Posting old logo because new one is hideous
>>10918830
based

>>10918390

Not science or math.

timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/subject-ranking/computer-science#!/page/0/length/-1/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

How does this list make you feel and why?

>>10918746
kek'd

>>10918390

>>10918390
OK, So I'm an 18 y.o. senior, and I want suggestions [preferably with reasoning] on where to go to uni. I got a 1580 on my sat, 800 Math 2 sat, 800 Physics sat, have many extracurriculars, volunteer often, and place first in many Science Olympiad events, and live in a fly-over state, so Admissions shouldn't be a hassle. I'm mainly focused on physics and math, so that's probably what I'll major in. What would be good?

Uni thread.

who /orenigga/ here?

>>10920810
Cal Tech

>>10918390
>and for letters of recc
This matters a lot if you care about getting into a good graduate school though. Admissions boards look at the people writing your letters, and they carry significantly more weight if they recognize the author. A rec letter from a Fields medalist is going to open a fuckton more doors than the same (or even a better) letter from Dr. Shmoe the associate prof at your local liberal arts college.

>>10918390
>falling for the tum meme
t. rwthfag

>>10920809
how’s the financial aid/admission rate here for internationals?

A place where I can embrace my autismo :)

>>10920816
Me >>10918726

Any TUB fags here?

>>10918390

Heh. I'm too good for college.

>>10918390
golden fags report in

>>10921158
I sincerely hope that decision works out for you, though it likely won't.

>>10921161
Melbournefag that's doing exchange here reporting in

best TU coming through

Eurofag here

>>10921714
>not even an exzellenz uni
Ohnonononono

>>10918390
Who /regensburg/ here? 30k students, I can't be the only one shitposting on /sci/, right?

>>10920840
We have a decent number of international students, so as long as your grades are high you shouldn't have a problem getting in. Are you looking into a graduate program or undergrad? I can't say much about financial aid for international undergrads, but for those in Ph.D programs I'm pretty sure you get the same deal as everyone else, i.e. you can be a TA and do other work to have your tuition paid for and get a stipend.

>Germans are posting on /sci/ RIGHT NOW

disgusting

t. u Wien

>>10922061
>implying you aren’t as much of a peasant as they are

t. ETH

How hard is it to get a full scholarship for a Master's at an Ivy League?

>>10922061
servas

Tip: rearrange the letters

>>10922159
huh?

>>10922168

>>10922176
Not sure if you got my joke, so let me point to it.

>>10918390
>>10922061
TU Dortmund reporting in

>>10920934
same, although sometimes the autismo is a bit much

>>10922044
undergrad. thinking to have UT austin as my first choice public school

>>10921714
Oh hey what do you study? Fb20 here

Very comfy, might swap to UIO because too many engineers and normies here tho

Imagine unironically falling for the TUM meme lmao

>>10920812
My wife.

>>10922719
Welche uni?

>>10921161
Go beers

Immediately LEAVE if you are German and not at an Exzellenzuni

>>10920809
About to start my EE Masters tomorrow here after graduating from Rice in May.

>>10922750
What is in your opinion the best Exzellenzuni to go to for graduate economics? Also, what really makes them that much better than other unis?

>>10922750
How about no? It's not like it's an achievement to get a Bachelor at one of these, especially in STEM where there's barely any NCs.

>>10923061
they are more research-oriented and have more funding

t. kit

Fuck off, TUM-Kek

>>10923082
Undergr*d please leave

>>10923061
Bonn

FUnny how most people here are from Yuro unis when the same thread at /fit/ is mostly americans (like 90+%)

>>10920809
>>10921139
YEEHAW

Anyone stuck in the third world and being told over and over again "Oh, come on. I'm sure going somewhere else for you bachelor's degree would've done nothing. You can go to some other uni in graduate. Now shot up, comply, and stay in line."?

>>10921714
Not even the best in it's city

>ITT indian college students in germany

>>10923785
Nice try I'm Syrian.

>>10923785
this >>10923790 they’re turks, poles, and syrians

>>10923794
>poles
Hey that's offensive. Poles go to UK since they care mainly about whether the university is prestigious rather than its curriculum.

>>10923710
That's what they keep telling us too. Especially those retarded IT industry fags who barely know how to program.

>>10923799
Who knows. Maybe the best option is to just believe it. It's that, or accepting you have no chance simply because you were born in the wrong place.

>>10923785
Haven't seen many indians here. Most are european, from the middle east or from far east (vietnam)

>>10923090
I'm thinking of doing my masters in there. Is it good?

PhD in comp sci

>>10918674
>grades are out of 30
what the fuck nigger

>>10921708
I remember your thread.
How have you found it so far?

>>10921161
Used to go here, now I go to Stanford. Please no bully :'(

>>10922293
If you don't mind me asking, what's your major? I'm one of the upcoming first years, but when I visited, it seemed like the physics and math classes had both chads and legitimately autistic people

>>10923694
/fit/ is bro science.

>>10922304
cute name.

>>10923090
Planning on applying to the molecular bio masters this coming cycle. Does LMU do the guaranteed MS -> PhD thing?

>>10923973
Bretty gud :DDD
My flight in LA was shit so my first impression wasn't so great. Lost my bag and was about to lose flight to SF in there. Weather is a lot warmer here cause it's winter back in Melbourne rn. Actually it was too hot for me. I was standing on the football stadium during the first day of GBO and when I measured the temperature it went up to 45 degrees Celsius. Not to mention rhat everything here is fucking free. Free gym, free metro, free food, free fucking everything. Now I'm looking for any available lab jobs in chem or bio so I'll probably go try to talk with profs here. My classes start tomorrow so I might see one of you guys in there. It's CHEM 105 and 3AL. Wish me luck for this sem.

Please don't hate.

>>10918390
I know I'm a brainlet, but I already failed 2 semesters of calc 1 and 2. Despite studying. And those were the only exams I took because I thought "First I do the hard ones, the easy ones I can do anytime".

>>10923905
In Italy the grades for single exams are out of 30,and the final bachelor grade is out of 110

>>10922080
If you have the scores from gre/gmat to get you into harvard then you could probably get into the less known ivy schools with a scholarship although I'd personally opt for the best schools in your field

>bachelor's of science degree
>mandatory writing gen eds
>mandatory PE gen eds
>mandatory art gen eds
>mandatory public speaking course
>mandatory social studies eds
>mandatory freshman intro course
I started freshman year Monday. Can anyone explain this to me?

i got my master's in AMU

>>10924940
It's called America

>>10924940
Hmm I started school in 2010 and only had English for 3 classes and humanities for 3 classes. Oh and math/science gen eds but I dont remember the amount since I was doing stem. Additionally we had six classes of "anything you want gen ed" but you put those into science/math. My bachelors was dual degree biology and physics. To differentiate dual degree vs double major if you had more than 12 classes that differed you could get two degrees otherwise you just had a dual major although at the end of the day your resume/portfolio you can just say two bachelors.

>>10924940
>>10924967
this is the reason why you have 4 years for a bachelors while we in EU have 3

>>10924972
Well my school only required six non-stem classes (3 english/3 humanities). And the 3rd english class was often technical writing which they have a few variations of depending on if you're stem/cs(yes I know it's stem but gets its own)/econ.

So really you're down to 5, but english 101 and 102 are kinda standard. So just humanities. Anyways in the US even stem degrees except maybe engineering due to abet accreditation can be done in 3 years if you efficiently plan your degree and take summer terms. But counselors love to push your generic gen ends towards classes not outlined in your degree plan.

Never heard of pe gen ends and usually social studies/arts fall under humanities.

Math PhD student about to lose his shit. Need mental support.

Hello bois

>>10924986
going insane is the final barrier between being a normal human and being a Math PhD.

>>10924865
It's okay fren.

I study informatics and failed "Programmieren I". Personally I have no problems with calc, but I know some people that do.

You can do it.

somebody save me from this nightmare

>>10922304
My PI went there for his postdoc. I'm told it's a good place to do biological research. Do you have any experiences you'd like to share with the rest of the class?

>>10925034
>yuro who was just considering applying for an exchange semester at maryland
Please elaborate

>>10925040
Don't actually worry frien, I'm just stressed because it's syllabus week and the influx of work as well as my terrible personal advisor fucked me over big time.
Maryland is an excellent school to attend, but if you want I can give you an honest list of the pros and cons you won't get from the cucked employees.

>>10923864
I aquired a sociology master there, its pretty based.

>>10924713
i think not, why would anybody do this?

>>10925045
Good luck, anon!
>pros and cons
If you have time, that would be great.

>>10925003
Gut zu wissen dass ich nicht der einzige bin. Mir kommt es so vor als wuerde jeder ohne Probleme durch Mathe kommen.

>>10925096

Thanks my guy, here's the run down. As of right now I'm pursuing an undergraduate genetics & neuroscience degree, so this is going to be my personal experience in that department speaking.

"The good"

There is an absolute overload of possibility on this campus. If you want to do it there is a club for it, as well as an academic department willing to help you out if you find the right person. This also applies to research and personal studies.
Keep in mind, you also have to make a conscious effort to reach out and participate. The size of the school makes it difficult for things to fall into your lap, so at the very least don't spend all your time in your room.
Proximity to Washington DC is also very good, depending on what you're studying. Business and Government kids have a field day with all the internship opportunity, but even for science kids there's NIH nearby and a plethora of other activities that aren't merely academic/work-related.

"The bad"

The school can be obnoxiously political, just as expected for a major institution.
In addition, it's hard to find people who take academics seriously as well as display a healthy social life. UMD is a huge bar school, and as a person who values the face-to-face nature of a good house party, its frustrating to see.
Finally, all the positive traits that come with being a major public institution display a detrimental aspect. Nothing really gets done to help students, as its mostly just bureaucratic nonsense to rake in more state funding. You're just another number to them, which is why it is doubly important to actively seek out professors, advisors, and other students who care about you and what you believe in. While a lot happens here, you won't just get lucky with experience, so if you're inclined to NEETdom either consider another school or brush up on your ability to make eye contact.
Most of the women are stupid too, but that's to be expected.

[CONT]

>>10925155
>>10925096

"The ugly"

I'm a bit of an architecture buff, so the school Is a mixed bag for me. There's a strange combination of old, gross colonial buildings with mismatched columns and multi-million dollar research spires of glass and metal. You won't get the aesthetic Ivy experience here, so find the buildings that are pleasing to you and work them into your schedule whenever you plan to study. My apartment is a 15 minute walk to the other side of campus, but I still make the hike in the evenings because it has a few of my favorite buildings to study in, and being in my room is depressing.


All in all, I love my experience here, but I also took initiative in joining activities and making connections, and even then there's still plenty more I could be doing if I didn't have to keep up with seasonal anime. Academics will treat you well if you make the effort, but the social aspect can be draining if you're inclined to frequent Malaysian hair-braiding forums. Also worth mentioning that I am close to home, so if I'm ever frustrated with the school I can get a break over the weekend, a luxury which may not apply to you.

I don't think any university is a perfect fit for any person, but Maryand really is a jack of all trades. It comes with the stereotypical worst and the stereotypical best, but with an effort you can make it a worthwhile experience.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

>>10925155
>>10925156
Thank you for your long response, anon! This was really helpful. Again, I wish you all the best and I'll let you know how it went in a future uni thread.

>>10925168
sounds good anon, glad I could help.
see you in a future thread

>>10923704
lewd

>>10924885
this is why you lost the war

>>10924042
which is better in what aspect (you pick) and why

>>10922061
woama hund

>>10918869
What major, and how is it?

Imperial College reporting in.

>>10925323
Triple major in Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, and Physics.
Our buildings got flooded recently. So that's cool.

>>10924999
https://youtu.be/3IZXbRfPq3s

>>10918869
grad student here, 3rd year, I enjoy it, but my advisor is amazing

>>10918390
Any other RIT autists here? 4th year EE here.

This place is Stacy central. I swear 99% of the girls here are blonde.

>>10925488
How good is that school really anyways for EE? I recently found out my whore cucked me out of a really good scholarship from them (tldr hid all the letters I had received) and so I went to study EE in my own state at a debatably lesser school in PA.

>>10921161
>>10923704
>>10925034
>>10925488
Those logos, not sure if university or basketball team.

>>10925590
From my own experience and from what I've read/heard from others, it's a pretty good program, but it's expensive as fuck. I paid $50k my freshman year, and just tuition alone (now living off campus) is around $35k per year. Aside from the co-op program, I don't really feel RIT is worth the money. A state school is probably the best way to go in terms of getting the most value for your money. Others may have had a better experience, but that's just my $0.02.

>>10925634
Alright, good to know. Gives me some solace at least. Thanks for your reply.

>>10925270
I think Berkeley is better for undergrad, since they throw you into the deep end. You are just another face in the crowd and it teaches you to succeed and get yourself known in such a situation.
Stanford definitely gives you more opportunities to network and class sizes are much smaller. As long as you take a reasonable number of classes a quarter, I feel a lot more comfortable maintaining a decent GPA.
As long as you are successful academically, research in both schools doesn't seem to bad. But there is obviously a lot more competition in Berkeley. You can TA as an undergrad in some majors at Berkeley (Stanford usually doesn't allow you to since they have enough grad students).

>>10918390
is die tu in Sachen informatik begehrt? also bei Arbeitgebern?

>>10923775
>Fachhochschule
>Anything else but glorified Berufsschule

Uni Koblenz, bin das erste Mal hier auf /sci/. Warum sind hier so viele deutsche Leute? Ich dachte immer dieses board wäre tot

now studying, wanna go PhD

Fk u

>>10925365
Sounds interesting. Visited the campus recently, I liked it but it was in the boonies compared to the city I live in. Met a few professors, they were nice. Would you say the electrical engineering and physics programs are good? I know Rensselaer is one of the only schools with a NuclearE program.

>>10926027
True that

>>10918390
I graduated this year on a BSc course and last week I got an invitation letter to a PhD entrance exam/consultation thingy at my uni.
Is this real? Is it possible I was eligible for PhD after only BSc? I graduated with good grades but I always thought one needs MSc to start PhD.

Anyways I had to pass because I will be spending that week in Switzerland.

>>10922304
Had a fried who when to his university.

>>10925361
Nice what do you study? I'm going to study computing this year. Shame the Huxley building is so ugly in comparison to the others.

>>10926218
I don't know, because I've never been to two colleges, you know?

>>10926315
ChemE. Good luck, bro

>>10926315
Protip: switch to engineering as soon as you can. MechE, EE, ChemE, MatSci, whatever, but stay away from computer degrees. Already a dead end degree with usually 100x-1000x more people applying to job openings. Don't cuck yourself, engineering can't be faked as easily as CS for job applications.

>>10926353
It's unlikely that I can unless I wait a year. If I hate it of course I will drop it. It's a lie to say it won't be difficult, the standards are high for entry and more competitive than most/all of the engineering ones. What experience do you have with computing degrees that tells you they are less valuable? I'm sure an engineer can easily get a nice programming job but in higher level CS fields, I doubt it. I have been toying with the idea of switching to electrical and information engineering since it is closer to the hardware but I'm not all that crazy on the EE aspect. I don't want to reapply in a year. What will I do?

>>10926462
Not him, but computing at icl is known to be one of the best in the world. It’s going to be hard, but trust me it’s worth it in the end.
t. The ChemE fag at icl

>>10925034
>entire high school class (~500) applied there
>guess which slacker didn’t get in

>>10926468
Thanks mate. The whole "CS is for brainlets" gets me down. I think it may be because few here attend the top schools; I've seen the courses there and they do seem quite shit. What year are you in anyway? Are you part of any clubs/societies (you don't need to answer that if you don't want to be recognised out something)?

>>10922290
I'm there too, I also know who you are

>>10922064
Going to apply to ETH CS master in less than a year.

Any tips? got 3.96/4 GPA and a bunch of competitive programming competitions and hackathons so I guess I'm in?

>>10926489
Third year. I'm not part of any societies now, but I used to play squash during my first year. I'm too busy with uni and work, so it's not that easy anymore, but you should definitely check it out. Also, get to know people during the freshers events etc. Computing is very hard to get into and you should be proud of yourself. It's a lot different than school, but you'll get used to it, especially if you have an affinity for the subject and try to make the best out of your experience. Don't worry, you'll be fine.

>>10926513
Yes, welcome in.

>>10926520
If it's not sarcasm, yay. Imposter syndrome really made me doubt if I am the material for it.

If it isn't too much to ask, any pros and, more importantly, cons can you mention?

>>10926517
Who knew people could be nice on /sci. Thanks for the reassurance I hope you do well in your coming years. I was unsure a bit about computing; I had applied for JMC but missed the fmath grade so I went for straight computing. I was on the fence about the 2 anyway. I was worried of how much I really enjoyed maths and if I'd struggle. I met people much better than me at my Oxford interviews. No matter, I do really enjoy computing and I'm sure there will be enough maths to satisfy me. All the best, once more!

>>10926530
>>10926530
>>10926530
Where did you do your bachelor?
I did my bachelor here and went to the US for grad school.. At first, I was depressed because of the initial shock during the first semester. I was unmotivated, felt like I was the slowest in the major (impostor syndrome like you said) and barely had friends. It got a lot better as I adjusted to the circumstances. The city itself is comfy, but very expensive. The people are kind and polite and everything feels orderly. The students in my course were also friendly and helpful, but still very disciplined and competitive. It’s certainly doable with your credentials! Good luck!

UCSF graduate student

>>10923785
Wrong

>>10926501
Doubt. Name one thing about me. Succeed, and we can hang out and get beers.

>>10923367
Are you studying Econs at Bonn?

>>10927442
ur gay

>>10927446
>gay
Why the homophobia?

ayyyyy

>>10927525
>poor man's MIT

>>10918390
>>10918674
I'm also very interested in getting into TUM, could someone provide more info?

>>10927156
When I got an email of different UC’s student union, it showed that there was only one member from UCSF. Is it a tiny school? I didn’t even know it existed.

>>10920809
>disgustingly liberal city
>people get offended way too easily
>expensive ass CoL
I can't argue the school being good for academics but holy shit I'd blow my brains out

>>10925038
Not the one that posted, but I went there as undergrad. Campus is ok, not the best, but ok. Has a really strong geometry and CS department. So there are many hindus.

>>10927452
How is saying gay homophobic you faggot?

>>10920816
I was originally at Mines but transferred back home to pic related because I was too broke for out-of-state tuition. This place is almost literally a cult.

>>10927580
>faggot
Why the homophobia?

>>10927582
Based retard

>>10926593
Thanks. Likewise :)

I did my bachelor in University of Novi Sad, Serbia.
The uni is hard and competitive but it isn't really known in the West. There are a lot of ETH grads that did bachelor at my uni though.

My imposter syndrome is getting better because I got some international recognition on hackathons I go too. ( Mainly Germany and Austria )

What is the reason for going to US grad school? As far as I know, ETH is very very well known.

>>10927696
That's true, Eastern European unis have a reputation for being very rigorous. I had the opportunity of going to a good uni with a scholarship, so I took the chance. Didn't have to work while studying anymore.

>>10927567
You forgot how bad the heat is during the spring and summer, walking around campus is brutal. All these things aside I really enjoy going here, but some days you wonder what the hell is wrong with people.

>>10927562
Its a huge school but its just a handful of graduate programs, a dental school and a med school. I honestly didn't even know we had a student union.

>>10925488
University of RAWCHESTER ftw

>>10928024
If there are few graduate programs, how do you get enough TA’s for undergrad classes? Or do they allow undergrad TA’s?

>>10929209
By not having undergrads. We're a postgraduate only institution. I'm on a fully funded PhD and my TA requirement is only half a semester lab teaching med students

>>10929209

By not having undergrads. We're a postgraduate only institution. I'm on a fully funded PhD and my TA requirement is only half a semester lab teaching med students

>>10929228
By any chance, did you also have a hard time replying (judging by the double post). Or is it just me.

>>10921161
How is the uni there academically?
Also how is the environment because I remember I went to Cal hacks and I was terrified of the night because of the homeless and raccoons. I remember the CS students were really smart sprinkled with a few liberal shitheads there.

>>10926353
What about CE :( ?

>>10920831
>falling for the strong sciences in the south meme
t. wwufag. We do SFG spectroscopy.

You know what's really amazing? Suddenly having an administation 1 day before your master starts change a grade to a ''fail'' for no reason whatsoever so you now have to call and visit them the entire day to get something done. Fuck uni administration bunch of inept retards.

>>10921714
Hey, I'm a WiMi here

>>10921714
I'm a WiMi here (postdoc)

>>10929289
Go Prussians.

>>10929289
You guys can't even park in campus
t.LeoCampus Fag.

>>10929303
Same here, hope you are not working at the Lichtwiese but based Campus Stadtmitte

What's the best, non-american, country to learn math?

>>10920780
>Oxford is N1
As someone who loves Oxford's CS curriculum, and prefer it over Cambridge, I still think this is wrong

UMass Lowell
>>10925155
Any tips on finding people who can help you?

>>10918390
>>10918390
>tumfag zoomer cousin who won’t stop crying about the filtering in EE
Is it that bad or is he just a brainlet?

>>10918723
You get closer to your profs in your last year. Well mostly your thesis instructor and you probably run into some other profs in more smaller scale courses.

A great thesis is one way to also stand out, if you write a really good thesis get a high grade on it, that is usually enough to carry an otherwise poor GPA to top universities as well.

>>10926300
In Europe they made it a requirement to have a Msc before Phd (though there are 1 year masters and you can take a Bsc for 3 years so it's not that big of a deal imo).

>>10918390
You know what really sucks? One humanities prof that keeps fucking changing your grade in the system to the wrong one (sometimes removing credit points) and you having send a grand total of 14 emails at this point to him to permanently fix this shit. It's even worse since now I still dont have a diploma and my masters starts next week. This is fucking embarrassing he had 4 months to get the grade correct. Got it correct 2 months before but now somehow managed to change it to an incorrect one again. Jesus fucking christ this guy is a retard.

>>10922304
tf is with this Stoner university and 4channnelllll?
I have seen it posted multiple times on like 4 boards.
Are you samefagging or is Stony /ouruni/?

>>10924865
I don't know about the university, but the logo is very beautiful.

>>10929451
cool, thanks. So you would call my gpa a "low" gpa? what's the minimal gpa that i should aim to? (my average is currently 25/30).
Honestly i think i could have done better this year, i just seem to fuck up on the easiest things and lose those 3-4 points, this has happened in 4 exams out of 8. I alse speculate that the average grade in my department is 22/23, whenever they put out extacurricular activity like internal jobs at the uni they ask for a minimum of 23/30 to apply, while for psychology is like 27.

>tfw poorfag and couldnt go to TUM or LMU

>>10929429
First off, make sure you’re joining as much on campus as possible. You can always drop a club or activity a little bit in, happens all the time to most clubs, but you’ll miss out on something that works for you if you don’t shoot for it.

Office hours/emails/review sessions are also your friend. The minute you start showing a bit of difference from the other 99% of students the professor will be instantly noticing you.
Don’t be an ass kisser either, be genuine. I’ve found that the profs who prefer ass kissing aren’t the ones who you want on your side.

>>10922750
Isn't the whole exzellenzuni thing nearly the definition of meme and it is rather important in Germany whether or not your specific department was good enough that you left with decent grades and knowledge into your subject matter?

WWU Münster reporting in

>>10929505
I have no clue about the exact Italian grading system so I just went to a wikipedia page and that says a USA GPA of 3.33 is roughly equivalent to a 25/30 in Italy.

Usually (at least in my country, Netherlands) they are much less strict with grades for technical masters compared to humanities stuff. Grades are often lower for technical courses compared to humanities and it's overall harder. At my university (university of Amsterdam) they care mostly about having completed equivalent to required courses for the masters degree. A pretty big benefit is that you want to study from Italy to Germany and both are in the EU, so your degree is recognized by other universities around Europe. Also had the added benefit you will be paying EU / German tuition instead of international (which is much higher).

But, if you're looking for a special way to stand out more I can't really say much. Do the courses required in the degree. Have a strong thesis. Grades help but don't make your life revolve around grades they don't matter that much.

From my experience, studying and university gets a lot more fun in your masters where you often deal with current / recent issues that are on going in your field and a lot of courses are tailored towards you finding solutions for more recent problems.

EPFL

>>10929564
/sci/ Meetup in Bar Celona when?

>tfw TUBfag who hates Berlin and wants to end it all
Help

>>10929593
I know about the required courses but haven't thought about it because we get to choose our own courses only in third year. Tecnically i'm an international student even if i was born in Italy and raised here, did hs in a non EU contry because of retarded parents. Still, i pay close to nothing in tuition, less than 200 Euro a year. I was asking specifically for top EU universities like TUM or ETHZ, i have a good feeling that i could get accepted in other ""lower prestige"" unis, and it would still be fine but i think that being in a top uni would be a total different experience and could open huge possibilities for the future. Im not looking for english unis because i cant afford them probably.

>>10929612
how's TUB? was thinking about doing a CS masters there and it looks like the entry requirements are very low

>>10929484
The CS program is huge. So I expect a lot of people from SBU to be in 4chan reddit etc

>>10926190
do you like it my fellow countryman

>>10927581
I went there for my undergrad. The math dept was small and tightly knit. Super cozy desu.

>>10929237
Yea it kept timing out for some reason

>>10918390
UBA
It's free and the science degrees are brutal. The ""bachellor"" is 6-7 years and equivalent to a master in the US. The only issue is the bureocracy and the student center which is ruled by disgusting communists.

Scots fag reporting in

I'm beginning a Materials Engineering BSc, what do you guys think?

>>10930082
How's the academics like? What do you like the most about this university?

>>10925361
I’m going to kings because I’m too dumb for imperial. Hopefully I can get in for my masters.

>>10929618
The uni is decent, but the organization is utter shit

We’re all gonna make it, bros

>>10925091
>I think not, why would anybody do this?
Turns out they do, at least in Geneitcs/molecular biology.
>After successful completion of the master's program, students may pursue an individual doctoral research project or a doctorate in one of the graduate schools of the Faculty of Biology.

>not going to a liberal arts school for STEM

Never seen my school here

>>10930638
I recommend going into computational materials science and eventually getting into materials informatics. The data science part of it will give you cushion if you can't get a good job or research role. Plus it's just wicked cool if you like statistics and materials design or discovery.

Good luck fellow MatSci anon.

Anyone here from pic related? How is it? I wanna study EE there and google tells me it's one of the best universities out there in that field. What do you think? Also I'm not from Germany if that matters.

>>10920809
hook em
>>10927567
If you can tolerate the obnoxious leftists, Austin is pretty great desu. COL isn't THAT bad, compared to other big cities in the USA.

>>10924252
math and appmath
There are "chads" but not really, but if you search hard enough you find a lot of interesting people. Anyone who says the word quirky unironically is a cuck. Its also a very /lit/ school.

> tfw not smart enough for Waterloo/UofT
It's not a bad school though, r-right?

Is Kings College London decent? I finished my undergrad at McGill and am working as an actuary.

I got accepted there to this math program called a grad dip where its basically a year between undergrad and masters. If I do well I'll supposedly be eligible to do a masters there as well (my undergrad was not in Math).

Is Kings shit? I knew it wasn't oxbridge/imperial, but reading a lot of reviews has me spooked about it being terrible. If its really bad then I suppose its not worth a bunch of money and effort.

>>10927442
You study s.th. in engineering, you are in your Bachelor's and you actually live in Dortmund, not far from the uni.
Also you don't eat at the Mensa often.
And I saw you at the Sommerfest

Any UVA physics in here?

>Ja, ich studiere WirtIng, wie hast du das erkannt?

Anyone from ETH here? I'm a student at a US uni (UC Berkeley) and was thinking about trying to get into ETH for physics masters? Any comments about the quality (I would think its great but I would like to hear what you say) or just general opinions? What GPA /4 etc would I need? Also interested in ENS in France, or any other good physics unis in Europe you guys would recommend? Thank for your time

>>10934209
Redpill me on Berkeley Nuclear Engineering, I'm considering doing a semester abroad. How's the uni? Is it competitive? How's the campus life etc. Please respond

>>10934266
It's pretty good. Competitive in the sense that the material is hard and people around you are really good at what they do, I haven't felt anyone trying to screw me over or anything. Campus life is good too, a lot to do, and you can always go to San Francisco. Sadly a lot of homeless in the city, but for me being here was worth that compromise. I think you will gain a lot from coming here, but dont just come to take classes, you can do those anywhere. do an internship/research/something if you're gonna come as well

>>10934407
Thank you, anon. I wish I could help, but the only two people I know at ETH went there for ChemE and EE for undergrad (where the entry requirements aren’t that high).

>>10934825
No problem man, good luck and use your power for good dont make weapons n shit

>>10933988
A lot prestigious of unis get a bad rep because they force students to self study rather than teach and support them properly.

I’ve never studied at kings but I’m from the UK and know it’s fairly prestigious, especially in medicine and law. For maths it’s definitely not close to oxbridge but a step or 2 below UCL/Imperial/LSE. If you love London then it’s in a great location.

>>10927559
based greek

>>10933962
Consider yourself lucky you didn't get into Waterloo. They have a good reputation for math because their department is big, but it's the poster child for quantity over quality, and the quality of life there is trash-tier. Waterloo is a fucking awful uni.
Honestly if you're not at Waterloo/Toronto/UBC/McGill every school in Canada is viewed more or less the same. Just make friends with your profs, you'll be fine. I went to an even shittier school than yours in Ontario for undergrad and the only two grad school rejections I got were from top 10 schools.

>>10933988
KCL and UCL aren’t as good for STEM.
Take the Warwick pill

>>10918390
>Keeps hiring and expanding power engineering program
>Increases the overall size of the program and university as a whole (over 1000 more students this year than anticipated, major housing crisis for surrounding area)
>Offers less on campus lectures for power courses instead opting for shitty video lectures from NOVA.
>hasnt offered the power electronics lab in over 3 years and has no plans on bring it back

This is fucking proof universities only give a shit about research and prestige of papers written. Hardly anyone in the engineering programs wish to actually teach engineers. How the fuck do you expand your power engineering department but offer less for your undergrads, even after they start offering formal specializations in it?

>>10925589
can confirm

>>10931838
John hopkins has engineering? How is it

>>10922290
That's my Alma Mater. Loved it. Ruhrpott is the best part of Germany.

>>10932824
It's quite good and for some engineering disciplines really fucking good, world-class even. People there suck though. Many snobs and fags.

C-can I join you guys?

>>10927525
Lmao half of the people I know study there, chances are you know one of them

Currently a senior in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It was only around now that I started wondering, just how famous/not-at-all famous is the university anyway? I know I enrolled because it has a good reputation for engineering and has a list of famous alumnis but it does make me wonder if the average pleb or normie knows about it or gives it much regard.

Outside of recognition, how much better is ETH than a top German uni?

>>10933962

UCalgary here, I cope by believing the difference doesn't really lie in undergraduate material but the research/network opportunities and the number of smart people attending the institution.

It's an "OK" school in the same way that every school in Canada that isn't Waterloo/McGill/Toronto is "OK". There's nothing wrong with that, but it really says nothing about your abilities, other than the fact you got into a university and presumably will complete a degree there. The best way I can put that difference is that once you graduate, to the employer you are just "a" graduate and not a "Waterloo/McGill/Toronto" graduate.

>>10918390
Freshman reporting in.

>>10936413
In physics at least, UIUC carries an excellent name