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Hello. I'm an incoming freshman at UIUC, LAS, Mathematics Major. It was my second choice major. My first choice major was CS, Grainger College of Engineering. My interest lies in CS and Maths both and as I've browsed more, I got to know about Math and CS major. Now I'm highly inclined towards Math and CS or just CS. I'm thinking of transferring into one of them the next year. However, I'm concerned whether such transfers are common or will it be too difficult to do so. I'm intending to take CS classes during my first year there and definitely would love to get involved in CS related activities at the campus. Could you provide an insight into the such transfers in majors. Thank you.
What are some different grad school options for CS students?
What resources does WCS have that I can use to improve my technical skills?
For people with a lot of project experience, do you feel that your project experience was on exploring new concepts/technologies, or exploring things you are familiar with more deeply?
How much work is CS 450? I have four other technical courses next semester, so I was wondering if I should take it or not
What are good things I should do to make the most of my summer if I don't have anything formal planned?
Hi! I am super excited for Code Ada but I have absolutely no past experience with hackathons. What can I do to prepare myself for success / gaining the most out of Code Ada? Also, would you recommend joining the online versus in-person or vice versa?
I'm currently a CS Freshman. I believe I have the required knowledge for CS173, so I'll take the proficiency test for it. After that does the following course load look doable, and are there any suggestions: CS 128, MATH 413 (Same as CS 413), LING 406 (I believe I can substitute this for CS 447) or CS 361, Gen Ed, Gen Ed
Is CS 222 required for CS+X majors if you started college in Fall 2020?
What are good notion resources you would recommend?
How can I sign up for the CS128 study sessions?

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