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I'll be taking the GRE in September and am applying for graduate programs in my area.
Not exactly the kind of school you’re implying, but I’ve spent the past year after my high school graduation working. I’m currently a software engineer at an asset management firm and will start university simultaneously soon :)
What are you going to be studying at Uni?
After I graduated with a computer science degree, I spent a year playing competitive chess. I had already dedicated a lot of my free time in the last two years of my degree to chess and I couldn't wait to be done with school so that I could go all-in on chess. I learned a lot of valuable life lessons during that year and I am glad I took that time before diving right into my career in tech. At the time, I was nervous…
Any fav chess players?
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Appreciate your retrospection and thoughts. Do you have an idea on what area you would do your PhD in? Do you think that if someone is apprehensive about travelling for awhile after grad, that you would recommend a transitional period to explore ideas and not jump into any commitments? Which kind of feels as though it is an implicit side effect of going travelling for awhile.
PhD would be computer science related. Maybe related to compilers or programming languages. I think what I'm saying is a 2-4 week holiday is a good way to test if you like travelling, and what sort of travelling you like. If you don't like travelling as in constantly moving, maybe a holiday in once place for a while might give you the cultural experience without all the hassles. Depends on what you like. I've met peo…
Ahh I see, yeah makes sense and can vary between people for sure :)
Not exactly the kind of school you’re implying, but I’ve spent the past year after my high school graduation working. I’m currently a software engineer at an asset management firm and will start university simultaneously soon :)
Cool :) What are you going to be studying at Uni?