Help me break in to Carnegie Mellon

Post by woodenstick » Thu, Jan 02, 2014, 4:22 PM UTC

reddog9287 wrote: post #11

woodenstick wrote: post #10

This is really, really impressive. From a current CMU SCS student (who also went to crazy lengths to get in here!), I hope to hell you are accepted!

Thank you very much!!

Post by tom_bob » Thu, Jan 02, 2014, 11:49 PM UTC

btgeekboy wrote: post #3

I apologize if this is harsh, but here's what I see. Start by moving the first section's text up higher, so it doesn't start obscured by the background. Then, remove the annoying JavaScript from the downvote button that prevents you from clicking it. (You might also consider not using Facebook's thumb icon for this.) Finally, reconsider why you want to attend CMU. "Code" is what 1st year students learn. Computer Scie…

Post by reddog9287 » Fri, Jan 03, 2014, 1:26 AM UTC

tom_bob wrote: post #14

btgeekboy wrote: post #3

I apologize if this is harsh, but here's what I see. Start by moving the first section's text up higher, so it doesn't start obscured by the background. Then, remove the annoying JavaScript from the downvote button that prevents you from clicking it. (You might also consider not using Facebook's thumb icon for this.) Finally, reconsider why you want to attend CMU. "Code" is what 1st year students learn. Computer Scie…

Let's be honest, how many of us really understood what Computer Science @ CMU was before 15-251 ;) Coding is the reason I was interested in Computer Science and I also happened to like what Computer Science was after diving into the major. It's totally fine for a high schooler to have this view, I think we forget what high school us really looked like back then. It's almost impossible for most high schoolers to under…

Post by reddog9287 » Fri, Jan 03, 2014, 5:17 AM UTC

sakp wrote: post #17

Good start but you should start learning how to prevent someone flooding your site.