Hi Bryan, I also just got done with my 6515 this spring, so we must have been in the same class! I wanted to make it absolutely sure that I wasn't going to take this class again (the horror stories of people taking it 4 times terrified me), so I kept to a strict 30-hour a week study schedule. It got me the A. In hindsight, this class isn't as hard as people make it out to be, but there is a lot of pressure to get through it since we all take it at the end. The wonky grading scheme definitely makes you stress more than you need to, similar to the ML class. Personally, I only studied the practice problems they explicitly gave us in the homeworks and the lectures (I skipped wikidot completely). I absolutely agree that the coding assignments are useless and don't provide any educational value. I also tanked the same one you did as soon as there weren't test cases. I cannot stress this enough, but find a smart, high-performing study group -one that makes you really feel impostor syndrome with. The people I found were amazing, and would give the highlights from office hours so I never had to go. Before the exam window, we would challenge each other with new questions. Our discord was constantly active, and we ended up being there for each other, even as major life events hit us. All of them were incredible people to be surrounded by, and I can't say enough about how much it helps to have people supporting you and commiserating with you that are in the same boat! The instructors' advice at the first office hours (the only one I attended) was completely true. This class isn't something you can cram study, so studying the entire semester long as if the exam is next week is the best way to make this stuff second nature, especially in the stressful context of an exam. Cheers to us getting out of this class, best wishes to our fellow students looking to take it soon, and good riddance!
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on the A!!! And glad we made it out 😎
@jacoblol901
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on passing. I'm curious, I know you had a 30-hour study schedule but how were you able to balance this with your other classes?
@fadsmfawopefaw
Жыл бұрын
@@jacoblol901 I didn't take it with any other classes. I personally recommend taking this class by itself if at all possible.
@OfficialByteBurst
17 күн бұрын
Are there any course(s) that you would recommend someone take to help prepare for this course? Preferably on Coursera or a free alternative online? Congrats on getting through with the course.
@TokyoEdTech
Жыл бұрын
Congrats! "Comfortable with a B" has been my motto the entire program!
@user-cc4pq9cd3r
7 ай бұрын
Well me too but the GPA remain 3.0
@athens31415
Жыл бұрын
Congratulations Bryan!! I’m a year behind you in OMSCS, and have been following your videos the last 3 years. It definitely feels like a slog during courses 7-10, and intimidating to take GA as the final one. It’s so refreshing to see others like you getting through it! Make sure to do something special to celebrate all of this hard work! (Vacation? ). Cheers!!
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Good luck and you got this! I took 10 days off work and went to Costa Rica after graduating 😎
@Hkh19d
Жыл бұрын
Congrats Bryan!! I finished last Fall and I'm still recovering. I hope you enjoy some new found free time.
@Hkh19d
Жыл бұрын
Now that you finishd OMSCS, what will you work on next ?
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
@@Hkh19d I'm going to be recovering for a while I think 🤣. But definitely going to be making more KZitem videos, and I'm interested in tinkering around and making physical stuff. There's a makerspace nearby that I want to play with (vinyl cutter, heat press, embroidery machine, etc.) And also just spending more time hanging with friends!
@flyingboat10
7 ай бұрын
I got a 11/20 on the first homework and 8/10 the first code project (super dumb error on my part). Definitely going to bunker down for the exam. Hopefully I’ll still have a shot 🤞
@bryan_truong
7 ай бұрын
You still have a shot! I believe.
@flyingboat10
6 ай бұрын
Update doing surprisingly alright Hm 1 13/20 (regraded from 11/20) Hm 2 18/20 (regraded from 16/20) Hm 3 20/20 Exam 1 got a low 80 barely beating the median . Free responses were easy but messed up on MCS Hopefully can keep this up for exam 2
@bryan_truong
6 ай бұрын
Hey you beat the median! I think your exam scores will improve as you understand how the grading in the class can be@@flyingboat10
@flyingboat10
4 ай бұрын
@@bryan_truong Just ended the class with a 84. something ! Might take the final if I'm not burnt out , but regardless I'm so proud of getting this far :)
@bryan_truong
4 ай бұрын
@@flyingboat10 I knew it would work out!
@MrPsycic007
Жыл бұрын
Congratulation Bryan, welcome to the other side.
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! So happy to have made it out and am loving the extra free time :)
@techwitheds
Жыл бұрын
I am currently taking this one. Finger crossed! I want to get out of here
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
You got this!
@milobis3753
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on graduating. Go Yellow Jackets!
@PedroPwnsYou
Жыл бұрын
Hope I can get in in the fall for my 7th course🙏
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
manifesting for you!
@OfficialByteBurst
17 күн бұрын
You mentioned there was no need for any preparation before this course, I just want to make sure I understood that correctly? Any courses from either Coursera or online you would recommend that would best prepare someone to take this course at the Graduate level? I took DSA in college, but that was a while ago and tbh I forgot A LOT of it. Thanks for your course reviews!
@bryan_truong
2 күн бұрын
Yeah, I didn't prepare at all before the course. I don't think you need to, honestly. But if you want to, I would look at the schedule/course content and do some outside learning accordingly. This is a good site: omscs.wikidot.com/courses:cs6515
@rosemariepetraglia
5 ай бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you!
@bryan_truong
5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@somethingsomethingelse8812
Жыл бұрын
Congrats! I've been watching your omscs related videos for a while now and I finally mustered courage to apply for the program for the winter 2022. Hopefully I don't get rejected. By the way do you have any experience with transferring in graduate level coursework done at a different U.S university and the whole process around it?
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
Glad you applied! I'm sure you'll be fine. I unfortunately do not, since I went straight from undergrad to OMSCS (and I didn't take grad school courses in undergrad)
@jacoblol901
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your clarity on your grades and stuff. I transferred to UNCW this summer and start an intro python course June 27. I overly stress myself out when I don't do the best on certain assignments so hearing your transparency that on a few assignments you didn't do "amazing" on has given me a little peace haha. I also am looking into transferring to UNC next fall if I'm not a fan of UNCW's comsci curriculum. Do you recommend UNC's comsci?
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I actually have an old video on it (I cringe at how much worse I was at making KZitem videos then): kzitem.info/news/bejne/y594vWaFj3ufrH4 I would definitely recommend it, but the key thing to note is that you DO have to apply to be accepted into the degree now. In the past, all UNC students could just declare/decide to be a CS major. So keep that in mind, because if you were to transfer into UNC but not get into UNC CS, you would probably have to do stats/information science or something CS-related, but not actually CS if you wanted to graduate with a UNC Chapel Hill degree.
@jacoblol901
Жыл бұрын
@@bryan_truong Yeah I recently transferred from NCSU (yes i’ve been all over the place 😭😭😭) because I wanted to switch into ComSci from Pre-Vet but their requirements didn’t work with me. I would’ve had to take Physics 1, 2, and Calculus 2 (i’m in calc 1 now) before even applying for a major switch because it’s in the school of engineering. Which would’ve had me waiting around 3 semesters before I would be able to even apply which is just outrageous. I find it weird how a lot of colleges requirements are so different for the same majors. UNCW’s comsci program I would say is relatively “easy” to get into but the department isn’t that great from what i’ve heard. I’ll definitely apply to UNC’s comsci degree and hopefully i’ll get accepted 😭. If not I guess i’ll stay at UNCW! All in all, the same degree 😊
@rudya.hernandez7238
Жыл бұрын
You just gave me some hope.
@bryan_truong
11 ай бұрын
hope is all you need sometimes :)
@Panditmonium
Жыл бұрын
hey bryan, perhaps this is in ur other videos (this was somehow recommended to me lol) but how long did it take for you to finish this in total? I haven't finished watching it fully you might answer it in the video lol. i applied and was accepted for fall 2023. Currently i am not working; i was wondering if you knew people in the program who did this program full-time and how long it took them to graduate? i am aiming to have this done in 2 years. congrats!
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! OMSCS is not intended to be a full-time program, though. You can only take 2 classes a semester, maybe 3 if you get an exception. If you are aiming to have it done in two years, you can definitely do that while working (though it will be grueling). I started in Fall of 2020 and just finished now (in the Spring of 2023). So like 2.5 years for me!
@byeonggeonkim7973
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your sharing your experience. Are the videos from the lecture the same as "Introduction to Graduate Algorithms" at Udacity?
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
Of course! yes they are the same videos. But as i mentioned, i found the weekly office hours by the instructor to be the most helpful/succinct. Some of the content in the pre-recorded lecturers go into the weeds a little bit.
@byeonggeonkim7973
Жыл бұрын
@@bryan_truong Thank you! Your videos are very helpful for me to prepare for my first semester!
@abdulhassan8964
Жыл бұрын
Congrats!! how did you handle working full time and studying for the omscs in the same time?
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
I always put work first, and then OMSCS on the backseat (as I was working full time, studying for OMSCS part time). Generally, I would just try and do one to two hours of GT work every weeknight (excluding Friday), and then on Sundays I would usually spend the majority of the day on school.
@christopherwashington9448
Жыл бұрын
Congrats! Do you think it’s feasible to take alg in summer?
@Vim_Tim
Жыл бұрын
Historically, the summer semester does not offer the option to take the Final Exam to replace the lowest grade from the other 3 exams, so it's objectively more challenging. However, if you've already taken a very similar algorithms course before, this may not be an issue.
@bryan_truong
Жыл бұрын
yep definitely feasible. As tim said, you won't have the option take the final exam to replace the lowest grade, but chances are, you don't want to have to take it anyways. I also think they cut out a little bit of the content for the summer sessions, but most of it is the same.
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