eat, sleep, grind leetcode

it's grind season and I need to get my shit together soh (she/her) - 19 - cs major lol

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okay i’m gonna be active on here again. 

today’s goal:

- 3 assignments for psych

- take a quiz for research class

- start on the cs hw prob set

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for software engineers to justify their contribution to stress and anxiety caused by social media by saying “people don’t have to use it if they don’t want to” when they are actively researching ways in which they can influence these audience to keep using the product and trigger their flight or fight response with the notification systems is hilarious. get your priorities straight

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I got my first offer!! 🎉

After months of leetcoding and struggling to balance everything we have finally done it!!! I’m still waiting to hear back from another interview but the company i’ve received an offer from seems like the better option and I like the location as well. I’m also preparing for another interview as well. So, I still have some work ahead of me but I’m glad to be able to at least get one offer in hand 😭 after my next interview I’ll take stop recruiting. 

I’m so happy to say that 

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life update

I know I have been pretty MIA for the last couple weeks but school has started! and my part time work has started! ya girl has been BUSY busy. I tried to leetcode in the beginning but I haven’t done much recently. I have a few interviews coming up and it’s time to put in that leetcode work again. I will be more active starting today! Currently at 95 leetcode problems done. My goal is to get to 110 by the end of this week!! Good luck to everyone going through recruiting. This fall semester is about to be a rollercoaster!

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people getting covid positive left and right on this college campus 😳😬this week has been WILD

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currently finished 90 leetcodes and I have 2 interviews coming up, and 1 company I am waiting to hear back from and 3 OAs that I need to do

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i’ve definitely gone off the course more than expected and have been really irregular with my leetcode practice. I wanted to focus on meeting people this first week of school and that has definitely effected the time I spent on leetcode. Starting now, it’s time to make a strict schedule and stick to it. I keep wavering in my commitments but it’s all about getting back up and trying again. I wish I stuck to my goals more but in life there are always distractions. I want to do the best I can with the time I have. Apologies for being so MIA. I will be more prompt starting now

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life update

In person college has started and it has been very nice to be back and be a proper college student again. It is definitely tiring trying to go to classes and walking around campus but I’m glad to be doing this again. I have created a small study group and I’m trying to do as many leetcodes as possible so I’m definitely very excited. I have a few OAs due tomorrow and also need to continue applying to internships. I am also working part-time this semester along with going to school full-time. This semester will be a WILD ride but I’m excited for it. The theme for this semester is: balance. Cut out all the distractions and focus on all the opportunities that you actually want to pursue.

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update: Even though I haven’t been updating here much, I’ve been trying my best to leetcode as much as I can. Last couple days have been extremely busy. I’ve taken 3-4 OAs and only passed 1 which also seems like a miracle for some reason since my score was so low. I have actual phone screens and coding interviews coming up and I don’t feel ready at all but it is what it is :/ 

Currently did 74 leetcode questions

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As the OAs are rolling in my anxiety is increasing day by day. I feel like I’m not putting enough effort but I know deep down that I am trying my best to stay on task this summer. Leetcoding is not easy and I should just trust in the process and keep going. I think it’s finally time to stop thinking about what the results will be or if I can do well or not and focus on just studying. Simply putting in the work. No thoughts, just work.

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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Original Soundtrack/Season 2)

Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series · Album · 2021 · 29 songs.

my study playlist right now lol

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goal for today is to apply to a bit more jobs. Start on array and string problems asap. and stop slacking !!!! after that it’s gonna be dynamic programming and tree problems and then we will move on to graphs?? idk but ya girl is falling behindddd again. 

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took a break from leetcoding and started brushing up my resume a bit. I was also busy this weekend because of my birthday. Applied to some jobs which I got referrals for and I’m very thankful to them. I’m trying to get back to leetcode but it takes immense energy for me to even sit down and start working on it. My internship ended last friday so I’ve been taking this opportunity to sleep in and go to the gym more. There is steady progress in my leetcode skills but I definitely feel like I’m slacking and I need to focus on quantity over quality now. I have an OA due next week which I got a referral for so I really want to do my best and land this job. Truly thankful to my friend for this opportunity. 

Currently focusing on this list to help me understand what sections I need to improve on and what sections I’m doing well on.

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topics - currently focusing on arrays and matrix questions

Have an OA due in a couple days

I’ve stopped doing the blind 75 for a while and started to do a much simpler list

observations

- I feel most confident with linkedlist

- I need to focus on dynamic programming and trees right after

- I need to start exposing myself to graph questions

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maybe some nice men do exist !!

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I tend to get distracted a lot in the beginning and it takes me a while to get into the zone. I feel like I should just delete my social media accounts

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couldn’t get myself to do a lot of work today. I felt very distracted and just couldn’t focus. I’ve been going to the gym as regularly as I can. I told myself I was at least gonna do 1 leetcode problem and I did. I am taking my time to understand the questions as much as I can. I am also trying to go back and redo some previous questions as well. I am able to tackle the medium questions now. slow but steady