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On the job hunt
After surviving 4 years of applying to jobs as an undergraduate EECS major at UC Berkeley interested in software engineering, I thought it would be fun to do an overview of my process and what I have to show for it.
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Arcane Season 2 Review
If you have interacted with me in the past few months you’ll know that my current hyperfixation is season 2 of the animated series Arcane (2021). Was the 3 year gap between season 1 and 2 worth the wait? Was the $250 million budget well-spent? I might be over a month late, but let’s discuss!
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How to be a great TA and student
What has 3.5 years of being a student at Berkeley and 2 years of teaching taught me? Let’s find out!
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Reflections on my third through seventh semesters at UC Berkeley
It’s been a while since I made a new blog post and even longer since my last reflection post, so this is long overdue. Let’s jump in!
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Rebecca's Recommendations
As a self-proclaimed professional fangirl, I have the need to expand the fandoms I am in. As such, here is a list of 21 music, book, movie, and TV recommendations from the past few years of my life. These works are listed in no particular order.
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Interning at Bloomberg (Summer 2022)
This past summer, I had the privilege and pleasure to be a software engineer intern at Bloomberg. Specifically, I was on the Bloomberg Law (BLAW) Platform Enablement team, working on integrating an authorization service, API gateway, and BLAW’s Draft Analyzer API using Ruby on Rails. Due to NDA reasons, I can’t really elaborate more on my project, but what I can talk about is my experience as an intern and how my summer in New York City went!
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CS 61A Exam Advice
Are you a CS student at UC Berkeley taking CS 61A (or a DS student taking CS 88)? Want exam advice? Read this post to find out my tips and tricks.
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Reflections on my second semester at UC Berkeley
As I begin my 2nd year at UC Berkeley, it’s time to reflect on the new things I learned after my 2nd semester (Spring 2022). For my previous reflections post, click here.
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Stranger Things 4 Review
Stranger Things 4 has taken the world by storm - it is the second Netflix show to reach more than 1 billion hours streamed and has propelled a song from 30 years ago to the top of the charts. Fans (myself included) have waited 3 long years for a new season, which was released in 2 volumes. But was it worth the wait? Let’s discuss!
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How I Got My First Internship at Bloomberg
Here’s how I got my first software engineering internship (and my first job) at Bloomberg.
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Growing Up Too Fast
Going to college for the first time this past year has made me realize a couple things. One of those things is the fact that I will probably never spend the same amount of time with my childhood friends and family ever again. This revelation hits me like a brick every time I visit them now, during the last few winter and spring breaks I have left in my life.
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Reflections on my first semester at UC Berkeley
My first semester of college is over, so I thought I’d dump all of my survival tips and observations here if anyone finds it helpful. It also doesn’t hurt to think about everything I’ve learned. Who knows? Maybe I’ll rediscover this blog post in 10 years and it’ll give me a good chuckle.
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hello world
Welcome to my updated personal website (which is now also a blog)! I hope you have a fun time here. If you want to learn more about who I am and what I do, check out the About page.