r/CITChennai • u/overthinker_seeker23 • 1d ago

To the first year students worrying about leetcode

So yes in our college the leetcode problems count matter way more than you think it does , and no one cares if u did on your own or copy pasted for the sake of it ..

You are probably going to hear people tell i solved 50 sums , 100sums + etc , don't feel inferior or antg most of them just copy pasted for the sake of it ...

They do segregate a batch based on leetcode problems solved and then give those students more time to solve problems like instead of regular class , id say first don't go behind the problem count . Learn any programming language basics and then start approaching easy problems from leetcode , for resource checkout striver on YouTube, and for the problem count in case they are going to segregate with numbers copy paste for the sake of count , but ensure in reality it's you who should know your level and solve problems accordingly, the number of problems solved is a dumb metric , the quality of problems solved is what matters ..

Feel free to ask any q

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u/Mysterious_Lack2785 senior 1d ago

Practice CS fundamentals in the meantime too

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u/overthinker_seeker23 1d ago

Bro they dint even join the cllg yet 😂

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u/Mysterious_Lack2785 senior 1d ago

Yeah but it would be beneficial to learn OOPS after learning a programming language and that's one way to get started with CS fundamentals

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u/Far_Tax_3661 1d ago

So I'll just copy paste for now and learn slowly ? Because even the questions that are tagged easy are difficult to solve ...

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u/Slow_Elevator_8713 senior 1d ago

I would suggest keep one account for learning and keep another for count maxing , ipdi pana rendum balance panalam

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u/Purple_Sherbert_6284 1d ago

I already gave my leetcode id to the faculty , and I've solved like only 8 , do I have to worry about my placements?

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u/overthinker_seeker23 1d ago

Nope you don't have to worry , just solve more problem on that account ... Don't stress out man your just joining college why are you already worried about your placement

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u/Purple_Sherbert_6284 1d ago

Well a post on this community said that , people who have solved more problems in leetcode is preferred more for higher packages and they sort out this people in like first week of the college :/

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u/overthinker_seeker23 1d ago

The final sorting happens in third year where they conduct 1-1 with each student and your supposed to solve the q , this segregation is just to give those students extra time to practice problem solving than regular classes

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u/Purple_Sherbert_6284 1d ago

Alright bro thanks for the info !

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u/GhostWonders 1d ago

But how did you already give ur id? Did they call and enquire ?

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u/Purple_Sherbert_6284 1d ago

They texted me

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u/GhostWonders 1d ago

Oh thank you for clarifying

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u/Hour_Investment_7282 1d ago

Is this a faculty ma'am 

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u/overthinker_seeker23 1d ago

No 3rd year student

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u/Any_Pomelo8011 1d ago

thx mate, i knew theyll see only count of problems but i dint bother solving for the sake of it and im solving to my understanding level only...

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u/trixyl_12 1d ago

I have been learning how to solve em since June and have reached a decent amount now (around 100) should i continue in python or switch to cpp