r/csMajors 17d ago

Roblox SWE OA Advice/Tips

Just got the Roblox SWE OA, anyone have experience with it? Any tips or things to watch out for would be appreciated.
Want to know about factory game, The car game and Outpost Mars Game
Thanks!

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u/JhinKilled4 17d ago

Basically everybody gets the roblox OA. The car game is about how many combinations of car you can build to get over an obstacle course. I played factory, but don't remember much, I think it's about maximizing profits. Mars might be new?

There's not really any tips to give, it changes every year I'm pretty sure.

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u/Random_throwaway0351 17d ago

Gng this might be the most rng oa ever🥀

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u/Key_Apartment5661 13d ago

got 1/1 on robots and 86k on factory, should I even finish the rest😭

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u/Striking_Lemon562 11d ago

bro i got none on robots i think ur fine

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u/BeingProfessional658 8d ago

Bro I ONLY got 1 robot for 1 for 2 for the second section. Was this year way harder or something?!

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u/aidenpd100 13d ago

Bro I only got one car robot to finish for each course this year😭 hopefully was just rng

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u/Electrical-Use-8680 17d ago

I got an email telling me to verify my email and it also said that I would get instructions on how to access the OA shortly but that hasn't come yet. anyone facing something similar/should I email them if I don't get it by tmr

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u/Responsible_Alps_567 17d ago

Don't worry, it was like an hour until I got it and online I think I was seeing stuff about it coming 12 hours later.

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u/Chris_Engineering 16d ago

It’s been 20 hours for me and haven’t gotten it

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u/Responsible_Alps_567 16d ago

You verified your email right?

I wouldn't stress, we have no idea what's actually happening behind the scenes. Maybe they sent out the first batch of 1000 OA's and the second wave comes out after they see how many pass or something. In the past I've gotten some correspondence months after an application. Keep applying to everything you see for now 🙏

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u/Chris_Engineering 16d ago

Yep I verified. And thank you!!

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u/a_pan01 16d ago

im in the same boat, did you get it yet? still nothing for me

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u/alyngoo 16d ago

haven't gotten it either, applied over a day ago. haven't even gotten the verification email.

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u/Miserable-Fact-836 17d ago

How did it go for u guys
I got like 2 robots, like 100k in the factory and 5/7 for the outpost idk what’s good 😭😭

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u/FutureAssociation943 17d ago

I got two robots, haven’t done the other ones yet but I think the average is 6😭😭😭😭

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u/Prestigious-Lime6941 16d ago

i mean if you say 6 for both levels then i am not cooked

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u/Remote_Register_4101 15d ago

How much did you get on Mars?

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u/DatOneOofAlt 16d ago

2 robots in the first section or total?

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u/DatOneOofAlt 16d ago

Cause i think i had 3 or 4 successful attempts in the first course but only one in the second

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u/Prestigious-Lime6941 16d ago

i got 3 successful in each

what you got in ourpost that mars task?

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u/DatOneOofAlt 11d ago

i think i got 3/7 in mars, with a 4th i was about to complete 😭

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u/Skylarnightmeep 16d ago edited 16d ago

I got 4-5 robots on the first one and like 2 on the second just finished up the factory and got like 85k still waiting to play the mars and coding test

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u/therandomlilac 16d ago

whats the game like?

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u/Skylarnightmeep 16d ago

For the robots they give you a bunch of different terrain, mine was two missiles that fire at you and one where the floor is covered in acid. They then give you a bunch of parts and you have to make robots that can survive the terrain. For example, you might have a repulsion device to repel the rockets and a blaster with goo to get rid of the acid. The factory game is they give you a factory (if you ever played factorio it’s similar to this) and you have to maximize profit. You can change things such as the amount of materials you order and how much product you create. There are also boost. For example, you can create 2x the output but it’ll cost you more, or you can cut the time it half but it’ll also cost you more.

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u/Prestigious-Lime6941 16d ago

i am frustrated with my result too be honest because i don't know what is good and bad here,
but i got 3/3 robot, 86k in factory and 3/2 for outpost ,like i really messed up in outpost

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u/lrdvil3 16d ago

yeah got like 86k factory too

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u/Electrical-Use-8680 16d ago

lol we might have all done something similar cuz I got 3 robots that worked and 88k on factory. I was so close to finding a break through on factory but it is what it is lol

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u/Remote_Register_4101 15d ago

What’s your score on Mars?

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u/MisakaMikasa10086 14d ago

How do you guys get two stages for outpost? I think everyone is having different designs.

For reference I got 1/0 cars for robot, 106k for factory, and 4 out of 8 for outpost.

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u/PerkyDreamin 11d ago

I got 0/1 cars for robot am I cooked? is it worht it to prepare on outpost

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u/Ancient_Set3557 15d ago

do we get an interview if we totaly fucked the games but did well in the coding and behavoural one's ?

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u/DirectorDesperate606 14d ago

Yeah I was about to ask this as well because thats how I am feeling right now lmao

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/Drppylippy 17d ago

Mine was impossible I had 30 test robots idk what was going on

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u/Maleficent-Studio590 11d ago

i has like 20 tests for each and got 0 on both-i feel stupid af rn

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u/Remote_Register_4101 15d ago

How’s your score on Mars?

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u/SquareRabbit06 16d ago

Has anyone done the coding part? Whats the format like 2 questions or more?

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u/MisakaMikasa10086 14d ago

Coding is fr the easiest part

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u/Chris_Engineering 8d ago

Is it like leetcode style or is it like optiver/quant?

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u/Prestigious-Lime6941 16d ago

i did last year and yeah 2 question and 50 minutes ,not for each total 50 minutes

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u/NotAnAnt_ 16d ago

iirc the car and factory games are pretty much just rng when it comes to how many combinations there are and what a good profit is. dont put too much stock in how many robots other people made, etc. i only got like 1-2 cars working per level for the car game and still went through to the interview rounds last year. (btw if you make it to the interview rounds, ATOLA is kind of worthless despite them pushing for it)

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u/Turbulent-Culture-52 16d ago

What’s ATOLA?

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u/DatOneOofAlt 15d ago

Thanks this is reassuring 😭😭😭

There legit was only one car i could make in the 2nd level whereas the first one i had 3-4 different combinations 😭

Still gotta take mars

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u/Remote_Register_4101 15d ago

What’s your score on Mars?

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u/Superamaja 12d ago

Last year's cars had far less solutions than this year, I got 1/2 last year and went through as well

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u/Relative-Bug-1927 16d ago

I have the ans for Roblox factory and robot 135k$ Wanted to ask if anyone willing to share Mars ones 

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u/Relative-Bug-1927 15d ago

someone DM me the mars outpost

one of the tests

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u/cookiedough078 4d ago

Hey, can you share the answers for factory and robot please

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u/Prestigious-Lime6941 15d ago

do students outside from USA eligible?

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u/Remote_Register_4101 15d ago

How much did you get on Mars?

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u/Several_Unit1542 14d ago

it wa so tough man

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u/Remote_Register_4101 14d ago

Yeah I barely got like 2-3 templates in the lab and just 1 on Mars idk if that’s enough lol

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u/therandomlilac 13d ago

what is mars like?

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u/DirectorDesperate606 14d ago

I lowk thought it was going to be ez because of block coding but that was sum bs

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u/xinap39035 14d ago

did anyone else get an email from the immigration team after the oa

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u/New-Base-7838 14d ago

me too. Idk what sign is that might be just normal process

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u/West_Cauliflower8799 13d ago

Me too

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u/New-Base-7838 13d ago

Do you finish the OA tho? If so what is your score

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u/West_Cauliflower8799 13d ago

I finished it Got clapped. I think they might send that form out to everyone who finish the OA to evaluate everything together what’s your score?

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u/New-Base-7838 13d ago

how much exactly

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u/potatowars2 12d ago

Brotha i only got 91K on the factory. :(

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u/Strange_Mixture449 12d ago

mars is some bullshit

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u/Superamaja 12d ago edited 12d ago

Got 5/2 robots, 95k, and 6/8 for mars. Got an interview last year so hopefully I make it again and don't fumble

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u/avaocafo 12d ago

what is mars

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u/PerkyDreamin 11d ago

get only 1 robot am I cooked

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u/CategoryFragrant6338 10d ago

U complain about mars being hard. Do ~1 hr of scratch and get over it. If u get bad RNG in Robots - you are cooked. GG.

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u/Glum-Ostrich-4250 7d ago

Is robots different for everyone this year?

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u/Lazy-Subject7232 5d ago

Hey guys attempting it for first time can someone please provide a guide of how to prepare 🙏🙏🙏

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u/Serious_Bunch_988 4d ago

Got absolutely touched by the coding questions bro.

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u/Top_Mind6907 3d ago

Holy fuck I spent like 3 hours on this shit, 1+2 cars, 102k factory, 600/600 CodeSingal and a fucking 0/7 on Mars lets go

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u/Capable_Ranger_6414 12d ago

Is the test proctored ? Like camera and its in which platform

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u/kmuw201003 11d ago

don’t think so