Education
I am currently enrolled as a sophomore in Stony Brook University and plan to graduate in 2019 with a major in Computer Science. As of the end of the spring semester of 2016, I have a cum. GPA of 3.56. Currently I have taken the following CS courses:
- CSE 114 - Intro to Computer Science
- CSE 214 - Data Structures
- CSE 215 - Computer logic and proofs
- CSE 219 - GUI Programing, Testing, Framework Design
- CSE 220 - Computer Architecture (MIPS)
- CSE 300 - Writting and Communications
- CSE 303 - Foundations of CS: Decideability & Turing Machines
- CSE 320 - Programming in C: Dynamic Memory & Socket Programming
- CSE 373 - Algorithms
- CSE 390 - Natural Language Programing (NLP)
I spent my days in Flushing High School, a not so great high school that I enjoyed. I Graduated with a Cum. GPA of 96 and was a part of many teams and programs such as:
- Track and Field
- Math Team (Placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd four times)
- Handball Team (Division Champs)
- Arista Honors Society
Athletics
I've been playing handball for over seven years now and it's the one thing that my and my friends enjoy. I play three times a week for Stony Brook's Handball Team, and once a week with my friends. ASK ME FOR A GAME!
Working out is an interesting concept for me. I work out four times a week, and run three times a week. That way I hit the gym 7 days a week. This is important for me because I feel this keeps me from ever getting a taste of laziness. My main goal from
working out is to be able to do the human flag. I started training for this the summer of 2016, and I hope to be able to do it within the next two years. Oh and being healthy is important too I guess?
I am an adrenaline junkie, I love to mountain bike and hike. I've been to many day trip mountains on the north east, but plan to visit many more around the world.
I have yet to ski/snowboard but it is on the top of my list with skydiving and wakeboarding comming in as close seconds.
Jack Wu
Hobbies
The Rubiks Cube is one of the things that I love. It's so complex yet so simple. Now, im not as addicted to it, so I only solve it when im traveling as a way to pass time, but when I first started, it was my child. I spent two days learning the beginners
and advanced methods and then another day memoriszing a bunch of algorithms. Within a week I got my personal best down to 15 seconds. Now that i've gotten less addicted, I can only average 30 seconds, but never the less it is a fun
piece of plastic.
Of course as a tech enthusiast, I enjoy my video games. I don't play any daily anymore as college and coding eats up alot of time but some of the games i've played and or still play once in a while are:
- League of Legends (of course)
- Hearthstone
- Counter Strike Global Offensive
- Left for Dead 2
- Overwatch
- A bunch of simulation games on Steam
Of course I enjoy coding, It would be a big problem if I didn't enjoy the thing im studying. I'm more of a backend kind of person, I really enjoy working with algorithms and solving interesting problems. I really enjoy learning new things and their flaws
+ annoyances *cough* javascript *cough*, what you're reading now is the work of many many hours on youtube and google, and i've gone through many many interesting problems to deliver this unread message #CSSIsAnnoying
Extra Stuffs
I belive in this concept where I wear shorts in the winter, and take cold showers at least five times a week. I feel like if I embrace the cold, I can resist it and then be immune to the diseases that come with the cold weather like the flu and the common
cold. (Has worked so far, hope I don't jinx it)
I hate pizza. I'm one of the few people in the world who just simply dislikes pizza. This might seem good in that I don't get the calories that pizza gives me, but in reality it doens't really effect me. I've been at my skinny 150 pounds for as long as
I can remember, but yet I eat like a truck. I'm one of those people that the owners of all you can eat buffets hate. For an exmaple at this noodle place I go to, I typically order three entrees and an appetizer just for my self.
Tea is good. Tea is great, Tea is Coffee. Tea is shipped from China to be made where I currently am. Tea is good.
