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Dec 21, 2019

Why I left my job to do an MS in CS

August 2018, I left my job as an algorithm engineer at Hudson River Trading to begin an MS in Computer Science at Stanford. I had been working at HRT for two years after undergrad and I was enjoying it greatly. “Why leave to do the MS?” many have asked, and…

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Why I left my job to do an MS in CS
Why I left my job to do an MS in CS

Jun 28, 2019

Applying to Stanford’s MSCS Program

I was admitted to and began Stanford’s MS in Computer Science (MSCS) program in Fall 2018. Some people have asked for advice on applying. In this post, I present some of my thoughts on applying and resources that I found useful. Not necessarily in order: Learn about the program. It’s…

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Jun 6, 2019

Brain Training

Last weekend I went to a brain training class. This was a rather serendipitous opportunity provided through Stanford’s graduate student-run event program, and one that I definitely would not normally seek out. Brain training? I’m already in school, taking classes, conducting research, why devote time to seemingly useless and mundane…

Brain Training

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Co-founder of Lumos. Stanford MSCS ’20. https://www.linkedin.com/in/leomehr/

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