deafcheese

What are you basing your opinion off of? Almost every law textbook would disagree with you.

There are three states where LLCs are commonly formed: Delaware, Nevada, and Florida. VCs, accountants, and lawyers are all familiar with the laws in these states, which are well-established and friendly to small businesses. This means that any disputes are likely to be resolved faster and cheaper in court should they ever arise.

The only downside is that you might have to register the out of state LLC in your state, and depending on the state, you may have to pay some extra taxes. But the benefit of filing a well-known LLC is far worth the hassle.

Another alternative is to go to Poly for a year or two and take care of some general requirements. Then, transfer to MIT. Schools are generally very receptive to transfer students who they originally admitted in the first place, especially if you explain that the decision was financial.

Also, just a note - I'd advise you to be wary of the advice you get. Few people have attended both MIT and Poly are able to directly compare them. The opportunities you will find at both schools are simply different, not necessarily with one being better than the other.

MIT will certainly have more resources and opportunities than Poly. However, keep in mind that there will also be more smart, motivated people vying for those opportunities, and in reality there is a fixed number of opportunities you can realistically pursue anyway.

But Poly will allow you to stand out. In a place where few of your peers will even bother to speak to the professor after class, you can monopolize on the opportunities that are available. Plus you will always be seen as "that guy that got into MIT," and your peers will view you as a leader, allowing you to take leadership positions and convince other people to join your projects with ease.

Also, don't underestimate the magnitude of the money you will save. 100K could be the totality of savings you will amass 4-5 years out, graduating from MIT. That's a lot of time to grind away paying off debt.

You'll probably have to look outside of science, but actually you are qualified for lots of policy and business jobs. The trick is to look for jobs that sound more social science/humanities, and then your science degree (despite being only a bachelor's) will be viewed as "hardcore."

Of course. But I'm no longer looking for an internship - I already found one.

Those other communities are great. However, a lot of that 21+ crowd socializes through happy hours - and I sadly wouldn't be able to participate. At this point I'm simply looking for a community of interns (people my age) with similar interests that I can contact for housing, lunch, pure social enjoyment, etc.

Just a suggestion - I'm sure there will be other interns like me who found their way to DC without this program. It'd be great if there was some sort of listserv that interns could just join (without applying to the program) to find each other. I know there's DC Tech Meetup, etc, but it would be great to have a community of just interns.

Thanks for the suggestion.

However, I find the other part of your comment non-constructive. If you don't think that my question is inappropriate for HN, fine. But just writing it off without giving any justification or advice doesn't do anything to improve the community.

I always feel a twinge of sadness knowing that I can never be a 19 year old who invented something again.

Can you explain more - what is unprofessional about the type?

I'd like to work in software. I went to college with the idea that I was going to go into banking or consulting, but then found that I didn't like the type of lifestyle these jobs involved. I did a lot of programming in high school, so I want to go back into the tech world. I'm just worried that now I'm incredibly behind and employers will balk at a BA in CS from a school that offers most of its CS degrees as a BS.

But I'd also like to add that "tech world" doesn't necessarily mean actually being the programmer. I could also be on the business or law side.

Why squander an opportunity to get sign ups?

I agree. I was looking for a demo as well. A suggestion I have is to include a few screenshots on the landing page - perhaps incorporate them with the features list.

Maybe try putting more information on your landing page. People would be more likely to sign up if they had more than 5 words to figure out what your startup does.

Look for a job in Sales and Trading. Bulge bracket banks love programmers and quant types for trading. It's hard to get an interview by just applying on a website, so you'll want to reach out into your network and see if you can get someone to pass your resume to HR.

A couple of websites that are helpful (though geared mostly towards undergrads): http://wallstreetoasis.com http://mergersandinquisitions.com

"I really do not get why I need a special day to say I love you"

It's not about you. It's about her.

If you're looking to work in finance, try switching directly into a finance job before putting down the money for a MBA or MSF. You'd be surprised how receptive the finance community is towards programmers.

Interesting idea that definitely has potential. But the $100 application fee is definitely reminiscent of scholarships that you had to pay to get a shot at.

Is this unpaid? Pretty hard to bootstrap enough money to live in NYC.

Just approach it like you would any other conversation. Ask questions about their lives - everyone likes to talk about themselves. Make jokes. Try not to be nervous. Be yourself. There is no need to act differently just because you're talking to liberal arts alumni.

I agree. Usually when I visit a new site, I'm looking for a 30-second description of what its purpose is. It's too hard to figure out what your site actually does.

My econ degree is heavily econometric (stats) focused, so I have done a lot of R, Stat, EViews, etc. But I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make those skills applicable...?

What you're describing reminds me of a company I stumbled on a while ago - Recorded Future.

The problem really isn't in figuring out who cheated. We definitely have the technology to figure that out. The issue is punishing those people who did cheat. At my Top 10 university, cheaters were more or less punished with a slap on the wrist.

Look for local shops that traditionally print college wear - fraternity/sorority gear. In my experience those have been cheaper.

I would say, if you're selling a pure product and not a service, you could wait to incorporate. Liability is more of an issue if you're working directly with clients or have a product that is intrinsically more risky.

If you lower the effort it takes to post to that extent, how would you stop the site from turning into a massive spam fest?