WEEKLY WG/CS: FaculTEA, D.E. Shaw Summer Opportunities, SNACK OVERFLOW: Valentine's Edition, Senior Dinner, and More!
Hey WG/CS,
We hope everyone has been staying warm and healthy! Here’s our February line-up of events with some updates and added opportunities from one of our sponsors, D.E. Shaw! AND If you haven’t already, be sure to add our WG/CS events gcal to stay up to date on all our club events!
Add our event gcal here: WG/CS Event Google Calendar
FaculTEA w/ Professor Jay Lim
Come one, come all!
Join WG/CS and Professor Jay Lim at our second FaculTEA of the year TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 7TH from *1-2PM in Hillhouse 17 Room 115! Professor Lim has taught several courses from Introduction to Systems Programming and Computer Organization (CPSC 323) to Compilers and Interpreters (CPSC 421), and more!
Join us in a casual conversational setting to learn more about his courses and experience teaching at Yale while getting advice and special insights!
*Please note that the time has been updated since last week’s newsletter and will now take place from 1-2PM*
D.E. Shaw Summer Opportunities
Our sponsor, D.E. Shaw is now accepting applications for their New York summer 2026 internships in:
Discretionary Investing
Strategy and Business Development
Read more for FAQs and important links:
If students are interested in our Discretionary Investing and Strategy and Business Development teams:
They can apply on our website now for any D. E. Shaw Investment Management (DESIM) Intern, Fundamental Research Analyst Intern, Propriety Trading Intern, and Strategy and Business Development Intern roles.
If they’re interested in our Business Operations, Systematic Investing, and Systems teams or roles in our Hong Kong, London, or Singapore offices:
We’ll start accepting applications in June. Check our Campus website for more information about the internship opportunities with these teams!
If they’re interested in our firm, but they’re already interviewing elsewhere:
They can fill out this form and we’ll do our best to work with their timeline. They can also update the form or email me (julia.dodenhoff@talent.deshaw.com) if their recruiting timeline changes. (Please note: this form isn’t an application. If they’re interested in an open role, they should also apply on our website so we can review their application.)
If they’ve already accepted an offer for summer 2026:
We’d still like to learn more about their career goals. They’re welcome to fill out this form to tell us more about what roles they might be interested in or hear about our future opportunities.
If they’re first-year students:
They can check out our three-day fellowship programs, which bring together talented students looking to learn more about what we do through case studies, seminars with visiting professors, and sessions with our analysts. Interested students can fill out this form to get updates on our applications when they open later this year. They can also watch this video for more information about our fellowships.
SNACK OVERFLOW: VALENTINE’S EDITION
Single? Taken? Complicated? All are welcome to join us for SNACK OVERFLOW: VALENTINE’S EDITION, on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH from 9-10PM in WLH 112. Come make DIY flowers, cards, and “friendship” bracelets for that *special* someone, your friends, or yourself…and indulge in some chocolates and Tous Les Jours pastries with great company!
WG/CS Senior Stories #2
Join us FEBRUARY 20TH from 5:30-6:30PM for our second Senior Stories!
WG/CS will be hosting special dinners throughout the semester to celebrate our senior members. The dinners are open to ALL WG/CS members who must RSVP to attend. We highly encourage NON-SENIORS and UNDERCLASSMEN to attend to learn and hear more about the different CS journeys at Yale and/or connect with current seniors, be sure to fill out the form linked here to RSVP (spots are limited): Senior Dinner RSVP Form
If you are a current senior interested in sharing your story at a future Senior Stories dinner, fill out the interest form linked here: Senior Stories Interest Form
Reminder: SNACK OVERFLOW
Reminder: Stop by at our weekly study night EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 9-10PM at WLH 112 for a productive & collaborative night filled with psets, studying, and snacks!
Reminder: LeetCode Premium Sign-Up Sheet
Looking to get some practice? Use our shared WG/CS LeetCode Premium account! Simply follow the instructions in the graphic above to get started!
Sign up using the sheet linked here: LeetCode Sign Up Sheet
Reminder: LUNCH TAG!
Reminder: Sign up to be added to our weekly Lunch Tag rotation list! This is a great opportunity to get to know people in your classes and interact with other WG/CS members! Fill out the google form below to participate!
Sign up to participate here: Lunch Tag Form
*UPDATE: Members who attend 3 or more events and submit their pictures to the GroupMe will also be able to get free merch!*
That’s all from us and we hope to see y’all around!
xoxo,
WG/CS Board <3