RSP 2026/27 · Justin's groupWelcome
to RSP
30 Nov 2026 → 19 Feb 2027
About me
Justin 孙烨阳
- Study
- 3rd year at Adelaide University, graduating soon
- Degree
- Bachelor of Mathematical & Computer Sciences
- RSP
- Student 2024/25, reached Advanced
Mentor 2025/26
Your mentor 2026/27
- From
- Shanghai
- Now
- In Adelaide for all of RSP, then back to China after graduation in Feb
- Uni Experiences
- Open Source Officer, CSClub
Engineering team member, RSP - Projects
- CS Club website, MyTimetable, RSP Website, and other open source projects of my own
Background
Two years since my RSP
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/jsun969
ByteDance
MicrosoftByteDanceMicrosoftYour turn
Tell us your uni and degree, when you graduate, your dream company, any experience so far, and what you're aiming for.
Key dates
Twelve weeks, three deadlines
- NoviceFinish all the theory. Put all your focus here first.
- IntermediateLeetCode, mocks, resume, LinkedIn and a project.
- AdvancedAll requirements complete. Interview-ready.
Roles
Four roles, one for each stage
- BeginnerWhere everyone starts. Focus on the reading and core data structures.
- NoviceTheory is done. Weekly LeetCode and mocks start.
- IntermediateMore LeetCode and mocks, a polished profile, and a project.
- AdvancedAll done. Ready for interviews.
How promotions work
- Finish every task for the role.
- Message me to book a video call.
- Show your work and answer my questions on the topics.
Only book a call when you're confident with the concepts. If you don't pass, you'll need to wait a week and finish any follow-up tasks before trying again.
Novice · due Fri 8 Jan
Read both books
Download both booksadelaideuniversity.box.com/s/j45mwg8da4gixjz9d24p8x9nyrwtkxm3
Cracking the Coding Interview
Gayle Laakmann McDowell
pp. 1–86Introductory chaptersp. 32Fill in the behavioural table, in dot pointsp. 86 +The introduction to each question chapter
The Algorithm Design Manual
Steven S. Skiena
ch. 1–10Read thoroughly (2nd edition)ch. 1–13If you have the 3rd editionskipThe exercises
Novice · due Fri 8 Jan
What you need for Novice
Build it In any language you like
- Linked list
- Binary tree
- Graph as an adjacency list
- DFS, recursive
- BFS, with a while loop
Hand in
- Both books read (previous slide)
- A draft of your resume
Explain it, with big-O
- Trie
- Vector amortised time
- Bit manipulation
- Singleton pattern
- Factory pattern
- Union-Find
- Quick Select
- AVL tree
- Red-Black tree
- Minimum spanning tree
- Dijkstra
- Bellman-Ford
Week to week
Your weekly routine
Beginneruntil Novice
- Read every day; Finish checklist
- Fill gaps with YouTube and Google.
- Ask on Discord when you're stuck.
Novicefrom then on
10 leetcode problems
2 mock interviews
Log every problem and mock on app.rsp.org.au so it counts. Make sure you switch mock partners regularly.
After Novice
Intermediate and Advanced
| Intermediate 12 Feb | Advanced 19 Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| LeetCode easy / med / hard | 15 / 25 / 10 | 30 / 50 / 20 |
| Mocks as interviewee + as interviewer | 10 + 10 | 20 + 20 |
| Projects or work experience | 1 | 2 |
| Profile | Finished resume, complete LinkedIn, code on GitHub | Both updated, plus portfolio site and a FAAMG cover letter |
| Other | — | 1 coding competition, 3 community activities |
Don't stress about these yet. Just focus on reaching Novice by 8 Jan.
Monday updates
Post your update every Monday
On the website: a recap of what you finished last week, and your plan for this week.
Keep missing updates and you'll be removed from RSP.
It happened in my group last year.
Deadlines are firm. If you're unwell or travelling, let me know in advance so we can work something out.
Any questions?
Haven't had a 1:1 with me yet? Book one (10–20 min) so I can get to know you and give you advice that fits. Happy to do it right after this if you have time.
