Week 7: 2-D DP, Greedy + Mocks
Oct 27–Nov 2 · Target times: Easy ≤ 10m · Medium ≤ 22m · Hard ≤ 40m
Daily routine: 75 min DSA (timed) + 10 min syntax typing + 35 min second block. Talk out loud. No AI autocomplete. Over cap → 48h redo queue.
DSA problems (75 min, timed)
Second block (35 min) — System Design + CS: 2 SD mocks + review
2 fresh SD prompts, timed, out loud. Outcome: confident 6-step design on a cold prompt.
DSA problems (75 min, timed)
Second block (35 min) — ML/DL: ML interview Q&A drills
Work Chip Huyen 'Introduction to ML Interviews' question bank (free). Outcome: crisp 2-min answers to common ML questions.
DSA problems (75 min, timed)
Second block (35 min) — System Design + CS: 2 SD mocks + review
2 fresh SD prompts, timed, out loud. Outcome: confident 6-step design on a cold prompt.
DSA problems (75 min, timed)
Second block (35 min) — ML/DL: ML interview Q&A drills
Work Chip Huyen 'Introduction to ML Interviews' question bank (free). Outcome: crisp 2-min answers to common ML questions.
DSA problems (75 min, timed)
Second block (35 min) — System Design + CS: 2 SD mocks + review
2 fresh SD prompts, timed, out loud. Outcome: confident 6-step design on a cold prompt.
🚀 Mocks + resume
2 mock coding interviews (Pramp/interviewing.io) this week — talking under clock. Polish project READMEs; add both projects to General v3 + Master resume.
Also: 1 system-design practice out loud. Redo any DSA problem that went over cap (48h queue).