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I am currently four months into my time at the Institute for Advanced Analytics (IAA). As crazy as it may sound, the people here are 100% changing my life. During my interview, it was explained to me that a student’s experience at the IAA is much like a rock’s experience Continue reading The People at the Institute
After hundreds of miles traveled on a single wheel, and almost six months of the MSA program behind me, I’ve learned that academic success at the Institute for Advanced Analytics is built on the same principles as exploring a new path on a unicycle: developing skill through practice, maintaining focus Continue reading Unicycling Towards Academic Success
What would it be like to work with educational data after graduation? This question is what initially piqued my curiosity about EVAAS. The Educational Visualization and Analytics Solution (EVAAS) team at SAS is devoted to using data to help education professionals optimize students’ success. The software they develop can be Continue reading Data Science Meets Education: Interviews with the EVAAS’ ETL Team
Meet Iqra Munawar, Class of 2020. Iqra entered the MSA program with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Appalachian State University and experience with financial companies through multiple internships. Upon completing the MSA, Iqra worked as a Biostatistician/Data Scientist at Wake Forest Baptist Health and is currently working as a Continue reading Interview with Iqra Munawar