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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
As a graduate student at the IAA, it is essential to take a step back and have fun with your classmates every once and a while. That fun should not be prohibitively expensive. Here is how we planned a fantastic trip on a budget. Selecting a Destination The first step Continue reading Riding the Roller Coaster of Trip Planning