Category Archives: Class of 2026

From Complexity to Community: The Data Behind Board Game Greatness

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What Makes a Board Game Great?  As a passionate board game enthusiast, I often wonder what truly makes a board game exceptional. Using comprehensive data from BoardGameGeek (BGG), the premier platform for board game ratings and reviews, I explored the numbers to uncover the key drivers behind top-rated games. Three Continue reading From Complexity to Community: The Data Behind Board Game Greatness→

How to use Obsidian to Power Up your Note-Taking Game 

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The ability to take notes effectively is one of the most important and frequently used skills a student can have. We are always searching for tools that can help us record information from lectures and then retrieve that information later for studying. I recently started using one such tool called Continue reading How to use Obsidian to Power Up your Note-Taking Game →

Commuting

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The prospect of driving an hour or more one-way to school every day can be daunting. My commute to the Institute for Advanced Analytics averaged 70 minutes across the end of summer and the beginning of fall. The average travel time did increase slightly in the fall semester, but the Continue reading Commuting→

Communication & Analytics: A Closer Look at the IAA’s Communication Week 

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One unique aspect of the curriculum for the Master’s of Analytics program at the Institute for Advanced Analytics is the emphasis on soft skills, like communication, teamwork, and receiving feedback. For one week between the summer and fall semesters, MSA students learn what makes a strong communicator through individual and Continue reading Communication & Analytics: A Closer Look at the IAA’s Communication Week →