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Over the past year, I’ve learned a lot about myself and compiled a list of life lessons, big and small, that I wish I had known when I first entered “the real world” after college. The biggest thing I’ve learned? That learning never stops. But there were things big and Continue reading The Advice I Would Give to My 22-Year-Old Self
During my first two weeks at the Institute for Advanced Analytics (IAA), I sought academic advice from everyone. I spoke with the faculty, the staff, and many of our alumni. Although each conversation had subtle nuances, one phrase found its way into all of them: trust the process. As a Continue reading Trust the Process: A Philadelphian’s Perspective
You might know how hard the graduate students at the Institute work, but you may not realize how hard we play. We have almost 100 channels for different hobbies and interests on Slack. On these channels, we facilitate academic discussions, tell jokes, and plan activities. One of these activities is Continue reading Board Game Evenings: An Analyst’s Downtime
If you are a prospective student and reaching out to previous Institute alumni to gather information, there is a greater chance of you hearing about Fall 2 than anything else in their conversation. (Our semesters are broken up into 5-week modules: Fall 1, Fall 2, Fall 3). Fall 2 leaves Continue reading Nothing Like Fall 2 at the Institute