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If you’re reading this as a prospective applicant, you’re already a step further than I was. As an NC State undergraduate student, with no intention of getting my master’s right away, I was lucky enough to stumble into the most rewarding graduate program… which had been right under my nose Continue reading NC State’s Best Kept Secret
On the first day of class, five MSA students, randomized into a team, ventured through the Institute of Advanced Analytics on a scavenger hunt for tiny pictures of Dr. Rappa and conference rooms named after trees. In this moment, the Data Assassins, formerly known as Blue 12, was born. This Continue reading Data Assassins 5ever: The Smiliest Summer Practicum Team to Exist
Henry Ford once said, “One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.” Henry Ford How often does the fear of failure keep us from chasing our dreams? My undergraduate experience taught me Continue reading Psychology to Analytics
Each year, the Institute for Advanced Analytics’ alumni and current students play an integral role in recruiting the following year’s class. This year is no different. The first recruiting event of the year for the IAA was at NC State’s annual Packapalooza event. Packapalooza caps off Wolfpack Welcome Week with an all-day Continue reading Packapalooza