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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
It normally takes me some time with people to open up and truly be myself. However, when coming into the Institute, I told myself that I was going to be as open as possible and try hard to make new friends. Because the Institute and my fellow students have been Continue reading Making Friends at the Institute – One Activity at a Time
You know you are in a good place—where people are, to quote TIPS, “open to new experiences” and ready to “get to know those around them”—when a third of the class shows up at your doorstep on the 4th of July with less than a day of notice. As an Continue reading The MSA Celebrating the USA
What makes a strong analyst? We talk to many employers during information events. A pretty common question that gets asked is “What are you looking for in an new hire? What makes a successful analyst/data scientist in your organization/company/secret cabal?” A few of the characteristics that I’ve noted from the many Continue reading Building an Analyst One Board Game at a Time