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When applying to the Institute for Advanced Analytics, I was terrified that my degree in Animal Science would not contribute to my success in the program. I figured I would be behind on anything statistics or computer science related, but I forgot to consider all of the other aspects of Continue reading Leveraging a Different Educational Background at the IAA
There are common stereotypes that humanities degrees are “useless,” that Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCUs) don’t prepare you for the real world, and that being a Black woman is a deficit in STEM fields. I’m here to challenge all that. As a Black woman who graduated from the illustrious North Carolina Continue reading From Chaucer to Code: Why Non-STEM Backgrounds Matter in Data Analytics