“Penn’s interdisciplinary approach, combined with it’s world class infrastructure, drew me to pursue a degree in Data Science“
Contact Information: vdhruv@seas.upenn.edu
Degree(s) M.S.E. in Data Science, University of Pennsylvania
Hometown: Navi, Mumbai
What field of Data Science are you interested in?
Statistics
What drew you to study Data Science at Penn?
Penn’s interdisciplinary approach, combined with it’s world class infrastructure, drew me to pursue a degree in Data Science
What are some classes that you have particularly enjoyed and why?
ESE 5420 – Statistics for Data Science: It made me think about the math behind several data analysis techniques that we use.
CIS 5450 – Big Data Analytics: This course was extremely useful for understanding how to be a data scientist in real-life applications.
What internships have you had? If you know your post graduation plans, please include here.
I worked as a Data Science Graduate Intern at CVS Health.
What advice do you have for new students?
Have fun!
What classes have you taken?
ESE 5420, CIS 5450, CIS 5210, CIS 5500, CIS 5190, MKTG 7120
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