Greyart14k@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat were the consequences of you going to college? Do you think it helped you in life or did it only hold you back?message-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down15
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squareWhat were the consequences of you going to college? Do you think it helped you in life or did it only hold you back?Greyart14k@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squarenatecheese@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 months agoMy masters degree in statistics has been instrumental in my job, both in getting the job and using the skills I learned on a daily basis. My degree 100% improved my life and opened doors for me that I wouldn’t even have known about without it.
minus-squarenatecheese@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoI’m a data scientist for a mid-size finance company.
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoAh yes, a statistics degree would certainly help there. I’m glad people like you exist, because I love software engineering, but I hate data. Thank you for dealing with all of that.
My masters degree in statistics has been instrumental in my job, both in getting the job and using the skills I learned on a daily basis.
My degree 100% improved my life and opened doors for me that I wouldn’t even have known about without it.
What do you do?
I’m a data scientist for a mid-size finance company.
Ah yes, a statistics degree would certainly help there. I’m glad people like you exist, because I love software engineering, but I hate data. Thank you for dealing with all of that.