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I did it and thought it was generally good. Strong focus on statistical theory which I think is a good thing, and there are more ML focused classes as well. Professors come from industry so they have working experience, but teaching quality can vary. Yuri is particularly knowledgeable and would take as many courses from him if you attend. UChicago obviously a good name end has good recruiting opportunities.
Biggest drawbacks is that the program stands on its own and does not integrate well with the rest of the college. The public policy school and now CS school have analytics focused degrees as well, and it seems a bit of a waste that the university does not combine better. Also they started expanding a lot after I graduated which seems like a bit of a cash grab.
Quick update - they're transferring to be a part of PSD! Slightly better school within UChicago and better name recognition.
i’m currently in it and about to be in my 3rd quarter and i really like it so far! i will say you probably will get a lot more out of it if you’re business/non technical since some of the courses are more “intro” level but there’s a wide variety of backgrounds. also very statistics heavy so if you don’t like stats, probs not a good program for you
I'm currently in it too! Agree with most of what M1 said except I'd honestly not recommend it. I've been entirely remote so far, so take everything with a grain of salt, but here's my take:
The administration is absolutely terrible. Advisors barely know what they're doing so it's entirely up to you to handle your schedule.
The classes are hit or miss, as long as you choose the right professors and do your research you should be fine, but it's not always easy.
The capstone project also seems hit or miss - I've heard lots of stories of sponsors not being helpful or downright backing out halfway through. Some projects do turn out pretty cool though.
I have really liked the people in the program, since everyone shares your interests and it doesn't feel very competitive/cut-throat.
Also one last gripe - the program was originally built for part time students, so the classes are all three hours long, once a week, usually at night. As a full time student, that's been pretty frustrating.
Curious to see how this compares to other programs, maybe it's similar throughout.
This definitely helps a lot, thank you to each of you. I’ve gotten into Boston’s Applied Data Analytics and NYU’s Quantitative Management too. I’m kinda baffled on where to go. UChicago does plan on going back in person in August 2021. My short term goal is to work in data and analytics just grow within data science, NLP, DL, and then eventually long term branch into leading teams.
I’m also looking into a masters in Analytics. How are these programs with affordability and do u have reccomendations on what the best programs are?
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a lot of programs are listed here https://www.mastersindatascience.org/ the website also have lists of masters in business analytics and applied statistics schools. The caveat that I don’t think their top 23 schools or whatever are based on a real methodology, but if you look by state they do a pretty job of summarizing the different programs in terms of length, format, and prereqs
In terms of which one, you kind of need to look at the curriculum and decide what you are trying to get. It’s still kind of the Wild West and schools can vary a lot even if the program name is the same. Would recommend something that has a solid core in theory, which is the hardest to learn in your own and will translate to different problems the best.
These programs don’t actually teach you much and have a very low barrier of entry. Similar to Harvard extension - you’re paying for the u Chicago stamp but it’s a loose relationship at best