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MSDS Admissions Insights: 2020-2021 Essays
September 22, 2020
Happy first day of fall! The MSDS program recently launched our 2020-2021 application, and we revised our essay prompts for this year. Because we recognize that writing essays is one of the most challenging aspects of applying to graduate school, we want to provide you with some direct insights into what we are looking for when we…
Student Profile: Vikrant Bhosale
July 17, 2020
Hi Vikrant! Tell us a bit about yourself. I was raised in Mumbai which is the financial hub for India. It is also a densely-populated city with almost 19 million people. I completed my bachelor’s degree in electronics in 2000. Since then, I have been working as a software engineer. I moved to the U.S.…
Incoming Student Profile: Meet Alison Gale
June 19, 2020
Hi Alison! Tell us about yourself. I grew up in Virginia in a suburb of DC. I majored in Computer Science at Brown University, but outside of my major, I was very interested in Math and Economics. During my final semester, I took an Intro to Data Science class which helped spark an interest in…
Student Profile: Matthew Rhodes
March 31, 2020
Name: Matthew Rhodes Undergraduate Institution: Michigan State University Undergraduate Major: Computer Science Tell us a little bit about yourself. Born and raised in Detroit, I come from humble beginnings. I discovered my love for computers early in life by playing video games on my mom’s PC and my Nintendo 64. After graduating from high school,…
MSDS Career Services: Q&A with Tori Gottlieb
March 4, 2020
Tori Gottlieb leads career services for MSDS students and alumni. She recently sat down for a Q&A about her experience running career services for the MSDS program. Hi Tori! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m originally from San Francisco and have been working in higher education since 2006. I started my…
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