ENTITY Academy

ENTITY is proving me wrong. I started college as an astrophysics major at CU Boulder. I was the only Latina in my entire academic department. I remember going to class and feeling so isolated. None of my classes had more than a handful of other girls, and there were definitely no other Hispanics. My studies themselves were a huge challenge and although I wanted to pursue my degree, Imposter Syndrome, working to support myself, and the overall rigor of my major led me to drop out. I’ve looked back on that for years with so much regret because I had grown up wanting nothing more than to be a scientist.

When I came upon  ENTITY scrolling through Facebook, I immediately signed up for more information and before I knew it I was talking to the enrollment team. They told me about what ENTITY stands for and what they do for their students and I just fell in love. Having a support team like this is what I lacked at CU. I thought to myself, “This is going to get you in the door. You can still go into the sciences.”  I was approved for an Income Share Agreement and I dove right into the Data Science Program. Enrolled and bam! I started learning how to code. ME. CODING. I couldn’t believe it. The instructors at WOZ-U break the material down into tiny baby steps. Exactly what I need. I always thought of myself as someone who sucks at computers. But the instruction provided by WOZ-U and the resources and support of ENTITY have turned me into a whiz. I can’t wait to see where this road will take me. 

I have to provide a shoutout to ENTITY’s enrollment officer Andraya.  Before I enrolled she was a huge support and friend leading me through the application and enrollment process. Even now that I’ve been enrolled a few months, she still takes time to check up on me. She and everyone at ENTITY are game-changers. Thank you so much. If it wasn’t for ENTITY I would have lived my whole life thinking I wasn’t smart enough to succeed in STEM. And here I am a Data Science student studying one of the most obscure hard science fields out there and loving every second of it.

I've had a positive experience with ENTITY's Data Science program and would recommend it to anyone just beginning their career in DS. Before ENTITY, I had prior experience in some programming languages, such as R, SQL, as well as academic training in basic statistics. The DS program helped refine and build upon these pre-existing skills as well as ease me in to brand new concepts and software, like object oriented programming, Mongo DB, Jupyter Lab, and Tableau. The lessons are easily digestible and there are plenty of additional resources available if you want to go deeper on a particular topic. There are also instructors regularly available via Slack that can help answer any questions that arise. If you're interested in exploring the world of DS, ENTITY is a great place to start.

Sign up and getting financing is so simple and quick. Everything is done online and is easy to go though step by step. Everything is on your time. Work is due twice a week by midnight so there are no surprises. I enrolled in the data science program and worked with Julia my mentor. She was easy to reach and completely understanding. I had to have emergency surgery during the weeks of classes and it was a lot to deal with but the school worked with me and I was able to recover and still graduate without being kicked out because I was missing my log ins. After graduation mark in career services has been a complete dream easy to talk to and helps with resumes, CVS, cover letter, interviews and job searches. This program is great and if you’re thinking about just research and see if you want to take on these courses because it does take time and dedication 

I was so hesitant to do this bootcamp, but I am SO glad I did! Not only do you get the excellent curriculum from Woz-U, but you also get a lot of professional/soft skills development and coaching from the Entity side. The Fireside chats have been incredible for learning more from people who are actually out in the working world. I have done other online courses before, this one is the most well-rounded and valuable that I have taken. I can feel that I have grown so much. It’s so much more than just learning data science. And if you are curious about there being real job opportunities at the end of the program to apply for - don’t stress, it’s real and they are there!