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NYC Data Science Academy offers 12-week, accredited data science and data analytics bootcamps in New York City and live online. NYC Data Science Academy is a nationally accredited Data Science Bootcamp in the U.S that teaches both Python and R. In the program, students will learn beginner and intermediate levels of Data Science with Hadoop, Spark, Github, Docker, SQL, R, and Python packages like XgBoost, Caret, Dplyr, Ggplot2, Pandas, Scikit-learn, and more. The program distinguishes itself by balancing intensive lectures with real-world project work and the breadth of its curriculum. The academy is well known for its industry project-oriented learning experience and well-immersed community established since 2013.
Students will work on at least four individual or team projects showcased to employers through private hiring partner events, student blogs, meetups, and film presentations. The academy also offers strong lifetime career support such as tech interview prep, mock interviews, unlimited mentorships, and 1-on-1 post-interview reviews and feedback from career mentors to help students ace their interviews.
I am Data Scientist at Anheuser Busch today and I am going to share my experience with finding the right school and struggle that I faced.
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It was hard to choose the right school for Data Science just by being online, I had recently graduated as a robotics and automation engineer and all my programming skills were result of self-education, In late August I was selected for the Interview process at Ne...
I am Data Scientist at Anheuser Busch today and I am going to share my experience with finding the right school and struggle that I faced.
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It was hard to choose the right school for Data Science just by being online, I had recently graduated as a robotics and automation engineer and all my programming skills were result of self-education, In late August I was selected for the Interview process at New York Data Science Academy and General Assembly.
I first came to New York Data Science academy and I was interviewed by one instructor and one Business person, I never met them after that day so I don’t remember their names now, they asked me a series of programming questions, pretty basics some were based on the online application I filled and later some on my knowledge of statistics, it seemed to go well but at the end of the interview I was rejected.
The reason was I was not ready for the bootcamp, they had previously seen other student promise that they can learn quickly but what ended up happening was they left the bootcamp in middle, I was upset cause I really wanted to do it, but I also knew I was in a hurry, they suggested to take it slow and come for next cohort so I will not just be able to survive the bootcamp but also learn and really take something valuable from the camp.
I later went to General Assembly and attended their interview and introductory session, they had a much larger location, also a big conference room, I really like the place, I was provided an instructor who gave me a brief understanding of the course and what it would feel like. A week later I had my interview with Lally M, I had filled and application online but I never answered any programming questions, Lally was very nice and asked me few general questions, and also gave me few advices but all and all she did not really bothered if I was ready for the cohert, at the end of the interview she said I can join this cohort.
Prework:
It’s obvious what I did next, I left the option of General Assembly and prepared on my own for next 3 months, I met Vivan personally In November she is the Co-founder of New York Data Science Academy, she gave me access to a online learning and testing platform which is called the prework for the bootcamp, it covered all the basics of Python and R.
During the Bootcamp:
My Bootcamp started on 09th January 2017, I felt very confident during the bootcamp, I remember Chris said on the very first day "There are very few things in life that will give you a chance to have absolute devotion", in the beginning we were introduced to all the subjects again for first week, so even if you did not do prework you would not suffer entirely but I would suggest do your prework well.
Things started to get serious as soon as second week finished and it did not stop after that, we had classes from 9:30 AM to 3:00-4:00 PM, after which there was homework at the end of each day, added to it we had to do our first project, also I had to study for the subjects I learnt in the class, also I had to keep my LinkedIn and resume up to date, also you better keep going to networking events, all in one day with you getting enough sleep and food to have the same energy the next day.
Curriculum:
1) Introduction to R and Python , Unix (which helps in big data part)
2) Machine Learning - (a) Importing Data (b) Foundation of statistical Methods (c) Missing value and Imputation (d) Simple Linear Regression (e) Multiple Linear Regression (f) Generalized Linear Model and kNN Model (g) Regularization and Cross Validation (e) Tree Models, Bagging , Boosting , Random Forest (f) SVM (g) Time Series Analysis (h) Cross-Validation (i) Bootstraping (j) Feature Selection (k) Regularizartion (l) Hyperperameter Tunning (m) SVM (n) Tree Models (o) Association Rule (p) Naive Bayes (q) Principal Component Analysis (r) Clustering (s) Unsupervised Learning (t) XGBOOST (u) Tensorflow (v) Netral Network (w) Concolutional Neural Nets.
3) Big Data - (a) Hadoop (b) pig (c) hive (d) nosql (e) Apache Spark (f) DATAiku(platform) (g) DataBricks(platform) (h) Virtual Environment - Docker.
Project:
1) Try to solve real life problems in your Projects, you will have the freedom to choose your projects, choose them wisely. I had a chance to do one of the Kaggle project, it helped me learn from some of the best Data Scientist in the world and if I did not understand something in any project, the teaching assistants came to rescue.
2) You will do 4 to 5 projects including Capstone, finish them well, do not leave any part mid way, submit your code on Github and you will be told to write blogs on the platform provided by the academy, write them well.
Job Assistence:
1) Mock Interview sessions - Coding Test, theory of Machine Learning Test.
2) Resume Writing Session - Resumen writing, cover letter, Job status sheets, email - cold warm, Meeting Letter, thank you notes.
3) General Prep Session - Photo Shoot, Linkedin, In house Meetups, In house video recording during project presentation.
4) Interviews - Hiring Event, Introduction to Employers, Referal.
The Bootcamp:
The bootcamp changed my life as I am no longer the same person I was before January, even though 50% students in my batch had a PhD, 46% had a Masters and many years of job experience, I was among the 4% Undergraduate category who luckily got here, but this played in my favour as I learnt a lot from my peers, I truly came out a Star in my own eyes, I would like to give the credit to Vivan and Chris as a host in my Ex Home, who were supportive at the end of each day, coming up to you and checking on you if you are still doing okay, the reason I finished all my projects in Flying colours was my Teaching Assistants, who stayed back every day till 7:00PM sometimes and came back in at 8:30 AM, yet managed to stay active on Slack during the night during, I would also like to thank my peers with who I learned many Industry Skills and Best Practices, during my group projects I was led by a Math PhD Mr. Domingos, who now works at google, I had a chance to grow enormously on his team.
At the end of the cohort we all graduate in flying colours, it was very emotional day, thank fully we all are still in touch, I strongly suggest to make meaningful relationships during the cohort, after the school, you constantly have doubts and questions, like after job interviews, during your projects in the company, your colleagues will help you understand and overcome these doubts.
After the cohort we had our official Hiring day just a week later on 5th April 2017, I managed to meet 12 - 15 different companies, out of which the one I had a heavy interest in was IBM (who would not). Later I got a referral from IBM and I am currently Interviewing as a Data Scientist for IBM advance Global Analytical Team. I was trained to crack these interviews and trained to speak and write during the bootcamp, so I would do pretty well. One more advice will be to take this week and go through all the lectures once again and not give in the temptation to rest or relax.
I got my offer after 15 days of the bootcamp but for many it can take few months. At the end I would say 3 months of bootcamp can only prepare you to understand the science behind the scenes and provide capacity to be a more analytical person, but to be a good Data Scientist, I still study everyday, learn about ongoing research and connect with knowlegeable people.
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How much does NYC Data Science Academy cost?
NYC Data Science Academy costs around $17,600. On the lower end, some NYC Data Science Academy courses like Introductory Python cost $1,590.
What courses does NYC Data Science Academy teach?
NYC Data Science Academy offers courses like 12-Weeks In-Person/ Remote Live Data Science with Machine Learning Bootcamp , 7-weeks In Person/ Remote Live Data Analytics Bootcamp, Introductory Python, Online Data Analytics Bootcamp and 1 more.
Where does NYC Data Science Academy have campuses?
NYC Data Science Academy has in-person campuses in New York City. NYC Data Science Academy also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.
Is NYC Data Science Academy worth it?
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Is NYC Data Science Academy legit?
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Does NYC Data Science Academy offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
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Is NYC Data Science Academy accredited?
NYC Data Science Academy is very pleased to announce that it has been granted institutional accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET).
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