CU Boulder Data Science

Meet Samuel 👋 @sbmeaux19

His path to data science didn’t start in computer science, as you might expect. After studying Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, Samuel commissioned into the U.S. Army, where his work has centered on communications systems, IT management, and planning.

Now, as an on-campus MS-DS student at @cuboulder he’s adding data science, AI, and machine learning to that background — while getting a little more time with his family along the way.

We appreciated Samuel’s candor about programming. If that part of his experience sounds familiar: you’re definitely not the only one. Students enter data science with different strengths, and programming can be a steeper part of the learning curve for some.

For future students, one practical takeaway: building some Python experience before starting can make that transition easier.

There’s more than one path into data science. Samuel’s is one of them. What's yours? Share with us!

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