Right Place, Right Time

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All right, now we’re gonna meet Sandra, a student at UMBC at The Universities at Shady Grove. Sandra’s working on her masters in data science is gonna tell us all about how Shady Grove UMBC’s Campus near Washington, DC has given her exactly what she needs to succeed in her growing field, take it away, Sandra.

– Thanks, Alex, hi everyone. As a working adult I wanted to make sure that the graduate program of my choice provided me with the right resources, convenience and academic excellence in order for me to succeed in my career change. UMBC is a wonderful, convenient and supportive community and it has been the right choice for me. I attended Shady Grove for my undergrad in business at the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business with a candle full tuition scholarship. I decided to come back for my master in data science from UMBC. The data science and cyber security graduate programs have an outstanding faculty, supporting community and academic excellence. I also obtained a graduate certificate in cybersecurity, which opened the doors for me in this field as well. USG’s campus was an easy commute from work and home. The hands on learning approach of a master’s program has provided me with the right skills to be a competitive candidate in the job market. I completed many machine learning projects with real life applications and I’m currently working on my capstone project, analyzing obesity data, using machine learning models such as logistic regression, and SBM. I was hired by a professional services firm and I’m currently a cyber security consultant there. Women and minorities are highly underrepresented in demanding careers like tech. As a Latina in tech, career changer and working adult, I would highly recommend UMBC’s Shady Grove professional studies programs in data science, cybersecurity and technically management among others because they speak directly to employee needs in expanding job sectors in Maryland and beyond. That’s it for me, Alex, back to you.

– Wow, Sandra, it really does sound like you found exactly the right place at the right time in your community at Shady Grove. And it looks like you’ve got an amazing career ahead of you. Thanks to all the preparation you’re getting through your programs there. Congrats Sandra and thanks for sharing your story.