My journey and 7 tips I want to share that helped me go from zero to hero in landing my first tech role. I’m a data science outlier. I don’t have an advanced degree, I never finished college, and I’m in my late thirties with a background in Sales. …

I’m now in the middle of my 9th week out of a total 12. With only a month to go I’ll be attempting to work with some of the latest in computer vision for my final project (capstone), something that seemed impossible a month earlier. Month 2 recap in my General Assembly Data Science boot camp. As I think about my…

“This is the most difficult program General Assembly offers,” says my cohort’s dedicated career outcomes coach. The past three weeks have been tough for me, as I had quizzes, project deadlines, and no power and internet for four days as Tropical Storm Isaias swept through Connecticut leaving 600,000 people in…

Its 5 A.M on Monday week 2, and I’m finally ready to submit my lab work assignments on time! Our Lead Instructor’s warnings on the intensity of the program sinks in, and my family and friends worry about my lack of sleep. I knew going into the course that no…

Icebreakers, virtual work environment setups, expectations, and graduation requirements are definitely helping me with the reality that I’m a student again. Pre-course work.. and where I stand. Prior to day 1, after passing a candidate screening in April, I had a tech setup guideline along with a weeks workload of Data Science pre-course material to complete. …

Tomorrow is my first day in a three month Data Science Immersive (DSI) program through General Assembly. I’ll be documenting the concepts I learn throughout the duration of the course to reinforce learning, to reflect on my experiences, and to share insights to those who are thinking of following my…