Coconutgirl

Thank you!!

Thank you! That was helpful! I too was offered a merit scholarship which makes the offer a lot more appealing- considering it is a one year program and the debt load would be a lot less. I don’t think I want to be a data scientist post grad but think that knowing the technical skills could be super useful for someone that wants to be a product manager of some sort (which is what I want to do) and which is why the studio part of Cornell’s Tech appealled to me. Something to look into might be to see if Columbia/Michigan’s classes are degree specific or if they have students take classes from other schools. That might give you a sense of how organized the programs are. I have heard in the first years, there have been some kinks that took a few years to iron out, as expected (two other DS programs).

Hi everyone! I am currently trying to decide between NYU data science and Cornell Tech ORIE (operations research and information engineering). I received a substantial scholarship for Cornell which is a one year program. After graduation, I don’t necessarily think I want to be a data scientist but think that the technical training would be useful for whatever I want to do. I don’t know much about the Cornell program, other than the fact that it is more entrapeneurship/product driven, which I do like (and is more in line with my future work plans). I am just worried that one year with only half my technical classes might not be enough time to learn. On the other hand NYU might be too technical. Would anyone have any insight or advice? Thank you!

Hi! Congrats on all your acceptances! Apologies in advance as I can’t help. I saw that you got into ORIE as well as Cornell’s Tech. Can I ask why it’s not in consideration? Is it because it may not be technical enough? Asking because I’m trying to decide between NYU Data Science and that program, and since it’s so new, I can’t find much info on it. Thanks in advance! Didn’t mean to hijack your thread.