My name is Tim Hugele, and I just started the Data Science program at the Flatiron School in Houston, TX.
I originally studied Economics at Texas A&M and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Houston. However, after failing to find a good job I decided to try something different.
I chose to study Data Science because:
1) I wanted to gain skills that would be in demand in the labor market.
2) I felt like my comfort with calculus and statistics from my background in Engineering and Economics would make Data Science a good fit.
3) As a kid I was a basketball fanatic and would buy books on basketball statistics. I loved the idea of being able to go beyond the simple statistics that were in those books and possibly finding unique trends in the data.
4) Data Science seems to be a versatile skill set that can be packaged with either of my previously acquired degrees.
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With your back ground you will do great in this field !! Good Luck!