I was a student of computer science at Earlham College. I saw the trend in the CS world moving to more and more attention to data. I also enjoy soccer and saw the application to that field.

I didn't live in a city with options for data science courses and Springboard's 100-percent online format gave me the opportunity to study from where I was living.

"Make sure you have a schedule set so that you don't waste time. And also, pursue a capstone project that you are interested in, not just what seems easy."

It was enjoyable. I like the freedom that working whenever gave me. It was hard to handle at first and I had to set goals for every day and every week to make sure I was accomplishing something. I enjoyed the mentorship part and getting to talk with someone in the field. He was very helpful in giving me an understanding of the field.

Having the freedom to work whenever was hard to handle at first and I had to set goals for every day and every week to make sure i was accomplishing something

I created a joke recommendation system. So, you like some jokes and then I start recommending jokes I think you will like.

I am a software engineer in Cincinnati.

Make sure you have a schedule set so that you don't waste time. And also, pursue a capstone project that you are interested in, not just what seems easy.