Posted 1/6/2024, 7:55:50 PM
Physicist Transitions to Lucrative Data Science Career Through Self-Study and Personal Projects
- Studied math, physics, chemistry at A Levels before doing physics degree at university
- Became disillusioned with physics and uninspired by career prospects
- Self-studied programming and data science through online courses and projects
- Built portfolio through Kaggle competitions, personal projects, and freelance work
- Landed data science job at startup without formal CS degree or bootcamp