My experience taking Practicum’s Data Scientist program has been spectacular so far! Frankly, I was not sure I would enjoy learning on my own but Practicum’s structure has allowed me to finally grasp things I have seen in other courses and Youtube videos but never really understood. I think there are 4 reasons why: the focus on hands-on practice, the content, support, and deadlines. As a student, you have to constantly test your knowledge through small tasks and after each module, do projects that look holistically at what was learned so far. The content is non-intimidating (love the cute illustrations!) and simple to understand. No fancy words! The focus is on helping grasp the concept. There is a lot of support from Practicum’s tutors and community manager but also from other students. Somehow I feel like we are part of a group trying to achieve something together despite working individually, helping each other when needed and celebrating each other’s win. Finally, I thrive in having a plan of action to learn and Practicum facilitates this through a mix of realistic soft and hard deadlines to help you stay on track. Now, I can’t see myself ever taking an in-person bootcamp as I remember how often things would go over my head and I didn’t have the space and time to grasp a concept before moving on. To Practicum.. Thanks! You are helping me finally transition from a data analyst to a data scientist and I can’t wait to see what will come next in my caree | 