Data is the new gold which everyone wants to hold.

Living in India, where population is huge,

there are lot of platforms which understands the peoples interest in turn collects data. It
fascinated me how difficult and important it is to have data of such huge population. I have
been an business analyst and entrepreneur for most of my career, but only marvelled at the
"magic" around me that is clearly the future. I would like to demystify this magic and be a part
of that future by directing my career towards Data Scientist.

Though my career is not connected to Computer Science, through my career I have learned
SQL and RegEx for data gathering, Python/Panda for form creation and data visualization, and
VBA, XXX, and Javascript for data manipulation. One of my project designing smart trolley
which uses AI to ease shopping for customers. This required API connection to multiple
supporting platforms including database, bug tracking, and ticketing service. It also logs
timestamped activities which is turned into meaningful statistics to visualize KPI of different
teams. This made me think more about implementing more AI related concepts into this project
by making it unique project. This required more knowledge for which I like to pursue my
studies in Data Science.

Earning the Master of Advanced Methods and Data Analysis would advance my career goal
thorough methodological training in data analytics as well as a wealth of opportunities provided
by University of XXX. Your program would enable me to have close connect with the leading
scholars in relevant disciplines and expose me to the most cutting-edge researches. During the
program, I plan to conduct a graduate Research and Development (R&D) internship in my
summer vacation to accumulate practical experience through end-to-end analysis. After
graduation from my master program, I intend to pursue the joint Ph.D. degree in Statistics and
Machine Learning in light of my dual concerns of statistical theories and machine learning
algorithms. Of great interest to me are the topics of recommender systems and computational
advertising. I expect to explore these areas during my Ph.D. program and to engage in the fields
of advertising and media consumption analytics in the statistics research department of
corporate innovation labs.

Recently, I was accepted to the Data Science bootcamp Metis. However, the more I learned,
the more I leaned towards a formal education. XXX is my first choice because it has a mature
curriculum built specifically for working professionals like myself. I especially wish gain high
level proficiency in Python and Machine Learning to expand on the weaker part of my career
parameters.

I hope strongly to be admitted into the next cohort of the XXX program. I intend to enrich the
classroom experience through my background and better the cohort as a whole. I am confident
the skills and networking opportunities I gain will transition my career to the next level. After
moving to XXX, I aim to work in an analyst field that can leverage predictive analytics and
apply my newly learned DS knowledge as soon as I can. I plan to contribute to the booming
XXX industry of XXX in the long term by becoming a full on Data Scientist after graduation.