Beyond UNC: Internships, Jobs, and Degrees (2019)

By mgiacoma on August 21, 2019

My first year teaching in the Statistics and Operations Research (STOR) Department at UNC has been incredible. Educators want students desiring to be educated. Speaking as a statistician, I would describe the average UNC student as respectful, mature, diligent, and motivated. Serving these students has been a blessing.

In STOR, we believe we are providing students with content that is useful in the modern day. Even if you are a not seeking to make STOR your life, a few of our classes can make you far more marketable and competitive in whichever area you are passionate.

The gallery below showcases the myriad of ways UNC students are applying or advancing their education. Ignore the noise, make reasonable decisions, study STOR at UNC.

"Seek out conferences, outside experiences, and courses you wouldn't otherwise take and use these as a springboard in figuring out your interests within the sphere of data analysis."

Rachel Austin (Intern)

Environmental Finance Center, UNC School of Govt.

"First and foremost, stop comparing yourself to your classmates. It's not productive! Do research; it's a lot of fun and a great experience!" Important Course(s): STOR 320

Alexandra Beja-Glasser (Intern)

Research Analyst: Academic Benchmarking Consortium, Inc.

Jackson Cabell (Master's)

Institute for Advanced Analytics, NC State

Emma Deschene

Assistant Consultant: Bank of Montreal

"Make the most out of office hours and go frequently. It is a great way to meet your professor in a large classroom and master the material." Important Course(s): STOR 320

Katy Dettmer

Membership Associate: Atlanta Hawks

"All Models are Wrong, but Some Are Useful" by George Box Important Course(s): STOR 435

Samantha Ferraro (Intern)

Actuarial Department: Everest Reinsurance Company

Catherine Gill

Business Analyst: Capital One

"Eat or be eaten. Also, make friends in your STOR classes because it will make your life much easier. Queues are literally everywhere." Important Course(s): STOR 445

Bill Hansen

Data Analytics Consultant: CapTech

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." by Robert Louis Stevenson Important Course(s): STOR 320 and STOR 455

Ted Henson (Intern)

Data Analytics: Lincoln Financial Group

"Try new things, and reach out and talk to people doing things that you're interested in and want to learn more about!"

Tiara Mathur (Intern)

Microsoft

Basil Rodts (Master's)

Institute for Advanced Analytics, NC State

Important Course(s): STOR 320

Nicolas Schwarz

Big Data Engineer: Principal Financial Group

Important Course(s): STOR 555

Sumati Sridhar

Data Analyst: Acumen, LLC

"Always be funny and engaging while talking. Learn things as deeply as you possibly can." Important Course(s): STOR 565

Svetak Sundhar

Google

"Consider also getting a computer science and INSL minor along with the major (STOR) because programming knowledge is very important." Important Course(s): STOR 320 and STOR 565

Ryan Thomas (Intern)

Spectrum

"Dont sweat the small stuff. Everything's small. Some of the classes in the major are really hard and may not seem too applicable, but stick with it, the major is worth it." Important Course(s): STOR 320 and STOR 455

Casey Turczynski

Financial Tech Consultant: Galatea Associates, LLC