Beyond UNC: Internships, Jobs, and Degrees (2020)

By mgiacoma on August 7, 2020

My second year teaching in the Statistics and Operations Research (STOR) Department at UNC was better than the first year. I got to experience my first pandemic and married my lovely wife, Meredith Gentle. 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.

"Start learning R/Python as early as you can! It makes doing your homework much easier, and it'll get you a job. "

Jack Leary (Master's)

Biostatistics, UF

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” by Robert Louis Stevenson

UNC Course(s): STOR 565

Ted Henson (Intern)

Basketball Analytics, Sacramento Kings

Jessica Chen (Intern)

Business Analyst, Cisco Systems

"At UNC, a STOR minor or major is arguably the best way to show grit and intellect for a technology related career."

UNC Course(s): 320,435,445

Olivia Monroe

Technology Consultant, IBM

"You're going to make mistakes, don't dwell on them. Remember, everything is hard before it is easy."

UNC Course(s): 320,455,305

Coleman Johnson (Intern)

TIAA-Bank

Michael Taffe (Intern)

Data Governence, Blue Cross Blue Shield

"Trust the process, focus on learning the course material, not the grade at the end."

UNC Course(s): 320

Brian McGrinder

Associate Financial Analyst, LPL Financial

“How can the sky by the limit when there’s footprints on the moon.” by Logic

Amruth Sriperumbudur (Intern)

Sales, Procter & Gamble

"The world is one big data problem. I learned best when talking things out and working through problems with my peers!"

UNC Course(s): 455

Daniel Kim

Aetna Inc.

Connor Heyn (Intern)

Global Transaction Services Analyst, Bank of America

"Check your minus signs!"

UNC Course(s): 435

Mehr Tandon (Intern)

URBN

"I didn’t dream I’d go to space — I assumed I would” by Mae Jemison

UNC Course(s): 435

Crystal Baker (Intern)

Data Science, Bank of America

"Don’t do the bare minimum! It’s usually the extra bits that feel most rewarding."

UNC Course(s): 435

Prabath Kotha (Intern)

Apple

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." by Steve Prefontaine

UNC Course(s): 435

Sean McCaffery

Software Engineer, Millennium Advisors

Alex Matthew

Investment Strategy Analyst, NISA Investement Advisors

“The idea that I [should] trust my eyes more than the stats, I don't buy that because I've seen magicians pull rabbits out of hats and I know that the rabbit's not in there.” by Billy Beane

UNC Course(s): 565

Daniel Barlow

United States Peace Corps.

"All I know is grind" by Ray Lewis

UNC Course(s): 455

Matt Johnson (Master's)

Data Science, UNC

"Literally get to know and make friends with people in your STOR classes because 1. they're great and 2. it will only benefit you in the end!"

UNC Course(s): 320,455

Michael Harvey (Intern)

Goldman Sachs

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