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My Candid Take: Being a Meta Data Science Intern
I’m Kayla. I spent one summer as a Data Science intern at Meta, on the Instagram side. I sat in Menlo Park. Lots of bikes. Lots of cold brew. And yes, the food was very good. But you want the real stuff, right? What I did, what worked, and what didn’t.If you'd like to compare…
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I Studied Data Science at Santa Monica College: My Honest Take
I’m Kayla, and I actually took the data science path at Santa Monica College last year while working part-time at a cafe. I wanted real skills without going broke. Did it work? Mostly yes. Let me explain what it felt like, class by class and week by week.Curious about the official roadmap? You can skim…
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Data Science in Biotechnology: My Hands-On Review
I’m Kayla Sox. I work in biotech. I write code. I wear gloves sometimes. I keep a lab notebook and a lot of sticky notes. This is my honest review of data science in biotech, as someone who uses it every day. It’s not one thing. It’s a toolbox. For a rigorous academic perspective on…
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The Python Data Science Books I Actually Used (And What They Did For Me)
Quick note before we start: I’m Kayla. I work with messy data most days. I read on the bus, during lunch, and sometimes with a cat on my keyboard. These are the Python books I used, page by page. I kept sticky notes. I spilled coffee. I built models that shipped. If you’d rather skim…
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I Tried “Catalytics Data Science”: Here’s My Honest Take
I’m Kayla. I build simple models for real teams, and I like tools that don’t waste my time. I spent two months using Catalytics Data Science with my team on real work. Not a toy setup. Real messy data. Real deadlines. Here’s what happened. What It Is (to me, at least) Think of Catalytics Data…
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I worked in defense data science. Here’s my honest, first-person review.
I grew up in a military town. So, when I got a chance to do data science on a defense contract, I said yes. I was curious. I was nervous too. Big stakes. Lots of rules. But real people depend on the work. That weighed on me, in a good way. This isn’t a hype…
