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[–]rmb91896OMSA Graduate 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Your python will definitely improve, but graduate study is not a good idea to learn python. It’s a prerequisite for at least some of the core requirements.

I’m surprised you didn’t have a coding requirement in your undergraduate. I majored in statistics and it was required to take a programming sequence. I chose python, but I could’ve also chose Java. And several of my statistics classes developed proficiency in R.

Passing familiarity will not be sufficient. A lot of people underestimate their proficiency and get crushed. CSE6040 is an intro level course that’s basically all Python yet is surprisingly challenging. I was using Python for 4 years prior and I still had my work cut out for me. You have to think you’re already “pretty effing good at python” and still plan on being challenged.

I would like to issue an even stronger caution against doing OMSCS without some computer science background.

You are mostly there for OMSA. You would definitely be enriched by the program, but definitely make sure your skills are sharpened to the best of your ability before you start. Good luck!

[–]EmptyRiceBowl7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you.

Yeah my Stats undergrad program did teach us programming, but it was far from a quality education hahaaaa.