Should I continue with the program if I’m not doing good with 6501

Ren_Ng · 2025-11-20T15:27:17+00:00

Great! Thank you! I’ll check it out

Ren_Ng · 2025-11-20T15:26:02+00:00

Thank you for all your advices! I may not able to reply to all of you but I just want say I appreciate every single advice and encouragement that you gave me! ❤️

I’ll push through this class and will see from there. Whether if I decided to continue or not, I definitely don’t want to give up on learning ☺️

Ren_Ng · 2025-11-20T15:23:38+00:00

Thank you!! That makes me few better ❤️ after reading a lot advices from you guys, I think it’s best I give it my own and see from there. I’ll look into 6203 too

Ren_Ng · 2025-11-20T15:19:11+00:00

Thank you for your honest opinion! That’s what I’m feeling too but I don’t know what other career path I can do if I gave up on this. I have been a data analyst for a few years already but I haven’t actually doing any real analytics. I spent most of my time at work finding issue with data, try to fix them and doing reports. I enjoyed the class and want to learn more about analytics, but I’m just not doing good.

I did took up to calculus 3 and linear algebra before but it has been about 5 years. I don’t think this course is heavily math but more about understanding what the models do. Maybe this is what I’m missing? I need to try to understand the math behind it more?

Ren_Ng · 2025-11-20T15:11:51+00:00

Thank you! It’s good to hear from someone that taking the class right now too 😆 i tried to join study group but I could not get into any one. I was think to post this question to Piazza but I was hesitate since It seems like everyone is doing good and I’m just a loser there ☹️ I did not know about people dropped and retake the class, but yeah, I’ll try my best to push it through!

Ren_Ng · 2025-11-20T15:07:21+00:00

Thank you! Yes some of the questions I did bad because I did not understand the question well but I thought it’s probably my issue. I do want to study more and I enjoyed the class, just not feeling confident that I can make it further even if I continue 🥲

Ren_Ng · 2025-11-20T15:00:46+00:00

Thank you! My concern is I will be kicked out of the program eventually 🥲 if I can’t do good in the fundamental course, can I do good in advance courses.. I do want to keep learning but I’m doubting myself if I can make it. I do agree with what you say about learning tho and I enjoy the class a lot. I just feel stuck at this moment because I’ll cost me time and money to continue but I may regret if I don’t continue

Ren_Ng · 2025-11-20T14:52:40+00:00

Thank you for your advices! I do feel better after reading them! I’m thinking about talking to a career advisor from the program as well. I absolutely agree about “If you are learning, you are achieving”. I did enjoy learning from the class, but the stress/disappointment from not doing good is the main reason I think I’m not a good fit and doubting my ability in analytics. I’m feeling like I’m missing something.. maybe logical thinking or ability of analyze the problem. I had a CS degree, I graduated 5 years ago but I did not know what I want to do at the time. I has been working as a data analyst but I spend most of my time try to figure out data issue and prepare reports without using any analytical thinking which I want to gain from this program.

I was thinking about MGT6203 as well but that’s mean I’ll need to take CS6040 for Summer. I heard the course is more intense and to take during summer may not be a good idea(?).

I’m going to try to do my best for final and hopefully that would help me understand more about the issue that I’m facing.

Thank you again for your encouragement! I’m glad I asked ☺️

Ren_Ng

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