Program Type: Undergraduate
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Department: Mathematics and Statistics
The mathematics and statistics programs at 51ÊÓƵ are designed to graduate professionals who are critical thinkers. Statistics is the science of reasoning from data, whether those data come from biology, economics, healthcare, sports, psychology, marketing, or other fields. Statisticians often help search for clues to the solution of a scientific mystery and sometimes keep investigators from being misled by false impressions.
Brooke Buckley
Department Chair
(859) 572-5377
buckleyb1@nku.edu
Graduating Year: 2023
Education: Statistics Major, Computer Science Minor
Career: Actuarial Analyst at Western & Southern Financial Group
Advice to future students: My best advice is to not be in a hurry. I had the opportunity to graduate early, but I think my best choice was to hold off on graduating after the full 4 years. If you worked hard to earn scholarships, it is important to make the most of it and attend all 4 years, regardless of how much you can get done in 3 or 3.5 years. I 'll be graduating with a major in stats and a minor in CS, but in addition, I completed my VEE credits, which required about 30 credit hours of accounting, finance, and econ courses in addition to the 30 to get the CS minor. Also, I am confident that I was able to develop more skills and pass more exams than I would have been able to while working. As much as I may want to graduate now, I don't regret not graduating early!
Memorable experience: The most memorable experience was definitely the summer research project I participated in with Hanna, Conner, MK, Bijay, and Rachel. The project helped me to secure my internship and develop more practical skills based on what I'd already learned in the classroom. It also helped me get to know most of my fellow math/stat majors.
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