How I Became A Data Scientist (No CS Degree, No Bootcamp)

Hi Egor, thank you for the video. I was wondering if you applied to any internships during your second year at university? What about graduate schemes? Was your first role a grad scheme? Thanks.

im aiming to work as a system devoloper 2026, But am Neurodivergent so i gotta work way harder than everyone else if im gonna succeed in this field.

Step 1. Be smart 😢

Hi I am not a Data Scientist but I have master's in Physics and I try now to become a data scientist, thanks for the video

Hi! How old are you? I studied some years of physics too, I left because I started to study another career in the university. But I looked at data science and I falled in love, and I instantly started to study. I stopped the career so I can study Data science. I have all the basics in math, Calculus and Integration. Thank you for the good video, you have a new subscriber.

I cant get any interviews as they all reject my application saying they want people with experience. I just graduated Masters in Data science, but what good is it if people dont take me ?

Your background sounds a lot like mine :) I'm five years into being a civil engineer and just now recognizing that it's not for me... but nonetheless, it's really inspiring to hear how you got into this field. I'm currently in the process of studying and learning data analysis in hopes to venture into a similar field of work. Thank you for posting this video because it gives me hope that I am making the right decision :)

> No CS Degree, No Bootcamp

Yet you still had very strong mathematics and statistics background at a university level. Good luck to the people seeing this that don't have that background. Their best option is to go do an undergraduate and pick up those skills, otherwise no chance.

Don't underestimate the strong problem solving skills you develop in undergraduate and graduate level STEM program.

Is it really that important to know the math really well? How important would you say it is?

Data scientist is just a title, it is more interesting what type of work you will be doing. I know "data scientists" who do tableau and power point all day, I also know data scientists who implement machine learning models in C++. Don't focus so much on the title figure out what you want to do.

An elaborate video with real life example on the advice part of the video, for beginners would be great.

So sick and tired of people peddling this "Become a computer scientist in 6 months" garbage for views. You MIGHT get a job, but in 6 months you are not a computer scientist. It's bad advice. Fact is, most people do need time and training. And one more thing, if you insist that you are ARE a computer scientist in zero to 6 months, I would argue you that you are probably not a very good one.

I'm pretty sure that entering a Kaggle competition is more important than writing any blog post,
unless it is a blog post about entering a Kaggle competition😆

Ooooooh no "CS" degree... yeah I read that wrong

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This YT is a win-win for those who are studying English and Data Science! ❤ thanks for sharing 🎉 and congrats to you and your consistency!!!

Haven't watched it, but let me congrats you, frend. I'm proud of those self taugh developers

I watched hundreds of YT videos on that subject. Yours is probably among top 5. Clear, concise and broken up in parts. Much appreciated

Good

Hello Egor, I am really fortunate that I have found your channel. I have 7 years of experience as a DBA and then as a SQL developer. And after that, I have a master's degree in computer science from Germany. But till now, I have failed to get a full-time job in this field. Thanks for pointing out that 'it is a game of numbers'. Thanks, Egor.

Terrific information and thank you for sharing it.
Although now I am intrigued by the books about Russia that are stacked behind you. Have to add those to my collection. 😂

Hi, I am also a physicist (finished my Ph.D. recently in theoretical physics) and will start a DS job soon. I resonate with you on physics not being like what I imagined during my school time. During my school days, I used to solve hard physics problems based on Newtonian mechanics but research is quite different from school or even college physics. Now I realize that what I liked was the problem-solving part of physics and not necessarily the physics itself. The problem solving part in college/real world is done within CS domain and not physics. I don't regret my PhD but i should have explored more during my UG. Nice video !

where are u from bro

Ok mate, good one.However, if you said you switched to data science with a background in agriculture working as a farmer would have been more impressive. I stopped when you said your entire family are blessed with nerd genes.

a great effort! congrats!
how do you think that we can learn linear algebra and calculus (for beginners) ?

Hey! Quite an informative video! I'm in my final year of electronics and Communication engineering. Sad to say it took me 4 years to conclude that this field wasn't for me. I've been exploring data science and am really interested in getting into this! Just little overwhelmed to be honest, with how much competition there is! But I'm not gonna give up! Thanks for the resources and for sharing youe experience. Just a question:
I already have the python and r knowledge along with calculus due to my engineering background so I wanted to ask, what is your opinion on these data science courses offered by training institutes (3-6 months) that claim to get you placed and such? I do believe that the content might be good but they are incredibly expensive.

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Hi Egor really loved your video and explanation i am learning ML for past few months and i want to make my career journey in it. i have few questions so do : i need to have full knowledge of ML an Deep learning Gen AI to land a job as data scientist and, what type organization does hire data scientists?

good ,seeing u from africa

thanks bro!)👍

I did my Masters in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence from UK back in 2021 and my psw is also about to expire, yet I couldn't get any job yet. I applied to 850+ companies and couldn't get any interview call yet. 2 or 3 rejected me due to reluctance of giving sponsorship to me. I don't know what I should be doing now

Hi Egor,
Can u tell us about the projects u did to get the job?

Hii, first of all, amazing video, i just wanted to know if you finished your degree before pivoting to DS, im 23 and started studying my degree (CS degree) and coding on september 2023 and also working, my goal is to get a Job as a data scientist as soon as i can, but as i just said i just started the degree, im worried to not be able to find a Job until i finish it, do you think its posible to land a DS job in my situation in the next year?

Regards, thanks in advance❤

Hey Egor, is 6 months realistic for someone who’s just pivoting to a new career in Data science?

I’m just pivoting to a new career in data science, and coming across your video is really divine.
This was very helpful mate!

Thanks a lot ... Top tips

Thanks for this information, mate. Is your job in Data Science virtual? Are most of the jobs in Data Science virtual? This is what I prefer - Thanks so much for sharing :)

Came from the blog post. I enjoy reading more didnt want to pay. Thank you for posting a vidoe and provding the full text link here.

Watching from Pakistan 🇵🇰 ... buddy

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This guy says he got into Data Science with no degree yet goes on and reveal he went to university and did physics 🙄 wasted my time

Hi howell. Which kaggle courses have you gone through.

Although, Kaggle is free but what should be your overall cost in purchasing courses. I mean investment on yourself.

came here because I can't afford subscribing to medium 😂 to read your posts. Now I'm binge-watching your vids! keep them coming 👍

I came here after seeing one of your blog post....
Ummm hey I'm from India basically and this year I'm going to college...
After watching your video...
It seems being a Data scientist can be quite interesting!!
Even though I have literally no knowledge in computer science...
I want to learn this.
I have like 4-5 months left in my hand...
Do you think I should pursue a career in data science if I start to learn computer and all other stuffs you mentioned??

Good video man.

Im actually amazed on all the learning topic you covered just in this video i can only hope to study and learn as much as you have over my entire lifetime 💙