Ramya Deepthi Avula is the 2020 outstanding graduate for her outstanding achievements in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program. Ramya is originally from Kanigiri, India and will be graduating with her MSBA degree. She plans to continue living in U.S. for the next three years and work in the data science domain, particularly with supply chain and heath care analytics. “Ramya excelled academically in the MSBA program as a result of her thorough command of the material, her ability to connect theory and practice and her careful attention to detail,” said Rayma’s professors and advisors. “As a TA for one of the core classes, she was thoughtful and conscientious in responding to student needs. As a team member on a challenging capstone project, Ramya demonstrated a high level of professionalism and independence. Ramya is personable and articulate, a creative problem solver, and a pleasure to work with.” Congratulations Ramya, and welcome to your alumni network! Read on to see Ramya’s answers to our questions about her Eccles Experience.
What was your most memorable experience as an Eccles student?
I’m glad to have had the opportunity to work as a Teaching Assistant. I got to interact with 60+ of my peers with diverse academic, professional and cultural backgrounds and learnt from each of them. I was told by a friend that we all were different kinds of smart, I understood it distinctly through these conversations. This experience taught me that the best way of learning is teaching someone since it takes nearly 100% preparation. Having spent hours researching to answer a single question, my respect for teachers have increased multifold. Now, whatever I learn, I learn it as if I have to teach someone and in fact I grab any opportunity to discuss what I learn. Thank you Professor Jeff Webb for the opportunity and mentorship.
What clubs, competitions, and/or activities did you participate in?
Being an international student was quite demanding. I participated in very few activities since most of my time went into part-time work and the challenging 3-semester MSBA program. I participated in the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit, Game Day Analytics Challenge, a few Machine-Learning workshops and obviously all the MSBA/MSIS hikes and drop-in dinners!
What was your favorite class?
Data Mining
Is there anyone you’d like to thank, acknowledge or shout out?
Jeff Webb & Rohit Aggarwal
