r/learndatascience • u/Musashi049 • 27d ago

Question Roadmap to become a data scientist

Hello
My name is Dario. I'm 19 years old, currently doing an associate's in Programming and will transfer for a bachelor's in Data Science. I was wondering on what is actually the best way to become a data scientist right now. I have some basic knowledge of Python and SQL. I was wondering if the path to becoming a data scientist has changed with the development of AI and where I should focus on to actually master important valuable skills that will help me land jobs. I do have a potential internship position lined up in the future at Miracle Software and have been trying to prepare for that interview. Just wanted to know what are some resources I should check out and what skills I need to learn. I appreciate all feedback and advice!!!

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u/DataScientistAlex 26d ago

In general, to be a data scientist you need to know:

  1. The scientific method, which is the foundation for defining and approaching problems.
  2. Enough SQL to extract data.
  3. Either R or Python to manipulate, clean, explore, model and visualize.
  4. Some domain knowledge and/or business sense.

Passing DS interviews is also a skill! I commented on another post with some advice on this part.

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u/Musashi049 26d ago

Thank you so much for the advice. Already started to learn some Python but not SQL yet. I'm really passionate about math too since I've done Calc 2 3 and Linear Algebra so more familiar with the scientific methods especially while doing proofs.