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2760: Qualifications by Chris Guillebeau

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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How to Be a Successful Statistician

I snuck into grad school without taking the GRE, which is a good thing because when I took a practice test later, I placed in the 15th percentile for quantitative. My strategy was show up to every class and never be late. On the day of the final exam, I wrote gibberish on the front side and drew an arrow to indicate something on the reverse side. These stories may sound like they are from long ago before I found my way in the world. But let the record show I still have virtually no marketable skills of any kind.

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