Quantitative Can you give an example of a time when you had to make inferences and judgments based on quantitative data? What assumptions did you make? How confident were you in your analyses? Can you give an example of a time when you had to manipulate information in quantitative form? How well were you able […]
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Can you give an example of a time you took the initiative to learn about the perspective of someone whose background was not like your own? Can you give an example of a time you identified a social or cultural assumption held by someone else? How did you address and negotiate it? During international student orientation, I had
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Written Do you have a piece of writing, presented in any context, for which you are particularly proud? How would you compare your writing skills relative to your classmates? What kind of feedback have you gotten on your writing from experts like professors or editors? A piece of writing I’m proud of is my first
How have you developed or demonstrated this competency this semester? Leadership Can you give me an example of a time when a decision you made had an effect on a group? Tell me about a time when you were surprised that an action you took, or a decision you made, had an effect on a group. I
For our final project in QAC 151, my partner Kavya Panjwani and I analyzed skincare data. We combined skills from data analysis, consumer economics, and market research to understand how skincare products are priced and perceived by consumers. Our project, “Analyzing Skincare Data,” used data analysis techniques to explore a dataset from Kaggle. We aimed
Sourcing information Give an example of a time you used digital tools to locate information you needed to complete an assignment. How did you determine your research question? How did you evaluate the sources you chose? How did you know this was the most trustworthy information? How did you present the source in your work?
