Sports Analytics

Applying to College
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Does anyone know anything about the field of sports analytics and colleges that offer a good start on this career oarh?

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I have no personal experience but have heard good things 2nd hand about this program.

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You don’t need to major in sports analytics. One of the students in my DD’s cohort scholarship program was into sports analytics. He majored in MIS and got a masters in business analytics and now works for a major athletic team doing sports analytics. He got a lot of experience in the field through internships on and off campus.

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Thanks. I wondered about that. Good information.

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The guy in Moneyball majored in econ at Harvard.

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Applied math, statistics, and operations research would also be relevant.

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MLB: Creating a new kind of major leaguer through college classes Pomona is featured in this piece, and Tufts and Syracuse are also mentioned.

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Thanks. Great information!

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Interesting. Jonah Hill’s character in the movie Moneyball went to Yale and majored in Econ.

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The Jonah Hill character was a compilation of people but mainly Paul.

Maybe the Yale v Harvard was a dig by someone?

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Thanks. The SU program looks very good to me. Probably the best in the country in this field.