Abstract

On this page, you will find all my personnal assessment of my university years. I explain my feeling about my results.

Personnal assessment of my studies in data science
Premièrement, je vais évoquer mon ressenti sur les évolutions de mes résultats sur ces quatres années universitaires. En second lieu, je vais vous évoquer les difficultés que j’ai rencontrées tout au long de mes études universitaires et en troisième partie, je vais vous parler de ce que je souhaite faire après mes études. A savoir que ce bilan va retracer tout mon parcours en BUT Science des données. De mon année de redoublement en 2020, jusqu’à présent, en 2024. Ci-dessous, vous retrouverez un historique des bilans que nous devions effectuer lors de nos années précédentes.
Il faut savoir que dès mon arrivée en 2020 en BUT SD (DUT STID à l’époque), j’ai su que j’allais devoir me mettre à travailler dès le début, mais COVID oblige, le distanciel ne m’a pas aidé. Cependant, j’ai quand même réussi à ‘’m’adapter’’ et à franchir les difficultés que j’ai pu rencontrer que je vais vous expliciter dans le second paragraphe. J’ai en effet remarqué des évolutions dans mes résultats lors de ces 4 années d’études universitaires. J’ai évidemment eu des matières où mes résultats stagnaient mais en globalité, de mon point de vue, j’ai remarqué que mes résultats stagnaient. Et pour cause, à chaque résultat, je les rentrais dans la maquette qui nous a été fournie en début d’année et de ce fait, j’ai un historique de tous mes résultats depuis 2020. Et les efforts que j’ai fournis ont fini par payer, j’ai remarqué des évolutions notables dans certaines matières tels que les projets. Même si ma motivation n’était pas à son pic dans certaines périodes, j’ai quand même pu m’en sortir avec des résultats un poil au-dessus de la moyenne (Si ce n’est la 2ème année que j’ai trouvée très théorique et très peu pratique de mon point de vue).
Lors de ces quatre années d’études, j’ai pu remarquer une chose, que j’avais de grandes difficultés dans les matières théoriques tels que les statistiques ou encore les mathématiques. A savoir que durant ces quatre années, j’ai pu m’améliorer grandement dans la matière des statistiques. Moins en mathématiques mais j’ai quand même persévéré à écouter en cours malgré des résultats qui laissent à désirer. Pour parler de ma motivation, elle s’est un peu comportée comme une montagne russe durant ces 4 années. A certaines périodes, je me donnais au maximum pour des projets et des matières, mais il arrivait qu’à certaines périodes, ma motivation n’était pas à son apogée. Mais j’ai quand même persévéré et j’ai remarqué qu’au fil des ans, il y avait beaucoup plus de projets en groupe que les années précédentes et le fait de devoir faire un projet, surtout en groupe, est beaucoup plus motivant que faire des ‘’examens’’ écrits où l’on doit apprendre des formules par cœur. Mon avis est que les projets sont beaucoup plus formateurs que de ‘’simples’’ formules à apprendre et réciter. Même si je conçois que cela fait travailler la logique mathématique ainsi que la réflexion, mais j’ai remarqué que dès l’arrivée dans mon alternance à la MAIF, je me suis senti beaucoup plus motivé à réussir, car j’étais déjà plongé dans le bain du monde professionnel.
Pour finir, je vais m’insérer professionnellement après mon alternance. La dernière période étant en entreprise à la MAIF, je vais donc tout miser sur mon rapport d’alternance ainsi que ma soutenance. Et par la suite, je souhaite directement rentrer dans le monde du travail, car je pense en avoir assez vu avec les examens. Depuis que je suis à la MAIF, j’ai tout de suite adhéré au monde professionnel et je souhaite donc directement me faire une expérience professionnelle plutôt que de continuer sur un master qui je pense, va me faire chuter ma motivation pour les études. Etant très douteux du fait que je vais réussir en master, je préfère trouver un contrat en rapport avec les projets que j‘ai pu effectuer en Science des données et pouvoir me faire une expérience et bien sûr, avoir une rentrée d’argent tous les mois. Je pense que me tourner vers cette voie sera beaucoup plus formateur dans mon cas que de continuer les études.
Personnal assessment of 2022-2023
Firstly, I will discuss my feelings about my results in the 2022-2023 academic year. Secondly, I will address the work-results relationship, and in the third part, I will talk about the possible further studies and career paths I envision. At the end of the 2021-2022 academic year, I signed a contract with McDonald's, which I kept as a part-time student job on weekends. I believe this detail is important for the following events. Throughout the summer of 2022, I dedicated myself to finding an internship. Initially, I wanted to do an internship in the United States, but I received very few responses, and time was passing quickly. In parallel, I applied for an internship in Canada. I received a positive response, so I decided to let go of the idea of going to the United States and avoid any potential risks. From my perspective, my results this year have been quite average because I thought I could juggle between my studies and my part-time job at McDonald's on weekends, from Friday evening to Sunday evening. However, that wasn't the case. I believe that the results were largely influenced by fatigue, as I had no time to rest. As a reminder, I also made the mistake of accepting to work at McDonald's during my school holidays. Therefore, my contract ended before starting the internship. But I don't regret this experience because, aside from saving a significant amount of money, I also built a strong social circle by working there.
While juggling between studying and working at McDonald's, I had to make some decisions regarding my studies, particularly in terms of predicting which grades would be crucial for my progression to the third year. I don't believe I lacked motivation. From my perspective, all these low grades were caused by the accumulated fatigue over the nine months (from July to March). By considering various possibilities for advancing to the third year, I weighed the pros and cons of success in certain exams, particularly in terms of their weightings. I calculated all the possibilities and realized that projects (SAEs) are the most determining factor for a student's progression to the next level. Therefore, I sacrificed many written exams and focused on projects that didn't require extensive non-study-related revisions. Despite my poor grades in written exams, I continued to revise during breaks while at work.
For me, I don't regret repeating the year because it allowed me to refocus and have many more choices for my future. Especially regarding the internship, where I was quickly selected, but also because in the 2023-2024 academic year, I will be doing an apprenticeship at MAIF. I was able to secure an apprenticeship contract during my internship. And of course, I will not renew my student job contract at McDonald's because it's simply impossible to combine both while achieving good grades in my studies. Two weeks after ending my job at McDonald's and starting my internship, I feel much more energized and eager to learn. My motivation has resurfaced, and I feel much more rested.
Lastly, I don't think I want to continue with further studies because after these three years of the Bachelor of Technology (BUT), my plan is to join a company in the field of Big Data. I don't have a specific position in mind, but as long as the role involves data management, it suits me perfectly. A position similar to my internship would be ideal because all the tasks I performed during my internship were a perfect fit for me and aligned with what I want to do in the future. The reason I don't want to continue with further studies is partly because I want to have a stable job with a salary, and most importantly, I don't want to have to do study revisions when I come home because, for me, that is the most anxiety-inducing aspect and it's what made me want to enter the workforce directly after my three-year degree. The internship was also crucial because I got a real glimpse into the professional life that I had never seen before. (McDonald's doesn't count for me because it's a different field, everything is different). My strategy after obtaining my degree is to complete my apprenticeship since the contract ends in August 2024. After that, I would like to apply to various companies. If I still haven't received any responses after two months, I will return to work at McDonald's to have an income to support myself, but I will continue actively searching for opportunities. McDonald's will only serve as a temporary solution to unemployment and to meet my needs.
Personnal assessment of 2021-2022
Firstly, I will discuss my feelings regarding my academic year repetition in 2020-2021. Secondly, I will talk about my motivations, and finally, I will address my feelings about my academic results in the 2021-2022 academic year. When I entered higher education, the year 2020 was particularly challenging. Due to the sanitary conditions, my grades were not sufficient to progress to the second year, which led me to choose to repeat the year. From my perspective, repeating the year was the best choice I could have made, considering the transition from a DUT to a BUT program. Upon entering higher education, I had intended to pursue a third year in a bachelor's degree, regardless of the circumstances. If given the opportunity to go back in time and redo my 2020 year, I would decline due to these reasons. In addition to my satisfaction with repeating the year, I had the chance to meet new people in my cohort. The repetition did not pose any issues for me; on the contrary, it allowed me to refocus on myself and concentrate on my true professional aspirations.
Next, let's talk about my motivations. The first factor that boosted my motivation was my repetition of the year. I realized that I had been given a second chance, and that's why my motivation only increased. In addition to the subjects I enjoy, I have even more motivations in the 2021-2022 academic year than the previous year. Due to my significantly improved results compared to last year, and especially in the programming field where I am starting to grasp different programming languages, something I have always wanted to learn. The second factor of my motivation is the desire to show my various teachers that despite my very poor results from the previous year, I have put in a lot of effort and managed to turn things around. With a planned career path, an upcoming internship abroad, and the desire to pursue an apprenticeship in the third year, my motivation keeps growing.
Lastly, I will discuss my results from the 2021-2022 academic year. From my perspective, I have significantly improved my results compared to last year. Being in person for classes and exams has been a determining factor because, in comparison to last year, it was in October when my grades started to drop significantly. By staying well ahead, I was able to manage my time better for projects (SAEs) and exam revisions. Take this portfolio, for example. Since I started this portfolio last year (January 2021), I have been adding content to it every week, and whenever an SAE is announced, I immediately include it in my portfolio. It's also important to consider the fact that I repeated the year because what I experienced last year has greatly helped me this year, despite the periods of confinement. Whether it's tutorials or SAEs, whenever exercises are assigned, I make an effort to complete them in advance, giving me more free time for revisions, as well as for my hobbies, sports, and other activities.