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Nailing DataCamp’s Data Scientist Professional Certification
Prepare yourself for the exams DS101, DS201 and the practical exam
The DataCamp trajectory
DataCamp is a great way to build a data science foundation. This article explains how to complete the certification trajectory and solidify that foundation.
A number of months ago, I enrolled in the Data Scientist career track (Python) of DataCamp; an activity I pursued on the side. Sometimes I would spend an hour a day, other times I would not get around to it for a full month.
After finally completing the last lesson of the last course, I expected to receive the coveted virtual certificate, but it turned out there was one more hurdle to go: the examination.
Honestly, that was not something I looked forward too. I had taken pretty long to complete all courses, and the earlier ones were hardly fresh in memory. Studying for two time-constrained exams seemed daunting, so I postponed for a long time before finally having a go at it.
There are two forms of certification: Associate and Professional. The latter has a slightly more involved trajectory, but given you made it to this point, I wouldn’t see why to settle for the Associate certificate.
