When people think of "summer school", they often think of underachieving students attending classes in the summer due to deficiencies in their grades during the normal school year. This can be very true; I often had to do this to make up for my failing grades as a young man. Summer school is not only for slackers, however, as I often took college courses during that season as a way to speed up my path to graduation.

Today, Microsoft announces the Research Data Science Summer School in New York. If you are interested in applying, you should act fast.

"The Data Science Summer School (DS3) is an intensive, eight-week hands-on introduction to data science for college students in the New York City area. As we are committed to increasing diversity in computer science, we strongly encourage women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities to apply.", says Microsoft.

The company further explains, "DS3 includes both course work in data science and group research projects. The summer school is taught by leading scientists at Microsoft Research, and is held at the new Microsoft Research office in the heart of New York City".

While the opportunity is extremely valuable on its own, there are other perks to being accepted too. You will receive a $5,000 stipend and a new laptop. Plus, Microsoft will even feed you on some days! Wow. How can you beat that?

Below are some of the details about the scheduling.

June 15, 2015 to August 7, 2015 (8 weeks)

Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays: 10:30am - 6:30pm

Tuesdays: 10:30am - 8:30pm

Fridays: 10:30am - 5:00pm

Dinner provided on Tuesdays, and lunch provided on Thursdays

If you are a college student in New York and want to apply, you can do so here. You must apply by April 27, 2015

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