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What should i choose as my degree out of these 3 and why? I'm interested in both math and cs as well as academia and postgrad in these fields but also want an easy out into industry if it turns out I'm too retarded for postgrad.

1. Bsc Mathematics (Pure, Honours)
2. Bsc Computer science (Minor in math)
3. Double Degree in Math and Computer Science (5 years, Honours in Math)

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>> No.10179541

Computer science if you want to make any kind of money, you can ignore the math.

If you want to spend your life in a 5x10 office with nearly 80% of the rooms volume taken up by your useless notes on new theories you can't find proofs for and 10% of it full of papers you need to grade from undergraduates that don't give a single shit about your field while you manage to take the extra 10% up with your coffee machine and broken chair the department cant afford to fix then be a math major.

This is from personal experience btw, I do consulting for several companies now in software development but I have my math PhD collecting dust in my closet at home.

>> No.10179547

>>10179541
Do my chances of landing "upper tier" software jobs (R&D, machine learning etc) improve if I pair cs with maths? Or is it not worth my time and money? I really don't want to be stuck in a menial web dev job.

>> No.10179566

>>10179535
>but also want an easy out into industry if it turns out I'm too retarded for postgrad.
3. Double Degree in Math and Computer Science (5 years, Honours in Math)

>> No.10179614

How do you know if you're cut out for a math major?
I'm very interested in some ideas of mathematics, mathematical physics, and computational theory, but I'm not naturally talented in math.

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>>10179535
ITT: OP goes to school at gm_construct.

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>>10179614
I topped both of my extension math classes in senior high school, however the school wasn't one of the more competitive in my state, that's why I am somewhat hesitant.

Another option I have is to start the cs degree and do the first year math courses, and then transfer into the double degree if my marks are good in those math classes.

>> No.10180954

>>10179656
>that kid who noclipped into the skybox so he could tbag the whole map

>> No.10181978

>>10179656
Oh this brings back memories. >>10179547
Would also really like to know this.

>> No.10182025

>>10179547
It really helps. I personally found a lot of satisfaction doing pure math and CS together (emphasis on theoretical CS, skipped some of the easy stuff for grad level stuff). Complexity theory is a rabbit hole to many fun problems that were hidden inbetween all the problems described by math and science up till now

>> No.10182041

>>10179656
How's the academics there? Rigorous? It has a bit of reputation as a party school, and allegedly the minge scene is unreal.

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