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Physics major here.

I've been hearing a lot of people talking about double majoring in math and physics as a lot of the classes overlap. I'm thinking about jumping on that train myself.

Any experience/advice?

>> No.6319713

>>6319696
>double majoring

Jack of all trades, master of none.

You plan on being doubly unemployed, kid?

It's harder than ever to get a job and the only way to increase your chances of success is to become an expert in something. So concentrate on one thing and master it and try to be the best at it. Trying to be great at two things means others will be better than you at both of them.

ps: and not doing applied science in 2014 is beyond dumb.

>> No.6319726

>>6319713
>2014
>studying anything but pure math

say plebs money hungry animals.

>> No.6319733

Do the easier thing and double major in econ.

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6319734

>>6319726
Pure math is great if you want to be a sandwich artist.

>> No.6319750

>>6319713
Math and physics are so closely related that you would be fucking stupid to not double major. If you can do really well in both programs, an employer would rather hire the person with two degree than the pleb who could only do well in one.

Double majoring is stupid if you want to study something like physics and history.

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>>6319713

>Implying anyone's a master of their field after receiving a BS
>Implying that every form of employment is unidisciplinary

7/10

>> No.6319810

>>6319713
>>>Jack of all trades, master of none.
>Butt hurt CS major with a 2.0 desperately trying to justify why he's smarter than a Math+Physics double with 4.0 detected

It's ridiculous that someone who learns more is less educated than someone who only took the bare requirements for one field of study (and probably struggled the whole way). True a 4/5 year BS+MS program would be better than multiple BSs but if you have variety of deep interests and don't mind working harder to study all of them then multiple BSs are great.

Also,
>become an expert in something
>by majoring in it in undergrad

lel

>> No.6319820

>>6319750
I did the same with Biochem and Chemical Engineering. Only 4 course differences.

>> No.6319847

>>6319696
A Physics major is nothing more than baby tier watered down grad courses, intro to handwavy mathematics, and trivial lab work.

Major in Math + Material/Electrical/Computer/Mechanical Engineering, working or volunteer in a lab as an undergrad, and then go to graduate school for Physics. You'll be far better prepared for graduate/lab work and will have an exit strategy into industry when all 180+ postdoc positions you applied around the world for reject or ignore your application when you finally get a PhD.

Remember that for every postdoc position out there, there are 7 postdocs just as good as you are looking for work. Don't think it wont apply to you and you'll be guaranteed a tender track position at a top University once you graduate.

>> No.6319879

>>6319713
what about electrical and electronics engineering?

>> No.6319886

>>6319820
what kinda of uni did you go to?

I'm a chemistry major and the differences between a chem BS and a chemical engineering was like a year and a half courseload.

>> No.6319889

I'd go for it.

To be honest, I just like math and physics enough that a BS in both would be totally worth it.

>> No.6320004

>>6319713
Don't listen to this guy OP.

It seems pretty obvious that an applicant with a degree in math as well as physics would be a better choice than one with just a physics degree (provided the two had comparable GPA's and were comparable everywhere else).

I'm doing a double major in math and physics right now and it's not bad as long as you have decent work ethic. Though I will say that there isn't as much overlap in material as I thought there would be.

But I would say to go for it if you can handle the extra work (which there will be a good amount of)

>> No.6320026

>>6319847
>tender track

>> No.6320033

Would it look weird getting a business degree if I just kept taking math to the highest level possible for an undergraduate?

>> No.6320032

yeah i have also been thinking about it. right now im on my 3 year of highschool chem thinking about doing a applied mathematics. but iunno im 28 how much time do i have right?