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I move in 8/5/18 and intend to Major in Mathematics, there are four options (Pure, Applied, Applied Stats, Actuarial) which should I formally choose to actually succeed? Should I double major? and if so what in? I'd apprecate the help anons, I don't want to move in with the parents after school.

>> No.9864627
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9864627

Stats is comfy and you get a lot of job opportunities

>> No.9864629

Do you wanna be poor anon?

>> No.9864630

Stats and/or actuarial

>> No.9864632

>>9864629
No, thats the point

>> No.9864637

>>9864632
I recommend then you study some form of engineering and minor in math. Or dual major. I dunno. But applied math sounds to me like a fancy way of saying I will be a teacher.

>> No.9864642

You should probably move in with your parents after uni so you can get a job and save up for the deposit or down paymebt on a home.

>> No.9864644

>>9864637
why applied math? i would think pure math has fewer opportunities outside of teaching and academia

>> No.9864677

>>9864632
Not that guy but literally every math prof I talk to about majoring in math ask if I want to be in academics or something, I say no, then they usually tell me to do engineering at least or something else with application because I won't make any money and there are barely any opportunities for math majors.

>> No.9864692

>>9864677
a math major is a good vehicle for getting jobs if you can code but aren't interested in engineering work

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>>9864623
Double major in Pure Math + * Engineering.

>> No.9864713

>>9864692
I'm aware of that part. That seems to be what happens for the most part, then you happen to be a math major who knows how to code, making a bit more than CS students who "know math." Outside that I imagine all the big jobs, like gov work and high value private companies are constantly bombarded with applications by the extremely nerdy or Patrick Batemans of math.

>> No.9864721

Is a Math Major just a bad option?

>> No.9864740

>>9864721
what do you want to do as a career?

>> No.9864755

>>9864740
I don't know, I was picking the major I wanted and attempting to find a career later. A few I have seen were actuary/operations research/ data analyst/scientist

>> No.9864782

>>9864755
math is not a bad major to go with, considering its breadth. as long as you develop marketable skills in college or go to grad school, you won't have too much trouble looking for jobs.
on the other hand, if you think you'd enjoy engineering-type work, any one of the engineering majors will give you a more streamlined and stable process to employment, assuming you do decently well in school.
for me, i know i wouldn't enjoy engineering, so i'm in majoring in physics and math, planning to go to grad school in one of the fields.

>> No.9864795

>>9864782
I would love to go into graduate work in mathematics but was unsure about job openings and jobs that would open up besides "mathematician" are there other avenues that wouldn't put me back in the basement for years looking for employment?

>> No.9864806

>>9864795
if you have a PhD in math (especially something applied) from a decent school, your jobs in industry open up quite a bit. finance, software, any field that needs problem solvers will take PhDs in math (and physics as well).

>> No.9864846

>>9864806
Really? I didn't know there were many options for a math PhD, I'd assume it's alot less varied for pure math.

>> No.9864862

So it's pretty much a dead mission going for pure math as there are just few jobs and paths?