Engineering vs. Math -- What to major in?

just_a_girl
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:07:54 +0000

Exengineer, you have experience in engineering, but do you have experience in math? I believe you that you are having a hard time with engineering jobs now, but do you think the situation would be any different for a person with a math degree? From what I hear, people tend to make their greatest mathematical achievements when they are young.

ucbalumnus, if I were to go that route (the pure math major while taking lots of math-related courses), what would my options be upon graduation? A job? Grad school (in what field)?

Does anyone here have experience in pure math? Have you ever felt like the proofs were totally useless for someone who doesn’t want to go the PhD route?