If you had a B.S. in Mathematics

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Estrella

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you would?

edit: If you have something not listed in the poll, please write it when you reply.

Keep in mind, assume all things are possible in the immediate future.
 
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Estrella

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zinfamous said:
...then, I would go for a 2nd B.S. in ____ Engineering.

Jobs are useful.
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Engineer, 9 of 10 times, means paper pusher(Exaggeration to make a point). Also, everyone in Houston is laying off engineers in droves(or at least this was the case).
 
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shangshang

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Only field right now that is relatively stable is healthcare.

Can't outsource healthcare to India and China as easily as all the engineering and computer jobs.

'Merika is going to the shithole with all the outsourcing.
 
Chaotic42

Chaotic42

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Hey, I'm thinking of getting my BS in Mathematical Sciences (which appears to be math lite) for the hell of it.

I guess you could always teach. You'd be poor, but you'd always have a job.
 
zinfamous

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Estrella said:
Engineer, 9 of 10 times, means paper pusher(Exaggeration to make a point). Also, everyone in Houston is laying off engineers in droves(or at least this was the case).
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I was just guessing what the most logical employable degree would be for a Math person. Engineering came to mind. :\

Most likely, though, I would just say go for a Masters in anything.
 
allisolm

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If you had a B.S. in Mathematics
You would be a(n)

AnandTech administrator.
 
sandorski

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...I'd write a book explaining why 2+2=5. It would be a long winded diatribe that constantly goes off into tangents related or not to the subject. By the time the Reader got half way through the book they'd put it down in frustration either accepting that I was somehow correct or that they just didn't give a damn anymore and remembered why they hated school, especially Math. The Talk Show and News circuit would keep me busy as my book raced to the top of the Charts, then I would be not just have a B.S. in Mathematics, but also be a "Best Selling Author". Finally I would have a Career worth keeping.

Much better than the Reality of being a Coffee shop barista.
 
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Estrella

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sandorski said:
...I'd write a book explaining why 2+2=5. It would be a long winded diatribe that constantly goes off into tangents related or not to the subject. By the time the Reader got half way through the book they'd put it down in frustration either accepting that I was somehow correct or that they just didn't give a damn anymore and remembered why they hated school, especially Math. The Talk Show and News circuit would keep me busy as my book raced to the top of the Charts, then I would be not just have a B.S. in Mathematics, but also be a "Best Selling Author". Finally I would have a Career worth keeping.

Much better than the Reality of being a Coffee shop barista.
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That's easy. Just say the result is trivial.
 
Schadenfroh

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I would go back and get a CS degree or an engineering degree.

Oh, and with a BS in Math you also have the option of being an International Playboy / Rock Star.
 
rocadelpunk

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Wat??
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a mathematics degree basically says you can think logically and are a problem solver.

You will have had some chemistry/physics/biology in a B.S. so all you really need to do is take o-chem and study for mcat.

The LSAT (at least parts of it) is deducing/making logical arguments.

There are a lot of engineers (b.s.) that go to med school as well...It's really not that far of a stretch at all They are basically lacking the same thing a person with math degree is - some core classes and lab experience/hospital exp.

I was EE & Math (mom is a doctor for last 30 yrs or so and is on board of admissions for OSU med school)...So I'm not talking completely out of my ass.

Few pure math degrees become engineers though...All engineers have to take math, but no math people have to take engineering courses so you'd have to play quite a bit of catch up.
 
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DaveSimmons

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I was one course shy of a BS in Applied Math as a side effect of taking extra math classes for my BS in Computer Science, but I didn't want to stick around for an extra semester just to have a double major.

The numerical analysis and operations research classes were fun, I could see someone using an applied math degree to work with engineers, insurance companies, large corporations (planning), economists, etc. to implement, verify and optimize models.
 
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Estrella

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rocadelpunk said:
a mathematics degree basically says you can think logically and are a problem solver.

You will have had some chemistry/physics/biology as well so all you really need to do is take o-chem and study for mcat.

The lsat (at least parts of it) is deducing/making logical arguments.

There are a lot of engineers (b.s.) that go to med school as well...it's really not that far of a stretch at all
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