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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With AI around the corner, a high degree of abstraction is a good bet. You can't beat the SCAMP majors (Statistics, Computer science, Applied math, Math, and Physics).[/quote]

To elaborate a little, friends I've known in these fields have had found it easy to blaze a path because they are constantly bombarded with job offers from both expected and unexpected places. It's a whole different ballgame of job searching when people actually want you. I know physicists who have been quants, actuaries, worked at chip makers and high end instrumentation makers, taught for a few years and then done something more remunerative, etc. Totally different than my experience as a humanities major. I'm throwing things against the wall to see what sticks - they are the wall. And the job prospects for applied math and CS are if anything even better than physics.

If you don't want to do engineering, a high level quanty major opens up a lot of doors.[/quote]

PP who is an actuary.  This is a good point.  To add to this, you have to have a good base knowledge of theoretical math-y stuff so you can quickly branch out into new fields as they emerge.  I have friends who did very well in data science before it was an official career because they could build upon the math/CS background they had when the advances in computing allowed people to do things they do with large data sets.  But by the time everyone and their uncle has a certificate in "data science", it's too late unless you are one of those geniuses who are actually doing some trailblazing stuff.  [/quote]

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