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[quote=Anonymous]Writer with lots of publishing experience here. 
There’s real opportunity in publishing for people who can write/edit in a literary way, and who also understand science and math at a deep level. I’d recommend a double major — STEM and something humanities — and during college have her try to connect as much as possible with editors and writers who cross the literature/STEM genre.

Have her check out books written by authors like Benjamin Labatut, Siddartha Mukherjee, Alan Lightman, James Gleick, Dava Sobel, Carlo Rovelli. And also read memoirs that were actually written (not ghost-written) by scientists or mathematicians— Lab Girl by Hope Jahren and Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer come to mind. Not math related but all might be models for how the literary and mathematical/scientific can intersect. And note that all will likely thank their agents and editorial team by name in the acknowledgements, so she can start building a list of potential contacts.

Short story: it’s not either/or. And fyi she wouldn’t have to major in English — anything humanities with a lot of writing would be great paired with STEM for this path. I’d recommend SLAC, but others might have different recommendations. [/quote]

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