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Fun Things To Do With a Math Or Science Degree?
bxwatso writes "My niece just took the ACT and got a perfect score on the math section. 25 years ago, when I took the test, the kids who aced the math section were pretty special. Her score, combined with straight A's so far in high school, suggest to me that she might be able to go to a top university (MIT?) based on her math aptitude. The rub is that she doesn't like math or science, even though she finds them easy. She doesn't want to be an engineer or scientist. I thought the folks here would be a great group to ask: What are some creative, not too nerdy professions that nonetheless require a talent for math, engineering, or science?"
Well you could ball it up and try and shoot it into a waste basket from a distance.
Make it into a paper aeroplane.
Burn it
Origami perhaps..
Yeah, that's all the fun things I can think of doing with a degree...
With her mathematical/scientific aptitude and overall intellectual capability, there's one very simple and satisfying career choice!
-- In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was UNSIGNED, and the main(){} was without form and void...
Baseball statistician popped into my mind immediately, if she likes sports.
There's also a lot of number crunching in politics, too, and there's the potential of doing quite a bit of good for society. Or evil. You know, whatever she's into.
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
While not anyone's idea of fun
Fixed that for you.
Medicine is great if you are prepared for the huge amount of student loan debt that comes with it.
New Economic Perspectives
(Bernake and many federal reserve bank chiefs hail from MIT)
Wait, I thought you said you had a stellar economics program...
Math in high school is extremely tedious, at least here in NSW, Australia. The textbooks are all "solve so-and-so", "find x", etc. Give me something to stimulate my imagination! Instead of x, make me find space hampsters!
Ezekiel 23:20
Particularly female anatomy. Who better than another female to work such things out?
It's important dammit!
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My god, it's the complete Red vs Blue set of trolls.
I wonder what they go for on ebay?
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Matching set of trolls.
Look exactly the same except for hair. (Hair colors: Over Antagonizing Red, and Very Melancholy Blue)
(Bridge not included)
In need of a good home, and a lot of lightening up.
Buy it now?
Your post is Offtopic and un-Insightful and relates in no way to the Parent post. You merely posted here because you knew you were more likely to get Mod points. Let's be honest with ourselves and stop Gaming the system.
With that...she really doesn't need a career...just marry a rich successful guy. Easy street the rest of her life. Higher math skills would just be an added perk.
Hell....wish I didn't have to work, and my main job was shopping. I need to find a sugar momma.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Well, the salary you'll get is more than enough to cover the debt. But, along the way, you'll get brainwashed about how "doctors don't make what they used to" by people who will then get in their Mercedes and drive home, never realizing that they make 6x the median income and many people can't even afford their services.
Get a Facebook account. You won't be able to remember who they are, but you will have a list of the names and what they're doing every five minutes.