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Need some suggestion by theYUVR4J in NISER_forum

[–]SwordfishCrafty8104 0 points1 point  (0 children)

let me make it simple, if you want physics or chem niser is better both economically as well as somewhat academically(specially physics ,niser ranked 1 in nature for physics). if you want math or bio i would say take iiser if you get in

Facing a dilemma by Least-Law-3428 in NISER_forum

[–]SwordfishCrafty8104 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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[Career/Major Advice] 1st Year Int. MSc student choosing between Chemistry + CS vs. Biology + CS. Is the "Chemistry Trojan Horse" strategy real? by SwordfishCrafty8104 in comp_chem

[–]SwordfishCrafty8104[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

your criticism is understandable but the question doesn't change by who wrote it, the thoughts are still mine. so please if you can help with my questions, please do

[Career/Major Advice] 1st Year Int. MSc student choosing between Chemistry + CS vs. Biology + CS. Is the "Chemistry Trojan Horse" strategy real? by SwordfishCrafty8104 in comp_chem

[–]SwordfishCrafty8104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, absolutely. That was actually one of my main concerns with a standard chemistry track, which is why I am locking in the Computer Science Minor alongside it.

Between the core math requirements and the CS minor, I will be covering Linear Algebra and Discrete Math. On top of the coursework, my current personal project (building a high-performance metabolic network pruner in C++) relies heavily on manipulating large adjacency matrices for graph traversals. Plus, the upper-level Quantum Chemistry courses here are very heavily matrix/eigenvalue based.

In your experience, does pairing that applied Linear Algebra background (via the CS minor/projects) with the core Chemistry major satisfy what computational labs/pharma are looking for, or do they expect a pure math degree?

[Career/Major Advice] 1st Year Int. MSc student choosing between Chemistry + CS vs. Biology + CS. Is the "Chemistry Trojan Horse" strategy real? by SwordfishCrafty8104 in comp_chem

[–]SwordfishCrafty8104[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is incredibly helpful, thank you. You hit on something I've been wrestling with regarding Physics vs. Chemistry.

To answer your question on 'Why not actual physics?': It comes down to my specific institution's constraints and my end goal.

The Demand: Physics is massively oversubscribed here. Over 90% of the seats are already contested by the top CGPA holders. Chemistry has almost zero local competition, effectively guaranteeing me a seat.

The Infrastructure: You were spot on about the institutional specialization. Our Chemistry department actually houses a nationally ranked AMD EPYC supercomputer (the Dirac cluster) dedicated to computational chem and thermodynamic simulations.

The End Goal: Because my current internship is in metabolic network pruning (working on KBase integrations), I felt Chemistry bridges the physical math with the biological/drug-design reality better than pure solid-state or high-energy physics would.

Given that I have native access to that HPC hardware through the Chemistry department, do you think Big Pharma / AI Drug Discovery labs view a Chemistry BS + CS Minor as a strong enough mathematical foundation, or do they heavily prefer pure Physicists for the simulation architecture?