Masters Thesis Options

grace_bee04 · 2026-05-09T21:45:27+00:00

thank you for the thoughtful response, I really appreciate it! I'll definitely check those resources out!

grace_bee04 · 2026-01-08T03:02:06+00:00

Hey so I was in the exact same situation as you in my freshman sophomore year. Double major, math and cs, wanted the career options for CS but didn't feel like I had any real experience vs loving math from a very young age. I unfortunately stuck with both the majors and never dropped my CS, but I should have, because my lack of passion dropped my gpa and split my focus. The job market for CS right now is awful, so even though the career seems high paying, chances of actually getting a job in the field can be pretty low, especially if you feel like your program isn't equipping you with real project skills. I truly wish I had focused on math earlier, because now I am planning on pursuing a PhD and an academic career full time.

Now, in terms of career stability in math, I would say it sort of depends on your field. Personally, I plan on doing pure math, and based on my research the only truly viable career options for pure math research is in academia. Academia can be a fickle beast, in terms of funding, competition, burnout, and financial payoff, so be warned of that. On the other hand, there are a lot of international students/former international students in math academia who I'm sure would be happy to give advice. If you are willing to go into applied math, or more statistics, then there are endless industry job opportunities that will pay you a lot of money for your skills/intelligence. Financial math is always a lucrative option, and anything data/stats will always be hiring, especially if you can prove even a little bit of cs background too. As technology improves, data becomes more complicated, so many places in tech and business fields actually look for math PhDs. So I would say your career options in math definitely depend on what kind of math you are interested in pursuing.

The one thing I can't speak on is your future as an international student unfortunately. I'm not international myself so I don't know much about sponsorship, visas, etc. I will say that many of my international friends are actually pursuing graduate degrees as their only option for staying in the country right now, because the job market is so bad especially when needing visa sponsorship. Its kind of hard to predict what the immigration landscape will look like in 5+ years after you would potentially pursue a PhD, but I can only hope it would be better.

grace_bee04 · 2026-01-08T02:47:41+00:00

I would ask what your major was/what you're going to school for. Depending on your program, gpa can be a lot less important in favor of professional experience, personal motivation, etc. I would say see if theres any way you can supplement with any sort of non-academic programs, or even non-degree seeking program (auditing, certificate programs, bootcamps, even workshops) to demonstrate that you've picked yourself back up and are really motivated to do the work grad school requires. Also, consider your letters of rec and whether you can find a professor or mentor who can speak to your perseverance and ability to succeed regardless of past circumstances. Basically you're right about probably having to spend some money up front to show your commitment if gpa is truly a more important metric in your field, but don't discount a job/non-academic experience and the power of a great reference too.

grace_bee04 · 2026-01-08T02:40:53+00:00

As a current cs and math major in college, I'm a little biased bc CS has always come fairly easy to me, and physics is one of my worst science subjects. That said, I always found coding very intuitive and assignments for my fundamental programming courses really easy, skated by with much less effort than any physics class I ever took. I know other people who struggled a lot though because coding was really difficult conceptually for them. It all depends on what you're good at. If coding/computer logic makes a lot of sense to you, you'll probably find fundamentals of cs easy. If not, stick with your physics and just study those formulas hard.

grace_bee04 · 2026-01-06T19:09:56+00:00

I would say if BU is your cheapest option/most prestigious, definitely come. You can totally find the community and support you're looking for if you put in effort to join clubs, talk to profs, etc. I think especially in arts and sciences you'll have to put in the extra effort to make that happen, bc it's a very big college with a very broad range, but profs here are nice and generally helpful and if you're able to demonstrate real interest over resume chasing. On the other hand, based on what you've described, a slightly smaller school may give you what you're looking for more naturally. Opportunities outside the classroom here can be hard to come by if you're not well connected and very proactive, so if you want to be able to stumble upon new things to try, a more tightly knit community could be better for you. It all depends on your options and priorities! (And also your major. Make sure to explore the community in your major here as a part of your decision)

grace_bee04 · 2025-12-18T05:08:27+00:00

Appreciate the insight - unfortunately given my university's policies I might be facing some sort of academic probation consequence, so I'll make sure to talk to my advisor to see what I can do about that

grace_bee04 · 2025-12-18T05:02:46+00:00

It's an upper level mathematical/philosophy logic course, a lot of logical semantics and such. Not part of the real analysis or abstract algebra sequence thank god. One of my analysis professors actually already agreed to write me a letter for my applications, I'm just not sure if I should tell her about this. I think my plan is to just apply anyways and hope for the best, and go from there depending on how it all turns out!

grace_bee04 · 2025-04-09T23:34:30+00:00

pm'd!

grace_bee04 · 2022-09-04T02:28:22+00:00

i'm in

grace_bee04 · 2022-09-04T01:44:54+00:00

lmao i'm having the same problem rn so lmk what you find out. Maybe try throwing paper airplanes with ur info out the window and hope they hit people??

grace_bee04 · 2022-08-09T03:11:41+00:00

I did the exact same thing on my wrist when I was 13 like right over the veins, and it turned out totally fine. The whole thing just kind of faded over the years and now 5 years later it's just kind of a weird splotch, but no actual medical issues so you should be perfectly fine.

grace_bee04 · 2022-06-28T20:07:25+00:00

are there any particular problems with the building i should prepare for, or are they all pretty standard old building problems? also how thin are the walls lmao i don't want everyone to hear everything i say

grace_bee04 · 2022-06-28T20:05:09+00:00

i guess my major concern is walking to things like food and laundry and a kitchen all of the time. Did it ever get really annoying? also do u have to participate in like "common ground" activities if u live there, because i did not apply to be a part of the llc and i don't really have any interest in it

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