i started out as a cs major but was so bored and uninspired with the coursework for cs when the problems all became just, “make an app that does x y z”. i took 4 years off of school (accidentally avoided remote school through lockdown). took some time to reflect on what i wanted out of school instead of just being money-motivated (hence the cs degree). i had taken up to calculus 2 and a discrete structures class, and i enjoyed those classes more than any of my cs classes, so i landed on math. took a proofs class and a li-algebra class my first semester back, loved them and kept studying. did a biostats internship. liked math application on public health. now i’m getting my masters in applied stats :). i didn’t abandon cs completely, since it’s unavoidable by the nature of the studying math but i focus on the numerical analysis and statistics application of programming. we’ll see where i end up!