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Physics vs Biology Major

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SnorkBoard
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I really can't decide. Both deal with some pretty interesting concepts, and I'm having a hard time deciding which I'd actually want to go all the way with.

The one thing holding me back with biology, is after having a family thats a doctor, there is no way I want to get involved in the healthcare industry, and I'm not completely sure what else you can to with a biology degree. Ideally I'd live like Darwin's life, travel around on a boat and thinking about reefs and eventually discovering evolution or some break through.

The reason Physics is interesting are all the weird far out concepts like black holes, quantum mechanics, thinking about space, really Neil deGrasse Tyson is the one that really turned me on to all that stuff a couple of years ago. I did alright in math in high school (took calc. 1 and got a B, if that means anything), its do able and I generally understand it, but its not exactly "fun" or something I'd really enjoy doing in my free time or, I'm not sure how I feel about being wrapped up in it for the rest of my life.
Apr 5 2014 4:36PM
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shocker611
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Ochem 1/2 were two of the easiest classes I took in college. Honestly easier than the gen chems
Apr 7 2014 10:14PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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true. orgo has little to no math making it much easier.
Apr 7 2014 10:33PM
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Dirac
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I wasn't showboating. I just don't think you can say that "astrophysics math" is more fun than "biology math".
Apr 8 2014 12:07AM
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californiagrown
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the applications sure are.
Apr 8 2014 12:16AM
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SnorkBoard
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I know right? Of all the dumb, extremely unemployable things to be into, my dumb dream job is to write for a tv show in NYC.
Hence this thread for trying to to figure out a career that's actually attainable.
Apr 8 2014 3:13AM
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TheBigApple
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You should start practicing your burger flipping
Apr 8 2014 9:59AM
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cobra_commander
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If you have not figured it out: the path to money and being able to DWTFYWTD involves being really good at math, or lucky. If you want to fuck around with luck that's your business.

The son of a family friend was heavily recruited into finance due to his high level of math. A couple of years into the job he bought his dad (a scientist with a PhD from CalTech) a yacht as a retirement gift.
Apr 9 2014 2:29PM
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Dirac
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californiagrownthe applications sure are.


agreed. At least in my opinion.
Apr 9 2014 2:49PM
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shocker611
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cobra_commanderIf you have not figured it out: the path to money and being able to DWTFYWTD involves being really good at math, or lucky. If you want to fuck around with luck that's your business.

The son of a family friend was heavily recruited into finance due to his high level of math. A couple of years into the job he bought his dad (a scientist with a PhD from CalTech) a yacht as a retirement gift.


There definitely is mad money in finance, but damn I would wanna blow my brains out every day at work
Apr 9 2014 3:51PM
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Funkadelic
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I have a degree (B.S.) in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and am almost done with a master's (M.S.) in Biology. Feel free to pm me if you have any questions.
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