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On: Ask HN: What to do with a pure mathematics degree?

[mareoclasico]

Thanks for the reply. Are you still in that quant/finance industry? any pros/cons?

I'm a bit afraid, like a bunch of people I guess, of AI eating all those data analyis/science jobs. But that field sounds definitely interesting.

On: Ask HN: What to do with a pure mathematics degree?

[mareoclasico]

That's good to hear! if you could share more info about it I'm all ears

On: Ask HN: What to do with a pure mathematics degree?

[mareoclasico]

I'm afraid ageism is a thing, and I'm on the wrong side of it haha

On: Ask HN: What to do with a pure mathematics degree?

[mareoclasico]

In a way that's what I'm trying to do here, getting some info from people that were in my situation or know people in my situation.

[ferguess_k → mareoclasico]

I wish you good luck. The author of Rosetta 2 (The binary translation) is also a Math graduate so it is not a far reach.

On: Ask HN: What to do with a pure mathematics degree?

[mareoclasico]

Yeah I'm trying to stay clear from education, that's why I'm trying to figure out what options I do have after finishing.

On: Ask HN: What to do with a pure mathematics degree?

[mareoclasico]

Oh I thought those exams were a thing in the US, but not here in Europe. I'll do my research. Thank you!

[sargstuff → mareoclasico]

Bit dated, but [1] might be of use. American certification(s) bit more demanding.

Blurb on certification/backround differences [2]

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[1] : https://www.soa.org/globalassets/assets/library/proceedings/...

[2] : https://www.reddit.com/r/Actuary_news/comments/ox4t30/why_do...

On: Ask HN: What to do with a pure mathematics degree?

[mareoclasico]

Yeah of course! but I meant learning a bit of programming on top of AI research or Quant analysis or something like that. And I guess having the degree doesn't hurt.

On: Ask HN: What to do with a pure mathematics degree?

[mareoclasico]

I'm not opposed to learning programming btw! it's just that I'm very lost on what's out there and wanted to know possible industries/jobs that I might not be aware of.

[jjice → mareoclasico]

FWIW, the pure math and physics folks I know usually pick up programming very quickly and I've found that generally they're very strong at it.

[mareoclasico → jjice]

Yeah, already touched the usual stuff: C++, Python, R...

But the question is what to do with that! haha

[jjice → mareoclasico]

Unfortunately, I think you have a lot of options. Having a lot of options makes it harder to choose what to spend time on and dive into. Might be worth some exploration into the different sides of software development and see if anything catches your eye.

Best of luck!

On: Ask HN: What to do with a pure mathematics degree?

[mareoclasico]

Super interesting. Thanks a lot. Is it difficult to break into the industry? What kind of skills are they mostly looking for?