What STEM field did you major in and why?

>>9033890
Majored in mechanical engineering, now working as an aerospace structural engineer while doing a master's in aerospace part-time

>A+
>Doesn't raise your GPA over 4
Literal good boy points?

How mich money did they make you pay to learn fucking excel?

>>9033890
MatSci (either major or a minor with MechE major) or EnviroE

>>9033890

pretty much every uni has this format for the .net

Originally majored in EE, then added physics double major which later turned into a minor because I didn't want to spend a 5th year at my shite midwest flyover uni.

Chose EE because they seemed to have rad jobs and I thought the electronics, circuits, etc would be cool to know for everyday applications of making projects at my house. DESU I didn't really know what it was all about, I hadn't even built an actual circuit, used a breadboard, or coded in my life until sophomore year of uni.

After undergrad went on to a top 5 grad school in my specialization (optics/photonics,etc) for an MS. Felt a slight urge to go straight for a PhD, but didn't have enough experience in the research side to know for sure. Graduated earlier this year. Applied to a few schools for PhD. Didn't get accepted to my dream school (MIT), but got into second choice, a top 10 uni worldwide that is in Europe. Leaving for there soon and after thinking it through I think this place would be better anyways just for how wonderful the location is, and because the PhD is a little shorter there (3-5 years vs 4-6)

>>9033890
Stats, finished phd, working. Initially found it appealing in undergrad because it let me solve problems w/o closed-form solutions, and I like finding patterns in things.

Eventually you figure out that all research projects feature a separate methodological dimension where you dictate essentially everything. This, coupled with the fact that your concerns are fundamentally epistemological in nature, means that you always get to contribute meaningfully and are taken seriously (because epistemological concerns are superordinate to essentially everything else).

>>9033890
Biochemistry
Attending grad school in fall
Changed from BME

For me, i was not limited financially, and was in 0 debt, so decided to pursue something of personal interest. I love chemistry but tend to be bored with it without a living application, so biochemistry is perfect. I know from working retail many years that research environment would work for me, and my undergrad experience solidified my interest in the subject. Feel free to ask me anything i guess, dont know what you want to hear

>>9033890
>A++
What the fuck is this clown shit?

>>9034251
where do you see an A++?

I am 22, but I have already graduated (twice). I studied computer science, and I now work at one of the big-five software engineering companies in a very research-heavy role.

I initially had chosen my major because I used to develop video games when I was younger and enjoyed it thoroughly, but I eventually stuck with it because I found that I had a knack for both the applied and theoretical aspects of the discipline.

>>9034251
urbana champaign is a top tier school retard highschool/foreign cuck

>>9034273
very nice anon, you sound set for life

>>9034292

I indeed feel extremely fortunate. I do try to keep in mind that the current market value of my skills is not guaranteed; there may be a day when what I do isn't worth as much as it is now, but I'll still be happy to be able to make a living doing something I enjoy.

>>9033890
Why are you posting a fake transcript you saw from >>9033699?

>>9034308
if your fears are like rational and shit, you should diversify your skillset as much as you can, but still relating to your field.

>>9034327
why do you think it's fake?

>>9034329
Same reason why colleges don't accept a transcript you printed out by yourself.

>>9033890
Biology, going to highly regarded west coast medical school on three weeks HOLY FUCK THREE FUCKING WEEKS HOLD ME /SCI/

>>9034339
>Same reason why colleges don't accept a transcript you printed out by yourself.
So you're just assuming it's fake?

>>9034339
not him but i mean, unofficial doesnt mean fake, it just means unofficial

>>9034342
congrats anon! I cannot wait to start as well, i just want to fucking sleep the next month, i have nothing to do

I wish I was as autistic as you guys

>>9034348
Congrats to you too!
Yep shits about to hit the fan (a little, I hear it's not as bad as anyone makes I think out to be)

Just take it easy and have a relaxing rest of your summer!

>>9034348
>>9034352
Have fun making 500k starting as surgeons

>>9034355
oh my program isnt for medical school, it's a PhD program. id be lucky to see 500k total life earnings anon! but thanks for the regards
>>9034352
but i cant enjoy being bored! this summer taught me that, im just not content unless i have a problem to think about or solve!

>>9034355
Low key trying to go into concierge primary care, I pee too often to succeed in surgery.

>>9034360
I read for pleasure this summer for probably the last time until I retire. So maybe your next problem to solve should be "read, enjoy, and understand all of pride and prejudice"

>>9034362
friend of mine is trying to get into dermatology, do you know why it's so fucking hard to get into? is it just that it's super nichey?

>>9034366
that's actually like the only thing im doing, reading, but mainly non-fiction biology stuff, read a very good book on prion history, nature vs nurture, and the Henrietta Lacks story. That and the odd research paper here and there to keep up

Msci in Genetics
Graduate on Monday, haven't found a job yet. Going to do a phd in either population genetics or maybe developmental biology after a year out of academia, might do an Msc in Computational biology beforehand.

Im currently majoring in EE but in all honesty CE seems more interesting thanks to rise of automation.

Maybe I should go into embedded systems in EE but the pay isnt great compared to CS or CE. Then again things can change

>>9034367
So I'm an incoming MS1 and my thoughts on anything in medicine are worthless.

But as far as I can tell it's competitive because the lifestyle and compensation are awesome. I don't know which came first between those two factors, but I do know that other fields could be that joocey in coming years.

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>CS degree
>2.1 GPA, shitty state school
>No internships

>Got a job 8 months before graduation and have been working for a year now

>>9034372
I just asked her, you're right, it's mainly about lifestyle, but also the compensation is very high. But mainly the lifestyle is very open ended and unrestricted, as compared to working for a hospital. But she wants to enter it for personal reasons, she had acute dermatitis

>>9034390
Tell her good luck. I'm passionate about derm but if I had the board score I'd apply. We shall see.

Tell her if she ever falls below the derm threshold but still wants a chill lifestyle and is still competitive, she should consider physical med and rehab. Great jobs.

>>9034406
I'm *not passionate about derm

>>9034406
Ill pass that advice along to her, although she's one of those foreign superstars who has a perfect GPA, amazing volunteer experience (2 years or so), and ill assume a decent MCAT knowing her test-taking habits. Plus she has a foot in the door with her family owning a private practice.

I graduated with a pure math degree. Worked a few years in industry. Decided to return back to school for CS, so that I can pursue a PhD degree. I plan to work in an area that is basidally just mathematics. Ideally, I would like to continue my math education with multiple math grad courses (I like category theory, algebra, logic, combinatorics, graph theory, number theory) along with the required practical CS courses.

Even though I may specialize in a theoretical area of CS I plan to have the skill sets to graduate and work in industry.

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>>9033890
Professional physics. I would have had a 4.0 had it not been for a nazi professor that hates Freedom and America.
I graduated early, secured a contract with the local national lab, then went on to grad school and now a doctoral candidate.
Feels good man.

>>9033890
halfway through my PhD in molecular biology

Why does it seem that Physics and Math posters in these threads are much worse off in life than Computer Scientists, despite Physics and Math fags constantly bragging about their superiority through /sci/?

>>9034677
how is it? I currently have a choice of labs for my PhD and am not entirely sure on the field yet. I can go from like pure inorganic chemistry to pure biology, and anything in between. Im biochem and enjoy both chem and biology equally

>>9034685
>Why does it seem that Physics and Math posters in these threads are much worse off in life than Computer Scientists
lower barrier of entry for CS jobs

>>9034198
How are jobs prospects looking, long term?

Chem E Sophomore.

I like making/building shit and chemistry. So why not both? Currently learning how to make nitroglycerin. Would love to have a job in petrol or explosives manufacturing but I'm probably gonna end up mass producing paste adhesive or working at some chem plant.

physics and i'm getting my master's in math. this thread is pointless without me telling you i have a 6.5" cock.

>>9034108
How did you land an aerospace structural engineering job?

>What STEM field did you major in and why?
Computer science and engineering.

>If you already graduated what do you do now?
I write software, and design higher level software-based systems (cryptographic protocols, distributed systems, etc).

>Do you work, attend graduate school?
I have a masters, yes.

>Changed fields to a new study?
Nope. This is exactly what I wanted to do at 18 and it has proven an excellent choice.

>>9034377
Whats the job?

Somewhat related.
I'm about to go to college and can't decide between physics and electrical engineering.
I love physics but don't want to end up teaching it or in any other low paying job.
Can someone give me some advice?

>>9033890
I majored in chemical engineering and am in graduate school studying drug delivery systems using nanotech. I was originally electrical engineering.

>>9033890
I already graduated in Statistics & Mathematics, I'm 21.
> Am I still polluting?
Btw, I'm switching to computational science. Even if the majority of data of the future is pure high-dimentionality shit, we're going to be deeply involved. Software optimization and factorisation techniques needs to be improved in my opinion.

>>9034198
Does England count in Europe, or you're at ETH?

>>9035011
Long and kinda funny story - I had a lot of trouble finding work after graduation, so I eventually applied for a part-time position at my university's research branch. It turns out that the job was for a local aerospace company, and the company was just using the university to recruit interns. At the interview, I let them know that I was really looking for a full-time job. Since it's part of my university's research branch policy to not let their students work full-time while studying, I couldn't be a full-time intern, so they decided to take me on as a full-time contractor engineer.

Tl;dr got lucky

Majored in EE, graduated almost a year ago but i've been too lazy to really search for a job, fucked up a bunch of last-stage interviews but all in all i applied for less than 5 positions.

>>9034674
Argonne? And how is that enough for a math minor?

>>9035236
You can work in labs and shit with physics, you dont have to do academia. Most people go through grad school for better jobs but you dont have to if you do well enough undergrad. EE is better for jobs if just bachelor's degree

>>9034371
Embedded systems is where most of the jobs are, with the rise of IoT everyone wants to develop their own ARM platform to have fridges streaming porn and all that shit.

>>9034794
Not sure, had job offers while doing MS I could have gone for but wanted to do PhD route. Probably will try to go into industry after.

>>9035270
Yeah I am in Switzerland.

>>9035394
Yeah, thats what Iv been thinking too. Hopefully most programmer fags cant/want handle low level stuff so supply stays low while demand goes up. I did read that supply is pretty big so ehhhh,

Well I can become a master for free so maybe just doing embedded will be a waste compared to something like RF where a job usually requires a master instead of bcs


Thanks for the heads up though anon

Studying molecular biology, will probably attend graduate school for bioinformatics

The field has always interested me, and I will be in zero debt from university so I didn't have to go the utilitarian route anyway

>>9035387
Fermi
All the calcs, linear alg, abstract alg, stats, and diff-eq. I was actually just one class shy of the math major; I just needed to take partial diff-eq. The unfortunate thing was that class was taught by some Asian guy who wrote in indecipherable cursive. On the first day of class we got an 8-problem assignment that was hand-written, and, you guessed it, I couldn't read it.

>>9034291
Illinois isn't top tier anything. It's just decent among public schools.

>>9035564
hmm okay, at my school it is similar except you need calcs, diff eq, linalg, probability and stats, and any 3 upper level courses. They just make it harder for engineer and physics majors to get. For other majors it is just calcs and diff eq

>>9035593
UIUC is literally top 5 in the US for CS, EE, civE, CE, bio/ag Eng, enviroEng, mechE, matE,
Top 10 in chem, physics, nukeE, aeroE
Top 20 in math
So yes they are top tier in many subjects, but stay in high school bud

>>9034239
What sort of job do you work at now? What do you think of the big data and AI craze?

I'm studying to get a double degree in ME and Industrial Technologies (3rd year).
I still have no fucking clue what to do with my life, but I like science and engineering, so I'm pretty chill about it.

I was on top of my class in CAD design in my uni, both in accuracy and speed. I wouldn't mind being a CAD monkey for a year or two while getting a masters, we shall see.

>>9034273
What is your advice on prepping for interviews?

>>9035018
I am interested in getting into security, potentially crypto stuff. How is the job market in this space? What keywords do I use to find jobs in this area? Im located in the US.

Your job sounds like a dream job to me so I'm interested in hearing more about what you studied in school and what you do/how to go about finding a job like yours. I'm very interested in math and have coding skills.

>>9035709
I meant to say I'm willing to work a bit (already have a degree) but my ultimate aims are to get a PhD in CS focusing in something like security. But want to work in industry after.

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>>9035688

>>9035725
Not mad just stating facts. High schoolers shouldnt be on this board.

>>9035688
>UIUC
>Top 20 in math
stay in high school bud

>>9035771
If you have a better list then USNews report shit then lay it on me. They are 17th in mathematics grad schools in the US there.

>>9035040
.net developer

>>9035688
#2 for CompE as well.

But according to /sci/, UIUC is a community college where they give everyone A++. kek

What STEM field will be the most popular in 3+ years?

>>9039491
Besides CS

>>9039494
If the tech bubble doesn't burst...
Data Science and Computer Engineering

Reason being we have too much data to go through individually and need complex mathematical models to sort them, kind of similar to data mining.

As for computer engineering, many manufacturers want to start making everything part of the IoT and a good understanding of embedded systems and computer science theory is important.

If the bubble does burst, you'll be lucky if you're an Industrial Engineer or Civil Engineer. All those unemployed tech fags will need to get into the trades quick and you'll be their boss

If you consider nursing or physical therapy STEM, then that too is a safe option. Even after baby boomers die out, all the millennials will soon have fucked up bodies from all that sitting in front a desk for prolonged periods of time

>>9035688
The problem is these rankings place schools like UIUC and Purdue above Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, UChicago, Northwestern etc.

Prestige matters, and I'd like you to find me one single person who turned down Yale so they could go to UIUC out of state.

>>9033890
Chemistry
I'm about to finish grad school and start a job as a postdoc
I'm sort of changing fields from chem to physics. I'll be able to work in either.

I'm currently sitting on 1.5years of undergrad university and am at the crossroads with Mechanical or Mechatronic as my choices. I'm not sure if I want to move fully into mechanical or go into mechatronic with a focus on software and electronics.

Has anyone in the thread gotten jobs in these fields and how are they enjoying them so far?

I'm just concerned that if I go one way for a year I'll find that I don't enjoy it at all and have wasted a year.

>>9039529
I went to Duke and a public ivy. There wasn't any real difference between the two at the undergraduate level.

>>9033890
BS in physics and math, went to grad school in physics.
The math I learned isn't really useful at all, but I really only took the second degree because I had 4 years paid for at a public university.

>>9039516
Would this bubble affect electrical engineers much? Or EEs in academia or government lab/defense research?

>>9039529
They are grad school rankings for specific fields, not overall uni. Undergrad prestige does not matter for grad school enter if you are not a bum

>>9039535
I'm applying to MS programs and am between organic and physical as my major field/concentration. It sounds like you did physical, how'd you decide on it/any reflections or observations through the process?
Cheers man, and all the best

>>9033890
Chemical engineering, shits pretty diverse but you get a interesting foundation of abilities to do other things. Im only interested in research though.

As an hiring manager of a reasonably large tech company, I hope most of you realize our policy is to favor 3.6 to 3.8 GPAs over 3.8+. Our experience is that ultra-achievers in academics are overly neurotic and conformist and tend not to have balanced lives.

>>9039775
GPA is way less important than hands on experience, be it on a job internship or a research intership.

I will never understand people who focus on getting extremely high scores for no reason.

>>9039775
aka people who are too smart will get bored at our shit company

>>9039808
>I don't understand why people get higher grades than me
no wonder you didn't do great

>>9039563
I'm fully aware that undergraduate curriculum is pretty standard across the board, which is why dumb shit like prestige ends up being triumphant. I'm not saying that it's fair or it's right, but nobody really gives a shit if you went to Wisconsin for undergrad compared to say Cornell.

>>9039775
This is true in some fields but not others. I know a lot of PIs in grad school couldn't give a shit if their students are functioning adults with healthy habits.

>>9039819
I'd argue 87 out of 100 isn't academic excellence anon, but its enough for what i pursue.

Obviously if you are struggling to get good scores you might be slacking, on the other hand autistically studying something for the sake of optaining a slightly higher grade is stupid.

>>9039830
>getting better grades than me is stupid
some people actually want to learn, you know?

CS

Haven't started work yet, just finished my 4th quarter not too long ago and am on the honor roll.

>>9039853
Did you even read my original post?

Nevermind, why do i bother answer incompent idiots like you.

>>9039857
>people who get better grades than me are stupid and autistic
>trying to argue they aren't makes you an incompetent idiot
look up incompetent and look at your grades :^)

>>9039696
I did a fair bit of Physics in my undergrad. I had good knowledge in that area and found a project that really interested me. I was never hot on organic, which I understood to be just "how do we get the best yield of X" and industry jobs.

>>9040193
Gotcha, thanks man. Coming from humanities major in undergrad, was premed as well so only went up to organic, will be taking biochem and p chem in the fall as a postbacc and then hopefully getting in for the spring. I really did enjoy the theoretical aspect of organic, and I know I most likely want to go for med school or MD/PhD after, so just trying to figure things out. I haven't had a whole lot of physics exposure either, but am self-studying right now and I like what I'm seeing. I know ultimately it just comes down to finding a lab that'll take me and a project I like/can do, but it's nice to hear from others, too. Thanks again man :)

>>9039516
Not that anon but isnt Embedded systems EE?

Well EE in general pays like shit compared to CE and has zero growth in demand. One would think that hard sectors like RF would have high salaries and be sought after but no, software devs take the cake

>>9039775
>tfw not brainlet enough to work at "large tech company" aka radioshack
This sounds pretty stupid desu. Why deny people because they are obviously hard workers? Why not at least interview to see if the judgment is true or not?

>>9034108
Bro that's my path. We have something called space major here so I'm gonna do that, enrolled in mechE ATM
Any advice for uni and stuff? Freshman btw

>>9039775
>tfw never been asked about my GPA
good thing too because that bitch was like a 2.7

>>9040325
What's RF?

>>9040404
Subset of wireless engineering I think. Radio frequency

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Biology major/chem minor, applying to microbiology PhD programs in the fall. Wish me luck anons

>>9040952
good luck, but why micro if you have a chem minor? Any programs you know of and are interested in?

i only ask because i fucking hate micro, I want to know what are the ambitions of someone who IS interested in it

>>9040383
Not really man, good luck. Just hoping that there's still work by the time you graduate. As far as commercial aerospace goes, I'm not seeing much on the horizon after the 797 and the A380+

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>>9033890

>Tfw can't afford uni

>>9040967
Honestly my chem minor is just mostly just because I like chemistry. I have an interest in medicinal chemistry but I wouldn't necessarily go into the field, especially since I think molecular biology is becoming such an exciting field.

I have an interest in virology (especially HIV, although I'm kind of nervous about going into that area since it seems to oversaturated with people) and antibiotic resistance. I'm very interested in phage therapy, although that probably makes sense as that's just an intersection of both of those fields.

>>9040967
>>9041014
Also, out of curiosity, why do you not like micro? Did you have a bad professor that made you memorize shit?

>>9033890
I majored in physics, got my B.S., fucked up when it came to applying to grad school due to apathy and alcohol, two longstanding problems, went back to undergrad for a math B.A. and now, very recently, I'm a grad student in physics.
It's nice to be living on my own now.

>>9041019
Actually my micro professor was a very assertive, strict, and blunt woman who i absolutely loved, she refused to coddle people and legitimately made people (premeds) cry by calling them out on their bullshit, like refusing to take late assignments and shit. Mainly her tests screwed me up because im much more of a theory person while she wanted us to be able to regurgitate organism names and stuff. After the first couple of tests i should have known better and really worked on memorizing shit but had other classes which were more pressing. I didnt do badly in the class at all, it just didnt really stick with me as much as biochem or molecular.
I am biochem and currently have all the options you do and vice versa, dont think there is much of a difference. That being said, i am >>9034247 if you want any grad school application advice

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Studied chemistry. Initially wanted to go into organic synthesis/organometallics with a focus in catalysis but I ended up hating research after about 1.5 years of it. The lifestyle of research just wasn't for me.

Now I'll either go the military route or federal route. I wouldn't mind going back to school for CS or some sort of engineering but I'm not sure any reputable school would take somebody who already has a bachelor's.

Been working for about a year in the envirochem industry. Shit pay.

Microbio undergrad here. Final semester.
I think I'm going to take a few years off and pay one dev debt before I accrue more. I'm still involved in some research at my university though so it's not like I'm going to just quit.

Damn debt*
Also Geobacter best bacter.

>>9041403
aint got shit on Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

>>9033890
I'm 29. Did structural engineering. Spent my 20s working and developing my own equations, spreadsheets and design tables. Now when someone asks me to design something I just look at my own design table, tell them the answer, and charge them $500. They think I actually spent time doing the design. Work 4 hours a day from home, make $100k.

>>9041040
Sure, any tips for preparing for the general GRE? Was there anything you wish you knew while you were applying?

>>9043168
Improve your typing speed if it's below 60, id suggest at least 100 wpm, those 30 minute essays breeze by, but being able to type very fast helps. I legitimately didnt prepare at all for the GRE, i couldnt afford a prep course (and they were so expensive anyways) so i figured id take it once to get an idea of the test, then prepare on my own for a month or two and retake it, but the first time i took it i scored very well (85% Q, 83% V, 98% Writing) so i was happy with that (most biochem programs are well below that, and i wasnt concerned with a big10, just getting in SOMEWHERE with my shitty transcript). The verbal section was by far the hardest for me, the synonyms they put (select the MOST right word) are extremely similar, my vocabulary is fairly above average but there were some adjectives that i didnt know. The math is not really that hard, it's more logical deduction than calculation, but you need a good sense of operations (logs, exponents, ect).
in terms of applying, start early. Apply early. There is no worse feeling than needing to finish an application by midnight and also study for a test the next day. Ask your professors/whoever for letters of recommendation as early as possible, tell them the deadline as early as possible, and hound them if they are not sending them once the prompt is sent. Also show gratitude/take them out to lunch if you can, mine really appreciated it, as it took them quite a bit of time to do all the letters. For your personal interest letter, fully address any holes in your transcript, try to have a paragraph dedicated specifically to the school you are applying, and even better the specific lab you are interested in. Oh yea, do research into the labs the school has, the teachers you're interested in, ect. for example, " I am interested in working under Dr. X because of his current research in Y, as Y personally interests me because of blah blah blah".
feel free to ask me anything else

studied chem engineering, hated it, got low end 3.0 GPA.

interned at investment bank and now work in financial services

>>9043755
Thanks for the advice, that definitely helped confirm a lot of what my gut was telling me to do. I hope I do that well on the GRE.

One more question: What level of schools did you apply to (i.e. 1 Ivy, 2 R1s, 4 top 50, etc.) and how many offers did you receive?

>>9044044
Well im rational and reasonable, and i realized that my 3 transcripts (failed out one, CC, then completed at a 4 year) looked VERY bad from an applicant reviewer's perspective, especially at a school where the name holds weight. So mainly just reasonable schools. I am in houston so many different UT schools (GSBS, UTH, ect), Columbia was my reach, then a bunch of other schools which waived their tuition. But those i looked up their program and accreditation to make sure it wasnt a complete scam, most of the waived fee offers i was getting were at schools without a program of my interest. I received 3 offers of 7 applications, 2 PhD and one masters program, accepted a PhD one after being very impressed with the admit meeting, the amount of instrumentation they have really blew my mind, they had more in one little room than my entire undergrad science building did.