I'm graduating in May with a B.S. Mathematics and Physics Minor. It seems my personal interests lie in politics, economics, government, etc. Of course, I enjoy math and physics, but I'm not sure if I want to pursue math in grad school so I'm looking at the "softer" sciences for grad school.
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I have not. Thanks for the info. Let me check it out.
Being surrounded by more people who agree with you should not be a major consideration when looking at programs. But that's just IMHO.
By the way, Akon is a democrat.
If I'm going to pay for a graduate degree, I don't want to pay for nonsense.
Who's Akon?
With my undergrad degree, I'm also wondering what career I could pursue that would best utilize my technical background and personal interests.
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Best of luck in whatever you choose to do. As long as you get a degree in a technical field there will always be plenty of employers who will want to read your resume. It's not going to be Large Hardon Collider engineer versus McDonalds. There are plenty of engineering and consulting firms who want mathematicians and MBA managers.
On the other hand, since you said you're interested in politics, why don't you go into the public policy PhD program at Berkeley? They have a lib chapter.
shackleford:I'm graduating in May with a B.S. Mathematics and Physics Minor. It seems my personal interests lie in politics, economics, government, etc. Of course, I enjoy math and physics, but I'm not sure if I want to pursue math in grad school so I'm looking at the "softer" sciences for grad school.
Aside from the question of..."why do you want to go to grad school", and "are you sure it's worth it for what you ultimately want to do", check out these, and this...
Public policy policy is like that, except with a little less math and a more equal gender ratio.
But hey, like he says, if you're not sure whether you want to do it or not, then don't do it.