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Originally Posted by firebug
Help....
My daughter has been accepted into engineering at UofA and the Math program at UofC.
She's been unable to make a decision and I don't want to make the decision for her.
What would future opportunities look like between them?
We live out towards Priddis so while UofC is closer it'll be a crappy commute. She is really good at math but not a savant/prodigy and my concern is that she'll need to be competing with those sorts in the math program.
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I should have done math, probably would have liked it batter than Engineering (which would surprise some). Definitely some savants in the Math department. Dr Bos!! My kid is loving U of A and I hate U of C so it works out.
Engineering I think would be broader obviously but I have no idea what the math people eventually do other than academia or Actuary.
Engineering was a kick in the head though. You think you are smart in high school then you get there and realize you are dumbass compared to some of those people. Weirdly the people who barely got through their Engg degree are by far the most successful in $$$. Buddy used to draw cacks on my notes daily is now the president of a large company and makes a killing. Other friend who copied every assignment from me sold his company for $20MM. Brainiacs seem alright but never ultra successful. If $$ is the performance measure.