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  1. Hi everyone, first post on the grad cafe. I just wanted to ask you nice people for some advice, but first a little background. I am currently attending a small state school in Texas. I graduated from high school last spring with a lot of dual credit hours, this has allowed me to complete my first year here with 90 credit hours (equivalent of being a senior). I am currently majoring in geology but have been greatly enjoying the math classes I have taken thus far (Vector Calc, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra). This has lead me to considering getting a double major in mathematics and geology, rather than just taking "useful" classes as I was originally planning. The math program at my school is mostly focused on applications, however getting a math degree would require me to take a few classes that may not be useful for me as a potential future geoscientist. These classes are: Foundations to Higher Math (intro to proofs), Introduction to Analysis (sometimes called advanced calculus), and Abstract Algebra. I will also have to take a couple of extra basic computer science courses, but I can see how these may come in handy.The other option I have is to just focus on my geology degree and take extra math classes that may be useful, including: Applied Statistics, Partial Differential Equations, and an Applied Modeling class (I may have to ask the person in charge if I will be able to take this, as it says "capstone" course on the catalog). Getting the math degree would entail the completion of both the "useful" and "useless" math classes. I am already kind of on the path to do the double major as I am taking Discrete 1 & Applied Stats over the summer, and am signed up for the Foundations to Higher Math and am doing a directed independent study in Differential Geometry next fall. I wanted to ask you guys if it is worth taking these "useless" classes to get a math degree as an aspiring earth scientist. Clearly this depends on what I plan to do afterwards, which I am not too sure about. I am currently doing a small research problem in linear algebra and am volunteering for a hydrogeology/environmental science lab, and they are both OK. I have a feeling that getting the extra math degree might open more doors for me in the future, but at the same time I could instead just take the "useful" stuff and then take more courses in chemistry/physics/engineering. I would not mind "tailoring" my scientific research interests into something that included more math, so I have been thinking about going to grad school to do research in geophysics (I will be taking my first geophysics course next fall). I am not too worried about extending graduation time, without the double major I would probably graduate in summer of 2016 or fall of 2016 due to the lack of geology electives being offered at my school. Adding the second major would likely make me graduate in spring of 2017 or summer of 2017, which is fine. The main schedule concern I have has to do with field camp, as I am not sure if I taking field camp as your final course and then graduating in the summer is allowable. Any advice about my situation, or any experiences you can share about how useful having a double major was in your graduate school experience and admissions is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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