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I have 2 questions here. I am planning on going into Phd program doing something along the lines of scientific computing. I will graduate with an undergraduate in Computer Science and Math so I am wondering whether it would be better to go into an Applied Math program or a scientific computing specialization under a computer science department. In the end I would like to work in the area of scientific computing but my real passion is the math behind it (if that makes sense). Any suggestions? My second question is what schools have good scientific computing programs? When I was looking up some schools for computer science some of them didn't even have a program in Scientific computing. Is that normal?

I understand that, and getting a Phd isn't about money, for me it is about the desire to do something challenging and interesting for your the rest of my life . But you still have to plan for the future and ask whether this is a viable decision for life outside of academics (i.e. my family, my loans etc). I love math but I also love computer science and choosing where I want to invest the next 5 years of my life does involve weighing the outcomes of these two paths. I do get your point though, people who simply think it would be "cool" to have a Doctorate or who's only motivation is money will have an incredibly hard time persevering though the gauntlet of getting a Phd.

I was looking into possibly getting a Phd in mathematics. When I looked up the salary for Mathematics Associate Professors I saw that the average salary was only around 63k. I mean, this is an alright salary but you can get a job straight out of engineering undergrad that pays more. I was wondering if this statistic is mainly correct or if it is just bad information. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks

I am graduating soon from a big ten university and looking to get a Phd in Mathematics. I am really confused about my chances in getting into what level of university. I was looking at places like University of Chicago or California Berkeley but have no real idea as far as how difficult the graduate entrance is. My profile is a follows: Double major Computer Science and Mathematics (Systems Analysis option), GPA: 3.61, I haven't taken the GRES yet but I would imagine it would be around 770-800 for math, and around 500-600 for verbal. I have done some extra volunteering in a computer science research lab (mainly doing grunt work though no real research) and I have done some in depth study of Elliptic Curves and Cryptography with a professor. My issue is that I am more experienced in computer science than math. The system's analysis option for my math major didn't require Analysis (although I have taken Real Analysis ) or Algebra. I know that these are key for math degrees so it makes me seem less confident into how palatable I appear to a university. I would appreciate some feedback on what you all think about the universities I have chance to get into and what universities I could consider more of as "safety school" Thanks a lot!