Hi everyone,
I am choosing between studying Mathematics at Bristol Uni or Computer Science at UCL.
I have always liked and been good (achieving high grades) at maths since is was a kid. I did not take Further maths at A-level, however I did get an A* in A-level Maths and I am now on a gap year.
I also liked to play a lot of video games on Computers and consoles. I have never designed software or any computer project (involving coding) therefore I cannot say whether I will enjoy this or not.
I want to choose a degree that I will enjoy and open many doors for me to a variety of jobs (so I can choose which job I will enjoy) and earn me £££.
I believe the need for Computer science is constantly growing in the world so I cannot see being unable to get a job with a degree in it, however I can see myself being limited to a boring office job coding all day (nightmare). Unless of course I design an app like Whatsapp and become a billionaire 3 years later. I also understand most degree courses lead to office jobs, however I just want the option say - I wanted to work in mechanical engineering.
People tell me maths is harder (I'm up for the challenge) but leaves more doors open to you... Is this true? Could you just pick up a programming book and learn it?
Thank you any experiences or advice will be greatly appreciated.
[There's loads of good movies on Mathematicians: 'Good Will Hunting', 'A Beautiful Mind', 'Proof' etc but few on CS, why??] + why do most uni courses have like x3 more Maths students and CS students?