Niles, Illinois

I want to make sure I am going into the right field.
#finance

I want to make sure I am going into the right field.
#finance

I am debating between civil and mechanical engineering. Mechanical engineering is so much more broad, just curious if I'm interested in the industries that are most pursuing Mechanical Engineers. #mechanical-engineer

I am interested in looking into the future to help solve problems for the US with civil engineering projects. #civil-engineering

One of my possible majors is biochemistry and I was wondering what job options there are. #curiosity

I need to pick classes soon and would like to start on a career path but I am interested in so many things. #undecided

I'm not so much asking about or for examples of jobs that use pure or applied mathematics as I am asking about the work environment of pure and applied mathematics. What's the work like in both? What's similar and what's different?

#maths

While I know the image of "people in suits crunching numbers" is wholly false, I'm not actually all that sure about what mathematicians (whether they're studying topology, physics, or any branch beyond) commonly do as a part of their occupation. Is it more akin to individual work or research in...