Advanced Sc vs Engineering (1 Viewer)

[Babbu]

I too have been thinking about doing advanced maths or science degree from USyd. ATAR too is above 99. But I am worried about the job prospects of a BSc degree - even the advanced ones.

I do love pure maths and sciences but I have been bombarded by suggestions that a high ATAR Engineering degree would be better than Advanced science or Maths. My parents too feel that a sceince degree will not lead me anywhere and with my ATAR I can get into Aero-Space engineering. That way I study my favorite subjects Physics and Maths plus there are better job prospects.

What do others have to say? Are there any students who regret doing a science degree and who now feel they should have done engineering or something else.

After all I don't want to spend years in a course and then realise there is no going back.

Very confused!!! Please please offer suggestions</SPAN>

 

[sinophile]

Im in the same situation as you my friend. Tell me if you find anything interesting that sways your opinion.

 

[tanna]

Me too, me too. Well, not quite haha.

Would love to do a BScience, but the general consensus is that a BSc = unemployment. Everything else seems dry to me

Anyway, I'm with sinophile. Let us know how you go! And good luck!

 

[sinophile]

Ummmm BSc does not leave you unemployed lol. Australia is facing a huge shortage of scientists/engineers, and doing a vanilla science degree is not a waste of time.

Plus advanced science is pretty much exactly the same as a regular science degree, except you have to take advanced units (and theres a couple of specialist units i think, more to do with research).

If you want to do a science degree, do a science degree. Do something postgrad if you want. Don't go into engineering, especially aerospace, if you don't have a genuine interest in it. Plus, the phys + maths you do in engineering is not at the same level as if you were studying them in a science degree.

According to seek.com, pay aint that great.

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If there was a shortage (of scientists), their pay would almost certainly be higher. Supply and demand.

I agree with you on engineers though.

 

[sinophile]

Well, yeah, but.. but..