Quote: Original post by Katie
If you're worried about not being a great mathematician, I wouldn't overstress about it. Being able to think clearly and reason about things can make up for any lack of that weird innate maths ability that proper mathmoids have.
Heh, no I'm not stressed about not being great in math. I was just wondering if it would be worth the time to grab a masters degree in math. In fact, math interests the hell out of me. Right now I'm a senior waiting to jump into college. 1st semester of my junior year I taught my self some linear algebra from 3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development. 2nd semester Junior year I taught myself calculus from Calculus Demystified and I went through some multi-variable calculus in Advanced Calculus Demystified. Right now I'm trying to tackle differential equations when I have the time from Differential Equations Demystified.
I am just very interested in higher level math and I think it would be awesome to pursue a masters in that field. However, I also think that maybe it would be a better idea to pursue a masters in computer science too.
Obviously college costs a couple of kidneys, but I think I could first get a BS in Computer Science while minoring in math. Then maybe I could try to jump in to a game development position and try to continue my education when i get a chance next.
Can someone tell me how plausible that is? I'm hoping to get into University of California Santa Cruz, they have a Computer science degree there that focuses on "game design" and they have some connections with EA, Sony, etc.