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I think it’s a little more complex. Reflecting on a decade ago, my then relatively young PhD advisor, along with many colleagues, came from a myriad of backgrou
by kubrickslair 3y ago
I think it’s a little more complex. Reflecting on a decade ago, my then relatively young PhD advisor, along with many colleagues, came from a myriad of backgrounds – applied math being a standout. And some of them ended up doing really remarkable work - almost everyone has used some work that came out of our lab.
So I think pigeonholing on CS is not a good idea. My stress on achievements was just to underscore this point.
- mcguire 3y agoI don't know. I graduated with a BA in CS (which is no longer available), and am pretty happy to have skipped the chem/bio/physics requirement; those are a lot of work for very little gain as far as I can see. I've gotten much more use out of the formal logic and automata theory classes (which weren't taught by the CS dept.).