This is from the probability course I took a year ago: "Probability theory has become indispensable in computer science. In areas such as artificial intelligen

This is from the probability course I took a year ago: "Probability theory has become indispensable in computer science. In areas such as artificial intelligence and computer science theory, probabilistic methods and ideas based on randomization are central. In other areas such as networks and systems, probability is becoming an increasingly useful framework for handling uncertainty and modeling the patterns of data that occur in complex systems." - http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~15359/ http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~15359/ Don't lose track of the end goal. A part of earning your degree is to build your toolbox and skillset. Competency in statistics and/or probability theory can be another asset for you after you leave the ivory towers of academia. (Yes, I understand statistics != probability. In fact, probability theory is a subset of statistics.)