Hi,

I'm currently getting my bachelor's degree in Pure & Applied Mathematics, and I'm not really certain of what I want after I get it. I know I want something related to computers, programming. I'm currently having a system hardware class, and it seems very interesting, and I don't know if that's something I'd be more interested in than working only in high-level programming languages.

I'm also opening to the idea of engineering. I know there's a program called "Software engineering", but that would take 3-4 more years, because it's an engineering program.

I keep hearing people saying that mathematics are so important in computer science, that people would sometimes hire someone with a math degree over someone with a computer science degree. I've heard that several times, but never from first-hand experience.

What I would like to know, is how true is the statement that a math degree is very helpful, and in which domains would I get the most out of my background in math? I'm not saying I'm going to go wherever my background is most usefull. But still, I feel it would help a lot if I knew in a less vague way how my math degree could help me in a computer science context, and which areas would take the most use out of it.

But basically, any info would help me a lot.

Thanks!