Moving along

Hey guys,
Haven't updated recently because things have been pretty hectic here. Thankfully, I only have two weeks of classes left and no more exams or papers until then. Applied math midterm went ok, but not great. I fucked up a problem I really should have known so I probably shipped an 85 or something. Pure math was better, though. I got a 92 on a curve where 86+ was an A (yeah, I run good at maths fwiw). Unfortunately, only 60% of my grade has been accounted for so far and that class is getting insane. The final is largely based on the last two chapter and I'm so lost it's not even funny. We'll see how that goes.

I had to write a phil paper on Pascal's wager. It was basically "Do you find Pascal convincing?" and I was like no because he's forcing us to commit to belief or disbelief (to "wager") in the absence of evidence...and we can only form a genuine belief when we have evidence...so we can't wager at all. Blah blah phil.

I originally declared mathematical econ but decided to quit being such a wuss and go for math, even though I'm sure my GPA'll suffer as a result. I thought of doubling with phil, but tbh, I'd have to take three classes (ancient phil, early modern phil, and logic) that I really don't want to take. So I think I'll just take the phil classes that appeal to me (philosophy of mind, political philosophy, morality, etc).

I am somewhat excited for the upcoming math classes though. I'll take abstract algebra in the fall which'll rape me HARD, but then I'll take a topology class with one of the department's best professors and the following year I'll do probability, statistics, operations research (basically optimization), and cryptography (which is supposed to be tight). This'll also open the door to a ton of cool jobs and leave a lot of doors open (econ grad school, math grad school, optimization jobs, etc). I think I've been sort of a wuss in terms of worrying about how my gpa'll be effected by my major. It's surprisingly hard to separate what I like and what I'm good at but I think I've done a reasonable job of figuring that out and, even though I'm not incredible at math, I do find it pretty satisfying. Although it happens rarely, when I really understand something (and can rigorously prove it), it's pretty satisfying. I have to run but I'll update later tonight about poker, etc.

Holler,
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