confusing question about Berkeley triple major

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<p>just go talk to the advisors already. if you want to do it, they are the ones who will tell you how.</p>

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<p>I am a math/econ major. I think these two majors go really good. I donā€™t see the point in triple majoring, but whatever. What about computer science? I think that sounds practical.</p>

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<p>Wait, dentafriyan, you can go straight from your Bachelorā€™s to ph.D? I thought that you had to have a Masterā€™s first.</p>

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<p>

Are you from Europe? [AFAIK, lots of schools in the UK and ROI want you to get a Masters before a Ph.D]</p>

<p>In the US, typically one completes a Bachelors and enters a Ph.D program. During the Ph.D program, he or she will have to take prelims which usually occur after 2 years. If he or she passes these, a Masters degree may or may not be awarded depending on school. The Ph.D is completed a few years after the prelims.</p>

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<p>rather than triple major in econ math and stats, why not just double major in applied math with economics, and statistics? </p>

<p>just a thought.</p>

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<p>@ rpicton, No, Iā€™m not from Europe lol. However, Iā€™m much more familiar with med school requirements, as I am premed, rather than general grad school requirements.</p>

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<p>I heard if youā€™re real good, you want to skip the masters. If you are lacking the skills, then a masters is a must.</p>