UMich Honors vs. Berkeley vs. UCLA for pure math major

[ucbalumnus]

@momprof9904

BTW, this “thumbing your nose at computational math” attitude should be something you should reconsider as you mature. First of all, it’s elitist, and no one likes an elitist snob, no matter what they’re elitist about, and second of all, pure math grads with this attitude are pretty much unemployable outside academia. Even in academia, a pure mathematician may have to occasionally condescend to teach math that’s more computational in nature.

Indeed, a math PhD student may find that his/her first TA assignment is in a class like calculus for business majors or a remedial/developmental course like college algebra. Those who do manage to become academic faculty may find that most teaching will be of service courses to students in other majors, or courses for math majors looking more at applied and computational destinations like finance or actuarial.