> I may take up a minor in math, but I don’t want that to be my job job.
Oof, I died a little. Mathematics, and mathematicians, are so misunderstood. There's no one way to be a mathematician! Some of us just see the world through a different lens, find academia tedious, and end up solving other people's problems, well outside of the conventional realm of mathematics.
And speaking from personal experience, when people dismiss you on account of your appearance, "I've got a PhD in math" can punch through the prejudice.
What a curious comment: remarking on my appearance in direct response to my report that people judge me on my appearance. No matter that you meant it as a compliment (I must assume, despite your cryptic and neutral phrasing). This may surprise you, but I'd rather be known for the output of my brain than that of my follicles.
> Physicists are renowned for their hair, but why stop there.
That's a lark for layfolk. If I wanted to participate in beauty pageants, I'd have done that. But I chose discrete math, and lately its application to physics. But I find that I'm repeating myself, so I'll stop here.
Oof, I died a little. Mathematics, and mathematicians, are so misunderstood. There's no one way to be a mathematician! Some of us just see the world through a different lens, find academia tedious, and end up solving other people's problems, well outside of the conventional realm of mathematics.
And speaking from personal experience, when people dismiss you on account of your appearance, "I've got a PhD in math" can punch through the prejudice.