[ephemere]

That's an interesting mindset. As someone who is self-taught, I consider a degree to be a formality that I have to wait for because I move faster than this.

The Internet is my chance to widen my horizons, if I want to learn physics or math, I can and I will, but a Physics or Math degree might not help me as much professionally.

[pklausler]

As I've mentioned before, I really prefer to interview and hire mathematics students over CS. It's much harder to fake one's way to a math degree.

[sitkack]

This thread overly focuses on algorithms, which are not necessary for the majority of coding. What is necessary is the ability to handle abstractions, purity and regularization of thought. Mathematics, Philosophy and Writing are just or more applicable as a skill than being able to please an Online Judge.