[aristofun]

Good physics education is the best.

Because it gives you widest world perspective possible (if you paid attention to all disciplines like philosophy and math, not just learning single narrow field).

It also gives you a great skill of learning what you don’t know yet, and solving problems you don’t really know how to solve yet.

And path forward is clear - learn something in the area, build some portfolio, find some interns programs, finish good bootcamp, apply for jobs.

[jjice]

Some of the smartest people I knew in university were physics majors, and they can (and have gone on to) work in any industry they want. I'm sure it's part of the perspective, but I also just think that the kind of person who can get a pure physics degree is the kind of person who can problem solve well.

[aristofun]

Right. If you’re not very smart, but managed to get through by persistence and grit, this is someone you can trust hard problems.

Because other things equal you know it was harder than most other kinds of degrees.