[Brewer]

This is an interesting answer because I wasn't expecting anyone to tell me that business is easier than MIT. Then again, you owned the majority of a business that had more than $1m in revenue. I have trouble finding money to spend on lunch.

I'm a CS major now and I'm strongly considering switching to an Applied Math/Computer Science double major. Are you a developer? If so, what about your math degree helped you most? Did you focus on pure or applied math?

[vessenes]

Well, in college, I lived on one meal a day for some time. Meeting Street Café sandwiches at 3pm for the win.. : )

I was a pure math major. Getting a math degree from any major university (applied or pure) guarantees that almost nobody will wonder if you're intelligent.

Past that, applied math -> finance seems to have been the most lucrative path for people in the '90s. I'm not sure what the current situation is.