How to Choose a Major: Physics vs. Math
The recording will load in a moment.
About this livestream
Join us as Elias Miller discusses the differences between math and physics majors to help you decide which is the better one for you.
We will discuss what kinds of opportunities you should pursue in high school if you want to major in one of these subjects, what your college curriculum might look like, and what careers will ultimately be available to you. From discussing what APs you should take to the salary you might make, this session will be full of helpful information to advise you in your academic and career paths.
Undergrad College: Harvard University '17
Major: Music
Graduate College: University of Michigan, M.M.
Work Experience: Now in my fourth year at CollegeVine, I have helped dozens of students gain acceptance to their top-choice schools and have also advised and mentored thousands more through my livestreams. Apart from my work at CV, I am also a professional conductor and a multi-instrumentalist. I currently serve as the music director of the Apollo Ensemble of Boston, and I have led symphonic concerts and operatic productions throughout the United States.
My Admissions Story: Initially interested in pursuing a career as a performing cellist, I applied almost exclusively to music schools with dual and double degree options and ultimately enrolled in the Tufts University/New England Conservatory Dual Degree Program. Unhappy with the combined program and worried I'd never feel like I was fully a student at either school, I logged back into CommonApp.org in October of my freshman year. I can't say I went about the transfer process in the smartest way (I only applied to two schools!), but Harvard miraculously accepted me (or 'excepted me' as I wrote in a celebratory Facebook post that day - no one ever let me live that one down), and the rest was history.
.jpg)
