QUOTE(justadream @ Dec 15 2010, 04:53 PM)
I'm not sure whether has this been asked many times.
I am taking A Levels next year to prepare myself for engineering. I'm not sure what engineering yet. But I'm thinking of nuclear engineering at the moment. Which subject would be more advantageous - further maths or economics?
And another question (an off topic question), what are my degree choices if I were to take economics, chemistry, physics and maths?
It's obvious that Further Mathematics would be much more advantageous to such a student than Economics, given that Further Mathematics builds on Mathematics and also has topics not found in Mathematics, and that some undergraduate engineering degrees only require A level Mathematics (as an entry prerequisite). Engineering would use calculus, pure mathematics, linear algebra, analysis, probability, statistics etc on a far greater scale than Economics. This is a question that begs to be shot down in disgust.
If you were to take those 4 subjects at A level, your degree choices would be nearly limitless. You could apply for the titular courses of course, being Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Economics, and also Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science/Medicine, Pharmacy, Health Sciences, Occupational Health, Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences, Geology, Petrology, Engineering (almost all kinds, even some variants of Bioengineering), Statistics, Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics/Programming, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Finance, Business, Financial Mathematics, Econometrics, Accounting, Investment, Management/Operational Research/Decision Sciences, Politics, Philosophy, Law, Anthropology, Sociology etc.
QUOTE(talzer @ Dec 14 2010, 09:21 AM)
heard that engineering fresh grads can gain income of 2.5k instead of the range of 1.8k-2k nowadays
is that true?
I don't know the job market well, but you don't need an undergraduate degree to easily get RM2500 per month without being a salesperson/sales executive/sales agent or telemarketer, with little or none work experience.