>>14229271Just get a masters. You have to want to contribute to the field at some level for a PhD.
Better yet, go get a job now and have them pay for your masters while you work. It's very cush. I plan to milk out multiple master degrees from my employer, next is an Applied Physics degree focused into Optics or Chaotic Systems. Haven't decided. After that maybe I'll meme around and get a Comp Sci masters.
There's literally nothing better than being paid 6 figures to work on casual problems during the day and then study fun things at night.
T. Math Masters student milking employer dry.
