Actuary vs Dental

College Majors
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<p>Hi everyone, I am going to start taking classes for my major next semester. I am totally confused in what I should major in. I love math, not great at it, but I have always worked hard and pulled off a grade no worse than a B. I have finished calc 2. I like doing math problems and I am interested in finance/business stuff because I find it exciting. I am scare to go into a business/finance related field because of the economy though.</p>

<p>I am some-what interested in being a dentist mainly because I like beauty. I think teeth is part of beauty(and enhance beauty plus it gives ppl confident when they smile). Also, I like the idea that I can live almost anywhere I like. I am afriad an actuary is restricted to certain cities only. I am suffering in the second semester of general chem though. I don't hate it, but i definitely don't like it. I don't even find it interesting or anything, to be honest. But as class registration is coming up, I am not sure if I should waste my time to take organic chemistry or not (heard horrible stuff about it) because it is so hard. Also, if I don't be a dentist or something, I feel like I will be wasting my time taking o-chem. I do enjoy bio though....welll...I find genetics and microbiology to be so, not exactly plants bio (haven't taken them but I have some surface knowledge of them).</p>

<p>My current planned courses are (these are for sure):
-College Physics I (calc-based)
-Prin. of Macroeconomics
-Prin. of Micro.
(total 12 cr at the moment)
Now optional:
-Nutrition and an English course (=6cr)
-or O-chem (5cr)</p>

<p>Also, please suggest to me which career path I should choose. Thanks!</p>

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<p>If you don’t like Chem then you won’t like Actuarial either. Actuarial isn’t only about problem-solving, it’s a business career like Finance and Accounting. There are exams required to become an actuary and they require you to study thousands of hours. The math in these exams are hard to the general population and you need to fast in using a calculator, you don’t need a math brain as in understanding Real Analysis (course on proving stuff like -1 x -1 = 1).</p>

<p>It usually takes 8-10 years of studies to become an actuary, you basically have to give up your 20s to become an actuary. But the pay and job security are good from then on. You don’t need to major in Actuarial Science.</p>