<p>So, up to this point I "thought" i wanted to major in something business related, like marketing, management, maybe finance so I would apply directly into a school's business school/program. However, I have been reading so many things discouraging undergraduate business schools so now I am thinking i should just be a math major? I am still not sure what I want to do. I might want to get my MBA or maybe even Law School. I like math, I am pretty good at it, but not a math prodigy. I enjoy it and it is my favorite subject but I am scared that I would struggle too much majoring in math. I want to do something that has good job prospects as well. I am just so confused, someone help!</p>
<p>If you are a high school student, there is nothing to be anxious about.</p>
<p>hah i am a rising senior… i just need to know where to apply this fall… undergrad business schools? or colleges of arts and sciences… thats why im a little bit anxious hah</p>
<p>Apply to universities that make you start in the college of A&S, then transfer to the business college if you are unsure. Have you taken any previous coursework in business that particularly draws you to studying undergraduate business? And don’t be concerned that you need a business degree to break into an entry-level business position; your relevant work experience and internships throughout your college career will matter significantly more.</p>
<p>“now I am thinking i should just be a math major”</p>
<p>Math is significantly harder than any of the business related fields you listed. There is no “just” about it.</p>
<p>engineering might be a good option. You have to be good at math, but not to the same level of math majors (from what I’ve heard). I know a couple people at my school who are just geniuses at math and intuitively understand the weirdest theoretical concepts. I’d think these people would be good math majors. However, I am good at math, but I contribute it more to my quick problem solving abilities than just having such a deep understanding (so I’m good at practical questions, like integrals and similar stuff). That’s why I’m going into engineering; theoretical math (linear algebra in a nutshell) just scares me!</p>
<p>The Algebras of theoretical math (Linear, Abstract/Modern) are easier than the Analysis courses (Real, Complex, Functional). Linear Algebra is NOT scary - it’s amazing lol. It’s so visual and abstract and even kind of new - the orthogonality of functions and Fourier Analysis which is derived from Linear Algebra is a relatively newer thing we’ve learned. Fourier Analysis is basically Taylor Series only it’s specifically for periodic function approximation and uses sine’s and cosine’s instead of polynomials.</p>
<p>Math has different fields - you could go into discrete math, which has a lot of ties with computer science. You could do applied math somewhere and you’ll learn a lot of general engineering and physics along the way. You could go into Operations Research or Probability and Statistics - Sometimes statistics is even a separate department from math since it’s really different. I’m not so great at it. The Central Limit Theorem blows my mind away.</p>
<p>It’s good that you’re thinking about what you want to major in this early, and I don’t have the statistics right in front of me but so many undergrads change majors along the way - I’d say just make sure you don’t go a school that is too specialized in terms of its programs and even if you do go into the Arts and Sciences college at one university, it is usually possible to transfer to something else like Business or Engineering after your first year if you discover you don’t like it. But for math, usually people get through Calculus and Differential Equations and even Linear Algebra. But then they hit you with proofs for the first time on a rigorous level in Real Analysis/Functions of a Real Variable (It’s called different things) and it causes a lot of people to switch to things like Statistics because it’s hard. It’s not the most difficult thing conceptually, there’s more advanced courses in Analysis which build off Reals, but it’s one of the biggest jumps in knowledge from one course to another since you do real straight up math for likely the first time in your life.</p>
<p>^I guess it depends on the person. Although I will admit, now that I think about, the linear algebra tests were exceedingly easy. But my comprehension in class was near zero, with all the stuff my teacher was saying.</p>