<p>I plan on applying as a transfer. I have a 3.62 and plan to increase by the time I apply. I know business and Economics are very competitive, so i'm considering transferring as a math/Econ major. Anyone know the differences, pros, cons, or of this major???</p>
<p>It’s easier to get into math/Econ – the cons are that you are pretty much majoring in mathmatics</p>
<p>Business Econ pros are less math than math/Econ but cons are its near impossible to get into if you GPA is below 3.9</p>
<p>I was accepted as a math/econ major for fall '12 so I am biased.</p>
<p>Let me ask you this, does the thought of majoring in math excite or scare you? You are only required to take 8 econ courses, and that includes the intro to macro/micro. The econ course load is equivalent to a minor. And for more perspective, after your first year of calculus, you will still need four math courses just to complete lower division requirements. I can’t imagine someone transferring into math/econ because econ/biz-econ is highly impacted. Once you transfer, it’s nearly impossible to switch into the econ department because math/econ is within the department of mathematics.</p>
<p>Now, if you love math, I think math/econ is an excellent major that will prepare you for anything after graduation. Do you want to go into academia? This is great preparation and due to it’s broad nature, will allow you to go into many different fields. If you want to break into finance, math/econ isn’t looked down upon by recruiters (compared to biz-econ). You would also have the math background to pursue an MFE.</p>
<p>Program wise, econ and biz-econ are fairly similar, except that biz-econ focus on the 106 level, business oriented courses. I would say the standard econ program would be a lot of fun though. I wish I had more time to take public economics, money and banking, etc, so econ will allow you to take courses that you can relate to.</p>
<p>The course that is generally considered to be the most difficult for undergrad math is real analysis. You can poke around here and see what you think… <a href=“http://math.arizona.edu/~faris/real.pdf[/url]”>http://math.arizona.edu/~faris/real.pdf</a>
If you are excited for a challenge, math can be a lot of fun and I have found that the people in these classes are the most interesting I’ve met in college. I’ve never seen a table full of econ students studying together, but math can be a bonding experience.</p>
<p>Don’t have as much input as gam3theory but I would recommend that you take an honest look at how much you enjoy math. I’m going in the opposite direction, applied and accepted as an Economics major but I’m almost certainly switching to Math/Econ</p>
<p>^sharpie: I was going to do the same thing if I went to UCLA. As I will be going to Berkeley, I possibly may do econ double major with applied math. Figured having the quantitative skills would give me an edge.</p>
<p>I love math don’t get me wrong. What concerns me is the versatility the math/Econ major offers after I graduate for jobs, grad, law school, and etc…</p>
<p>If you’re interested in law school, math majors consistently score highest on the LSAT.</p>
<p>[LSAT</a> Scores by Major](<a href=“http://www.nmu.edu/sites/DrupalPhilosophy/files/UserFiles/Files/Pre-Drupal/SiteSections/Resources/LSAT_by_Intended_Major.pdf]LSAT”>http://www.nmu.edu/sites/DrupalPhilosophy/files/UserFiles/Files/Pre-Drupal/SiteSections/Resources/LSAT_by_Intended_Major.pdf)</p>
<p>Also, here is Professor Mankiw talking about the role math plays for economists. </p>
<p>[Greg</a> Mankiw’s Blog: Why Aspiring Economists Need Math](<a href=“http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/09/why-aspiring-economists-need-math.html]Greg”>Greg Mankiw's Blog: Why Aspiring Economists Need Math)</p>
<p>Law school will be my first choice if I’m financially stable by graduation. If not, I would love to know whats out there as in Jobs and careers for this particular major.</p>
<p>Anymore feedback?? :…(</p>
<p>Math economics majors seeking jobs at the bachelor’s level probably look at finance and (if they selected the appropriate economics and statistics electives) actuarial jobs.</p>
<p>Math economics is probably a better preparation for economics graduate school than what a typical economics or business economics major has.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys.html</a> may give some ideas (though they are for colleges other than UCLA).</p>
<p>I’m at UC Irvine as a Quantitative Economics major and I have minors in Statistics and Accounting.</p>
<p>During trips up to UCLA for career fairs(yes I snuck in) I had MULTIPLE recruiters say that I had more or less a perfect educational background.</p>
<p>Society will be run by number crunching computers… understanding how those numbers are crunched and what they mean is NOT a bad thing.</p>
<p>Employers do NOT look down on me compared to Bus Econ or regular Econ majors here. </p>
<p>At the end of the day, YOUR MAJOR DOES NOT MATTER AS MUCH AS YOU THINK IT DOES. It’s a single line on your resume. Get 2-4 internships in the next summer, year and following summer and THAT is your key to a job.</p>