<p>Alright, this question has been talked about ad nauseum on this board, but I want to get a final answer. Should a planned Finance/Econ/Accounting major take it even though it is not required by wm (they only require calc 1)? Can any graduates speak to whether or not it would really help in the businessworld or even getting recruited by firms after graduating?</p>
<p>No there is no need for it unless you like math and think you can get an A in it. Almost all business schools require brief calculus with applications (also called business calculus) and some of the upper level business schools like MIT/WashU require Calculus 2 (for whatever reason).</p>
<p>Well, given that those are some of the top business schools, they may know how to prepare their students, at least I would think. I don't know if I shouldn't take calc 2 now that you mention this about those 2 schools requiring it.</p>
<p>UCLA requires it but that is for bus econ. They do not have bus admin.</p>
<p>Also, how far do you think I should go as far as taking Comp Sci courses? I'm certainly going to take the intro level course, but am not sure anything further would be beneficial as a finance/econ major in the businessworld.</p>
<p>I think CMIS classes would benefit more; they are geared towards the practical side of business computing whereas computer science is theory.</p>
<p>As for the math, top schools like UIUC, Emory University and IU-Bloomington only require business calculus (I’m sure there are a lot more that don’t require a lot of math, this is just off the top of my head).</p>
<p>Excuse me for my ignorance, but what does CMIS stand for?</p>
<p>Computer Management Information Systems. However, if you want, you should think about taking intro to programming as well.</p>
<p>I don't think wm offers CMIS courses. However, I think the intro to programming course is listed under CS.</p>
<p>Wharton requires Calc 2</p>
<p>Do you currently attend Wharton? And if so, do you feel it has helped you at all, and do you feel you'd be at a disadvanatge if you hadn't taken it? I supposed it wouldn't hurt taken Calc 2 anyways, given that Calc 1 wasn't that bad at all for me.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this is true, but I've heard that Calc II is generally considered one of the more difficult, yet often required for several majors, math classes at colleges across the nation. The subject matter of Calc II (mostly integration) probably won't help you that much as a business major. However, taking Calc II enables you to take Multivariable Calc, which then makes you eligible to take classes like Mathematical Stats/Probability or Linear Algebra, which are actually applicable to business. But unless you're interested in taking math classes beyond Calc II or are just interested in Calc II, you probably don't need to take it.</p>
<p>This is what I was thinking, but wasn't so sure as many of the top undergrad b-schools require it.</p>