<p>I'm majoring in Accounting and I took AP Calculus BC in high school and had a solid A in the class. I probably got a 3 on the AP test. Should I continue Calculus in college or just take Business Mathematics?</p>
<p>Although some colleges require Calculus for accounting, the majority don’t seem to. HOWEVER, almost every school does have a statistic requirement for accounting. You would be better off taking AP statistics.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help taxguy. I’m starting to re-think majoring in Accounting. After looking at salary data from my school:
[Undergraduate</a> Senior Survey Results for Eller (7/1/2008 - 6/30/2009)](<a href=“http://www.career.arizona.edu/Reports/Salary/rpt_Salary.aspx?V=1&c=U&t=Salary%20Survey%20Results%20for%20Specific%20College&u=Eller&dtS=7/1/2008&dtE=6/30/2009]Undergraduate”>http://www.career.arizona.edu/Reports/Salary/rpt_Salary.aspx?V=1&c=U&t=Salary%20Survey%20Results%20for%20Specific%20College&u=Eller&dtS=7/1/2008&dtE=6/30/2009)
[Undergraduate</a> Senior Survey Results for Eller (7/1/2007 - 6/30/2008)](<a href=“http://www.career.arizona.edu/Reports/Salary/rpt_Salary.aspx?V=1&c=U&t=Salary%20Survey%20Results%20for%20Specific%20College&u=Eller&dtS=7/1/2007&dtE=6/30/2008]Undergraduate”>http://www.career.arizona.edu/Reports/Salary/rpt_Salary.aspx?V=1&c=U&t=Salary%20Survey%20Results%20for%20Specific%20College&u=Eller&dtS=7/1/2007&dtE=6/30/2008)</p>
<p>It looks like I’d make more money majoring in MIS or a different major. Accounting major’s average salary offer was $46,000 compared to MIS of $57,000. Any suggestions???</p>
<p>Yeah you are right, go with MIS, salary is important</p>
<p>You should never simply chase salaries (especially if you are just chasing a high starting salary).</p>
<p>Anyways, that survey only included 7 of the 57 MIS grads. Not very reliable data at all.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t be deciding on a major based on money alone. You have to consider if you’ll be happy with your career options. What if you make millions of dollars per year, but your job is time consuming and extremely stress? On the other hand, what if you only make several dozen thousand dollars per year, but you have plenty of time you spend with your family and do the things that you love? Money isn’t important. Happiness is important, but a little more money can bring a little more happiness.</p>
<p>Looking at the 2007-2008 is probably more reliable. Business Economics looks like a good major for me because it involves Calculus. I want to eventually make over $100k a year so I’ve narrowed my choices down to: Business Economics, Accounting, and MIS. I think I would like Business Economics more because there’s more math. Also, which one would involve more traveling? I love to travel.</p>
<p>Yes, that is more realistic. The salary discrepancy is not that much. I’d like to know what kind of positions these economics majors are hired into. However, my belief would be that business economics would on avg provide the most upside and MIS would on avg provide the least.</p>
<p>However, you really need to explore these majors more. Determine what positions these grads land and who they end up working for. (and then figure out what you would like to do)</p>
<p>All of these majors will provide opportunities that are travel intensive.</p>
<p>I was just about the laziest Calc BC student in existence and I still got a 3 on the AP Test. I certainly didn’t get an A in the class. I would be very wary about pursuing the next level of Calculus. I don’t know if Math majors have traditional weed-out courses but chances are anything beyond Calc BC is going to mostly be engineers, math majors, and others who are much more serious about math than your old peers in high school AP class.</p>