Hey all, this is my first time posting on this forum after many months of lurking.
I’m currently a junior at a small state school in South Carolina. It’s my hometown, and I went there because I needed to be there for my family since my father passed away. As a result, I am working incredibly hard on trying to make myself competitive to get into a top tier graduate school. I’m interning in DC with a think tank, I do research with faculty, I’m signed up for an entire semester studying abroad in France, near 4.0 GPA, the whole shebang.
I’m currently a Finance major and I’m considering double majoring in Accounting because it would only require 4 or so additional classes. However, being that I want to go on into the graduate fields of economics, development, financial and computational mathematics, I feel that a minor in mathematics would also help my chances a great deal. I’ve read and read that people regret not getting a stronger foundation in academic mathematics. Seeing as I want to go on to the master’s and PhD level, this is something that resonated with me.
The combination of a double major with accounting/finance as well as a minor in mathematics would take me probably an extra year or so to complete. I’m on a full ride scholarship, so expense is less of an issue but it’s still there. However, I’m worried about the time.
Bottom line:
Is it worth the time and opportunity cost it will take me to get that double major and a foundation in mathematics to make sure I’m a competitive candidate academically as well as professionally, or should I put in my 4 years with Finance and get out there with less foundation but sooner?
My sincere thanks for any help and my sincere apologies for the wall of text.