Dropping my math major?

[jllyj3]

Hello, so I am a first semester sophomore, currently majoring in mathematics and psychology. My plans have been to become an actuary. Recently, however, I have realized that I like applied math much better than theoretical, and the math major at my school is too theoretical for me. I am in an analysis class, and I am afraid it is too tough. Also, I grow to love psychology more everyday, and it is the one field I wouldn’t mind just researching for minimal pay.

That being said, I completed the requirements for a math minor last year, and I am considering just leaving it at that, and finding another major to pair with psychology. Ideally, I would have liked to have done physics (and possibly go into human factors), but I am too far behind. Is economics a good choice?

Thank you!

[simba9]

I’m not sure why you need a second major. But regardless, my sister’s undergraduate degree is in psychology, and she took enough statistics as part of the major that she was a statistics TA as a graduate student. I also took a lot of statistics and one of the reasons I enjoyed it was because it was more applied than theoretical. So if you’re still interested in some type of applied math, you could probably find a way to integrate plenty of statistics into your psychology major.

My wife has an econ degree and thinks it was useless, at least when it came to getting a job. People with economics degrees are a dime a dozen.