Economics major and math minor

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<p>Whoa that was all really good info, thanks.</p>

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<p>My class will be started tomorrow.The name of the course is Introduction to Linear Algebra.It is the first credited course of math that is assigned to every economics student at my college.Lets see how it goes!</p>

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<p>If you intend to go to math grad school then you probably want to major in math.</p>

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<p>OK honestly, if math grad school is even in the picture, not only major in math, spend MOST of your time on math. Unless you're trying to combine two subjects into an applied math discipline, it's an absolutely horrible idea to apply to grad school with close to bare minimum math requirements done. It's VERY tough out there.</p>

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<p>Where does math grad school come from? I want to go to Econ grad school! I've taken one math course in this semester as that is one of the required courses for my graduation as an econ major. The suggested text for the course is elementary linear algebra by Anton & Rorres. So right now I am working on it and also can you guys give me any online material which deals with linear algebra? Thanks.</p>

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<p>I know this is a pretty late reply but I just thought I should throw it out here for anyone with similar questions. I think it’s depending on your major. If you are already did a very technical major or science intensive major, math minor won’t mean anything. But if you’re doing computer science or economics, math will be good. </p>

<p>I did econ major undergrad in UC Berkeley too. But after I finish, I wish I did a technical/science/math major because Economics is very general. You have to go to PhD to really make it worth it. Unless, you’re planning on going to graduate school with your philosophy for Law or something like that, I really recommend you minor in Math. The decrease in GPA will be justifiable as math major average GPA will always tend to be lower, at Cal, it’s like 2.7. From a recruiter perspective, I would take a person with 3.5 GPA with math minor over 3.8 Economics only. Skills vs just numbers. I had a friend who did economics and math and she got into investment banking. </p>

<p>Sources
<a href=“Minoring in Mathematics | Department of Mathematics at University of California Berkeley”>Minoring in Mathematics | Department of Mathematics at University of California Berkeley;

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