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<p>"which ones? i'm almost halfway through my upper-level sequence"</p>

<p>I was actually talking more so about grad-level classes. :) Undergrad classes are far less numbers-driven and tend to focus much more on normative issues, whereas grad-level classes (at least at NU- from the ones I've taken) tend to focus much more on analyzing data. That is, undergrad classes tend to focus on the 'what should be', questions and grad school classes tend to focus on the 'what actually is' questions (in general). </p>

<p>"because i also find it somewhat odd that there are such intense math requirements for what has been labelled a business program, and i was just trying to offer maybe some sort of explanation."</p>

<p>-The reason I see for all the crazy math requirements is that Northwestern loves its special programs: HPME, ISP, MMSS, MENU, etc... I think the administration believed that if it kept the program small- through whatever means it could (in this case these math requirements)- it would create a sort of 'allure', and drive up program prestige relatively quickly. The basic point of this program is to steal undergrads from Wharton, and the administration knows that the only way this can be done is if the program seems exclusive.</p>

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<p>just for a point of comparison, what do top MBA programs require in terms of math and quantitative background?</p>

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<p>For Wharton MBA, the math they <em>encourage</em> you to have is just one college-level calculus or statistics--pretty basic stuff.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/academics/curriculum/preterm.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/academics/curriculum/preterm.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>i know MBA has transformed into more emphasis on "soft skills" but that's it? really surprising.</p>

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<p>My father is an adjunct professor of Finance at NYU, and I can, with just AP Calculus AB level math, easily do any computation in his course. The business world has many specialized functions and methods, but otherwise requires very little high level mathematics.</p>

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<p>I'm really curious then about why kellogg would require so much advanced math for a certificate program?</p>

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<p>Because northwestern is awesome!</p>

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<p>I desperately want to transfer to NU and do Econ and the Kellogg Certificate.</p>