<p>I just have a quick question. I've always been more art/humanities oriented. I've won several art and music competitions, and my strength and interest in the humanities are reflected in my grades (and my ability to stay engaged and awake during class).</p>
<p>I'm not bad at Math, but I definitely don't have the Math intuition that some students have, and I'm planning on majoring in business. Is business more for math-oriented people, or does it really matter?</p>
<p>I think the most important thing to get into business is having people skills and connections.</p>
<p>All the business majors I know aren’t particularly math savvy; they all know algebraic concepts though (as everyone should).</p>
<p>Unless you go into analytical economics where they use some advanced calculus, you should be perfectly fine with basic stats and algebra knowledge.</p>
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Both AEM and Econ require at least Calculus 1, though you could do ILR/Hotel instead.</p>
<p>I thought that the OP meant more in the sense that does he have to be a mathy person to be good at business.</p>
<p>If you meant whether or not you will be able to pass the courses is a different matter. Though calculus 1 isn’t particularly difficult. 2 and above is when you start getting hard imo.</p>
<p>Eh, I found Calc 1 difficult. Not so much the calculus concepts, but the Algebra 2 involved in it.</p>
<p>Business doesn’t get math heavy unless you’re doing something like statistical analysis for something like marketing (and you won’t be doing this with an undergrad business degree) or quantitative investing. For an undergrad business degree, the heaviest math you’ll have is basic arithmetic and ap stats level stuff.</p>
<p>What is Calculus 1? Is this similar to HS-level Calc AB, BC, or more advanced?</p>
<p>Most everyone can handle business math, which at it’s hardest will probably be the algebra of statistics and finance. Some of the formulas can be a bit intimidating, but for the most part it’s just the adding and subtracting of comparative math. GL</p>
<p>I would say you shouldn’t be terrible in math. My daughter was in the b-school of an elite college (not Cornell) and she struggled with accounting, statistics, calculus and some operations research type of class that she had to take. She actually had to take 2 semesters of each of those and she struggled - a couple of them she failed and had to take over. Even basic management classes can have a quantitative aspect. Like you will have to work out numbers on an exam. And on interviews she would be given math-y type questions. But there was a happy ending. She pushed through - took classes that she failed over and now she’s out and has a good job.</p>
<p>Thanks everybody. @SMRSMR: Yes, I was talking more in the general sense of math, like math intuition. I’m able to pass math classes with decent grades (even though I’m not naturally talented in math), and I’m taking Calc senior year, so I’m not concerned about passing classes or having the required classes.</p>
<p>You are probably better in math than you give yourself credit for. Some areas of business are less quantitative than others. Marketing and human resources although within those fields market research and some things in hr can also be quantitative but you could probably handle it.</p>
<p>If you’re comfortable up to Calc 1, you should be good. Business may require a fair amount of math, but it’s usually not all that terribly advanced unless you go the quantitative finance route.</p>