<p>mathmom, hopefully they were good!</p>
<p>Fiddlin
All colleges may not be the same, so I would have S figure out which ones seemed to have the math and econ and music he wants, and if you have a chance, visit. If not, write the music departments - that is what we did. But for sure visit if you can.
We did not visit any until S was accepted. He did not want to visit schools he was not sure his would get in - so it was a whirlwind deal this spring. But anyway, you will leran a LOT by visiting. Ask every question you want an answer to while you are there.</p>
<p>Most schools that have an actual school of music will be the main ones that will cater to their major students. But others do as well. You just have to ask them</p>
<p>Math is the language of science, so any science field would leverage someone’s interest in math. Engineering is a very good career field for people with interest and aptitude in math, particularly someone who wants to apply math to improve something. </p>
<p>My father was a math professor, and math at that level is highly theoretical and almost like art in its abstract nature. My dad said he chose math instead of engineering because of its definitive approach. For example, if he proves a theorem, it is proven forever. Engineering involves lots of trade-offs for economic efficiency, estimation, and modeling.</p>
<p>cheers for young people who enjoy mathematics! Many good posts here.</p>
<p>Just wanted to add my own data point. I always loved math, but was not a genius and did not want to teach. I was also into humanities, and studied literature, film, and western civilization during my 1st two years at college. I decided I needed to double major with something that was more directly tied to a career, so without having taken even one course I decided computer science was the field (this was in 1973). It was a fortuitous choice, as I’ve enjoyed a good career in CS.</p>
<p>The take away is that if you enjoy math, I don’t think you can go wrong studying it. It can be combined with any number of other fields and careers.</p>
<h1>theorymom, I’m so unmusical I couldn’t tell you. They sounded competent to me, but in general those groups have a songlist that doesn’t appeal to me much.</h1>
<p>What are the options for somebody who likes math and is pretty good in math, but not the tippy-top brilliant student? Math has always been my daughter’s favorite class and she thinks she may want to be a math teacher. Certainly, she wants a job that has a lot of interpersonal interaction. She gets mostly A’s and some B’s and will have up to AP Calc BC in high school. Could she survive as a math major?</p>
<p>Tons of places to major in math as well as economics. You could even check on the top 20 or more ranked math grad programs. Check the math dept website of schools to see various options. For example - UW- Madison (tied for 14th grad school in math recently) has a good calculus honors sequence and a lot on info on its departmental website. This summer is a good time for a HS student to surf the web for subjects that interest them at colleges that interest them to get a feel for what is required for a major and career options with the major.</p>
<p>Many schools have math-education as a major. If she wants to be a secondary school math teacher, I would look for those programs</p>
<p>For girls who are pretty good in math, engineering is a great career path because you don’t have to be a math genius, and the demand for women engineers is high. She would have great opportunities for college admissions and jobs later on. She can likely get a great paying job with a bachelor’s degree, which would be tougher to do with an undergraduate math degree.</p>
<p>Here is a site she can look into engineering as a career and search for schools:
<a href=“http://www.engineeringk12.org/students/default.php[/url]”>http://www.engineeringk12.org/students/default.php</a></p>
<p>OHZark, I agree with the engineering idea. Judging from the small percentage of girls in my son’s engineering class, there might be good opportunities there.</p>
<p>yes if she has the interest. Many tech/engineering schools are looking to admit more qualified females</p>