math minor

College Majors Business Major
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<p>thinking of minoring in math with a finance major, pref work in IB, but since im not at a targer, UMD, corporate finance might have to suffice.</p>

<p>options include</p>

<p>finance+math minor.....possibility of grad school in quant finance
finance+accounting
finacne+economics (college of social scie)
finance+info systems</p>

<p>thoughts?</p>

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<p>Business Week had an excellent cover story on math a few years ago: 1/23/06 issue - Why Math Will Rock Your World. Well worth reading to get a sense of how math skills will make you a highly desirable candidate for employment.</p>

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<p>Interesting. Gotta find it now!</p>

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<p>Business Week only makes past issues available to subscribers (unless their policy has changed), but you should be able to find it in hard copy at your local library or through a library database (ProQuest, maybe?).</p>

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<p>Math</a> Will Rock Your World</p>

<p>Isn't this it? lol</p>

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<p>How do double majors or minors work?</p>

<p>do you have to pay extra tuition for classes or something?</p>

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<p>Um...no? You only have to pay extra money if you're taking more credits than the school will allow/for summer classes. Majors and Minors are all about fulfilling requirements.</p>

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<p>Minors aren't really worth anything, they are a single line on your transcript. If you're going to take the courses anyway then it's fine, but you're better off just taking high-level math that directly applies to what it is you want to do and submitting your transcript to potential employers.</p>

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<p>stevee,
That is it. Obviously the BW policy has changed since I registered for access as a subscriber years ago. Now if only WSJ would be accessible without registration!</p>

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<h2>Um...no? You only have to pay extra money if you're taking more credits than the school will allow/for summer classes. Majors and Minors are all about fulfilling requirements.</h2>

<p>so are you saying I can double major if I want to and not have to pay extra tuition?</p>

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<p>back on topic, i have a math prof who is buddies with a manager of the analysts for RBC in canada (a top bank like citigroup). his buddy says that the top performers are always the people with a minor/major in math because they have great problem solving and critical thinking, i'm in the same boat as you and i would reccomend the
finance + math minor</p>

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<p>im not going to minor in math...im going to double major...that's better than simply taking 3-4 math classes and calling it a minor lol</p>

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<p>well, im at UMD, so the finacne is ranked around 18, and we're not a target school.....</p>

<p>we'll see if i can graduate in time. Im only taking calc I now, started the math late for no real reason.</p>

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<p>not being at a target school simply means that you may not be able to get hired immedeately after graduation...you may be unemployed for a few months, but sooner or later, you will get hired and be in pretty much the same position as any Wharton/Stern grad....and besides, there's always graduate school</p>

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<p>Yeah, you can double major and not pay extra tuition. College academically, just like socially, is what you make of it.</p>