<p>If I were to major in both finance and accounting, would it be overkill to minor in mathematics? I know a minor is more for something you enjoy, but I actually like math haha. Any advice?</p>
<p>Get off your ath and do some math.</p>
<p>Go for it, ability to handle upper level mathematics (while generally not used in business) shows a ability to work with numbers. They like that. And if you are interested in it, why not fill up requirements with what you like?</p>
<p>Not overkill and very common.</p>
<p>first of all, I hope I’m not highjacking OP, but I think this will help both of us:</p>
<p>both hmom, what do you think are the most quantitative areas of business to get into, that don’t require you to go to a target school? For example, I’ve heard that S&T is highly quantitative, but I don’t exactly go to Harvard, so what else is there that is more readily available? I’ve also already heard of actuary, but I understand that prestige matters slightly in that field as well…</p>
<p>Prestige doesn’t matter nearly so much if you want to be an actuary, pass the exasms and you’ll get a job. The bulk of jobs would be working in house at a corporation. Many interested in finance go to work for pension funds too.</p>
<p>what about operations research/supply chain management? Does that have a quant-side to it?</p>
<p>Also, just out of curiosity, do you know what the typical career progression is for someone in Opps research? I’m guessing that the end goal for most Ops people is to become COO?</p>
<p>It is also worth pointing out that S&T can be highly quantitative, but it is not necessarily so. It really depends on whether you are in sales or trading, and also on the product. Salesmen are generally less quantitative, and certain products (for example, vanilla equities) are less quantitative than others. Don’t think you necessarily have to be a MIT math/engineering major to be able to do the job.</p>