<p>I'm a freshman who is trying to choose a major, and I've narrowed it down to Statistics, Math, and Physics. Right now, Statistics seems to be the best major. As far as math and physics, they were my favorite subjects in high school, but I think that the majors would get theoretical as you get towards the upper level courses, if that makes sense. I want to learn things in college that applies to the real world, and Statistics has many applications to it.</p>
<p>I'm good at math/doing calculations, but I'm terrible at memorization for the most part. I have always been interested in data and numbers, and analyzing numerical data (such as finding mean, median, mode). </p>
<p>Here's what I want to know:</p>
<p>Is statistics an application of mathematics?
Can you get interesting jobs with a Statistics degree?
Does it involve a lot of memorization?</p>
<p>I'd also like to point out that the statistics degree is called Statistics and Operations Research at my school (UIC). I would be taking math, some economics, statistics, and IT (Information Technology) courses. Would a math/physics/statisics inclined person find this curriculum interesting?</p>