<p>I will be transferring out of community college this year most likely to an in-state (flagship) state school (UIUC). I was originally planning on majoring in math/econ or stats/econ, but I'm beginning to reconsider that decision.</p>
<p>I will be packing a ton of upper-level math courses in my last two years. The econ classes likely won't be that hard, but I'm afraid that the stress of too many classes all at once will tank my GPA. If I did Math or Stats with Econ, I would be doing 3 upper-level math classes and one econ class per semester (one semester I would need 5 classes). At the school I'm planning on transferring to, most upper-level math classes are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. That doesn't necessarily seem too bad because I have a day and a half of studying before math classes, but again, I'm afraid of tanking my GPA.</p>
<p>I was also considering math/stats, which has plenty of overlap in terms of required courses. But I would be taking 4 upper-level math classes a semester, and again, at this point I don't know how doable that is. </p>
<p>So my question is: Would doing a single math major be acceptable for someone who is a) looking for decent employment straight out of college, and b) considering econ graduate school in the future?</p>
<p>I would do the Operations Research concentration and complete Probability & Statistics II, Time Series Analysis, and Regression & Design on top of that. However, I would only have basic micro and macro under my belt, but I believe I would still have time for an econ-related thesis if I just did a math major, while keeping up my GPA. I would likely be taking 3 upper-level math classes a semester.</p>
<p>Would I be at a disadvantage if I just did what I described above in terms of jobs (analyst/econ related) and graduate school?</p>