<p>-How demanding is being a math major?
-What jobs are you looking into?
-How much did you have to enjoy math in hs?</p>
<p>Advanced math can be intellectually difficult for many people, with the emphasis on mathematical proofs. However, the workload is not necessarily heavy like in subjects with lots of lab courses.</p>
<p><a href=“University Graduate Career Surveys - #69 by ucbalumnus - Career Opportunities & Internships - College Confidential Forums”>University Graduate Career Surveys - #69 by ucbalumnus - Career Opportunities & Internships - College Confidential Forums; can give some indication of what math majors do after graduation. Common destinations are finance / actuarial / economics (with appropriate electives), computers (with CS electives), statistics / operations research (with statistics electives), high school math teaching (with teaching credential), or college teaching and research (with PhD).</p>
<p>High school math is often extremely different from college math, because after the introductory courses college math is all about proofs. The workload for a math major will vary significantly between schools so you should investigate this for the schools you’re interested in. The most common areas for math majors to find work in seem to be software and finance.</p>