<p>I'm going to be two courses away from completing a math minor soon. Is there any value, either in terms of grad school admissions or starting salary in industry, to having a math minor? Would a 3.4 with a math minor look better, worse, or the same as a 3.5 without the math minor? How about a 3.5 with the minor vs. a 3.6 without? I've heard 3.5 is sort of the magic number for grad schools. Would you have to justify how having the minor will help you in the future? I'm chem. eng btw, if that matters. Thanks.</p>
<p>I don’t know for sure, but I’ve heard a lot of people say it doesn’t help much. I’m assuming the main problem is that it’s not really too hard for most engineers to get (not many extra classes, and engineers are usually good at math to begin with). I think a more impressive minor would be something that requires a bit more effort to receive, maybe a business minor? Regardless, I am also pursuing a math minor (civil engineering major). I only need 3 classes outside my major, and I really enjoy the theoretical side of math. I actually considered being a math major, but I don’t think it’s as practical as engineering. I can’t help you much with the GPA comparisons though. Sorry</p>
<p>If all you’re looking for is tangible benefits, you would probably do better to take a few advanced ChemEng courses instead.</p>
<p>A math minor is mostly for personal benefit. I found taking math classes such as numerical methods to be very helpful in later understanding how computer simulations work and why they aren’t infallible pieces of logic.</p>
<p>Gotchya. Thanks all.</p>
<p>If you’re doing classes in applied math I could see it being pretty useful. If you’re doing abstract math, then not so much.</p>