Which business major uses the most complex math?

<p>Perhaps I should’ve mentioned that I achieved a mere B- in all three calculus courses. I suppose that would impact this decision much. Is getting a quantitative degree still recommended for me?</p>

<p>I should also mention that, as suggested, a CS degree would probably be nice (if I tagged along some business courses); however, I did take one CS course (intro to C++, or as my school calls it, “Intro to Algorithmic Problem Solving”). I somehow managed to get an A in the class, but I didn’t fully grasp it. I also hated it because of the fact that I didn’t fully grasp the, if you will, “algorithms.” That’s why I shun the field.</p>

<p>As for calculus, even though I only achieved a B-, I did enjoy it, understand it much more clearer than CS, and didn’t mind working on it. However, I know that “real math” isn’t calculus. It’s much more theoretical, as is any field in the maths and sciences once you get to the higher levels. I also know that I’m sort of contradicting myself because if I understood it better, then why didn’t I get an A in calculus and a B- in that CS class? I don’t know; I’m weird.</p>

<p>I’ll consider taking the next calculus course, but with that aside, what kind of courses are recommended if I were to be a math major? This semester, I’m taking Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Accounting101, and Business Law 1 (and psychology, but that’s not really relevant). Nothing the rest of my courses are only gen ed classes. </p>

<p>Also, would minoring in math have any use?</p>

<p>I know I’ve been bouncing back and forth, but I guess I just need the advising. Jump to the end if you’re too lazy to read it all.</p>

<p>Basically, I’m still stuck here and not really onto the major I was considering in my other thread (statistics and quantitative modeling degree from Baruch). As I mentioned above and in previous posts, I’ve already taken up to calculus iii, and this semester I’ve taken those business courses. So I’m sort of torn between whether I should just ignore this semester’s workload, which was mostly business, and continue with math, or if I should blow off math and go for something else in the business world.</p>

<p>It would simple for me, but the problem is that now I’m accepted as a transfer student to Baruch College for Fall '11. There, I feel the math department is weak compared to the other schools within the CUNY system, and I’ve already given in my commitment deposit. I’m wondering if it was a bad choice because if I were to continue with math, I would not have transferred and stayed at Queens College (current school). Also, I would save a load of money because I would walk to school.</p>

<p>On the other hand, if I stay at Baruch, Zicklin is much more well-known and recognized than any business major from Queens. If I get a BBA from Baruch, I feel like I will have much better resources because it’s Baruch, as opposed to Queens. The problem would then be what major to pursue.</p>

<p>Keeping the focus of math, I don’t know what is really available. I feel like majoring in finance would mean needing to go to graduate school in order to land a job, and I think I read somewhere that plenty of people are still majoring in finance, but do it on purpose so that they can carry those skills to another field. For me, it doesn’t apply yet because I’ve yet to take a finance course, but I don’t feel the outlook for finance majors is that great (undergraduate level).</p>

<p>I suppose my only other option would be economics, right? I wouldn’t do CIS because it honestly doesn’t feel that valuable to employers vs a CS degree. I mean, one can use the same logic that was said in an earlier post: it’s easier to learn the business aspects after graduating than it is to learn the quantitative part. Isn’t the main difference between IS and CS sort of the same thing? One is more technical than the other, and one has a more business-focus than the other?</p>

<p>Overall, my main and last question which I need personal opinions on is this: now that I’m going to Baruch, what business major would satisfy both facts that I took calculus and business courses, but would remain focused on math? My guesses are economics and finance, but I feel like they have slightly unsafe outlooks (or at least the latter does). That’s where the opinions will be, I assume: outlooks.</p>

<p>I’m in no way asking anyone to make the choice for me. Rather, I just want more information so that I might discover something about the business world that I didn’t know before. For example, I never knew what a quant was until a couple of months ago, and I learned that off of his site :)</p>

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<p>You can probably use your calculus classes towards the minor in math at Baruch, and major in finance or economics. Since you are a transfer student, your B-s won’t be counted, which is good, and you will have to take probably just two additional math classes to satisfy the minor.</p>

<p>Tosh,</p>

<p>That was exactly what I was thinking. I’m planning on majoring in either finance or economics, but I haven’t decided yet. I’ll know after I take some more courses this semester.</p>

<p>I would like to ask everyone if they would suggest something other than math (besides what would interest me). Obviously, certain minors are more beneficial than others in the business world, so please point out which ones are those:</p>

<p>[Major</a> & Minors - Baruch College Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/undergrad/programs.html]Major”>http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/undergrad/programs.html)</p>

<p>Make sure you click on Minors.</p>

<p>It is bad that at Baruch students cannot major and minor in business simultaneously. Yet, students are allowed to minor in economics or business law–I would go with either of them, for I have no interest in fields outside of business.</p>