Hello all. I swallow ones pride in allege for the length of this, though I’d unequivocally conclude the small submit upon this thought that I keep tossing around.
Currently, I am the 2nd division youth stand in majoring in arithmetic as well as commercial operation administration. In my commercial operation degree, I am specializing in accounting as well as finance. When I graduate, I will be means to take the CPA exam immediately, as I will have some-more than 150 hours as well as all compulsory accounting coursework.
Originally, I was starting to take 4 math classes subsequent division (I know, I was crazy), as well as would be means to connoisseur the division early with both degrees. However, the single highbrow wouldn’t let me in to Calc-based probability, as well as given I go to the small university, I’ll have to wait for the total year to take it.
The reason I wasn’t let in was given I forsaken Calculus III final semester, that is right away the exigency (instead of the point course, similar to I was told). At this level, I’m not unequivocally enjoying my math courses as much. In Abstract Algebra I, I finished up with my initial C ever because, frankly, I usually did not caring about the element during all.
My report is so widespread out right away that I’ll usually have the max of thirteen hours the division given I’ve roughly finished my commercial operation grade as well as I usually need 6 some-more classes for my math degree. I consider I should be means to lift B’s in my superfluous math courses as well as A’s in my commercial operation ones.
However, I can dump my math vital down to the teenager as well as connoisseur the division early similar to I’d creatively programmed to. In addition, if I dump my math classes, I’ll be means to collect up an area of importance in marketing.
Here have been the small some-more considerations to this right away very-long post:
(1) I was creatively intending to get the math grade as the backup in box I longed for to aspire to as well as actuarial career. However, I do not consider I have the enterprise to do this given I do not demeanour brazen to the awaiting of my subsequent 10 years being dominated by tests.
(2) My idealisation post-graduation skeleton have been to get the Masters of Finance as well as work in the area of item management, sold in the areas of fundamental, value, or special situations (distressed debt, etc.) investing. For this career path, I unequivocally do not need what aloft arithmetic offers, as well as I devise to equivocate master’s programs that concentration upon monetary engineering.
(3) I’m disturbed that I will demeanour intellectually diseased to grad schools by dropping my math major. I come from the small propagandize in WV, so I consider it’ll be tough for me to get in to the University of Florida, my tip preference right right away for finance. However, I consider that, by dropping my math major, I’ll be means to improved concentration upon my GMAT (I got the 1500 upon the SAT, so hopefully I can replay this) as well as will have during slightest 9 months of full-time work believe underneath my belt, in further to the internship during the informal accounting organisation (100+ people) that I’ll get this summer.
(4) As the as well as for connoisseur school, I am in the McNair Scholar’s Program during my school. However, I am you do my investigate plan with the arithmetic professor, that will demeanour peculiar if I usually have the math minor. Why did I collect this person? Like I said, the propagandize I go to is small as well as the monetary highbrow is frequency there as well as has small unsentimental knowledge, that is what I like.
Thanks for trudging by this mess!
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I would recommend to get all the coursework you can, now, insead of regretting it later.
What’s one semester 10 years down the road? You can still get a marketing internship later, can’t you?
I can understand the frustrations of being confused. I cannot help you with what will help you in our career but I can TRY and make the confusion a bit easier.
1) Follow you heart
No? Too impractical? Okay, moving on ..
2) Be patient and don’t be in a rush! What’s the rush? Mathematics should be awesomely challenging and the personal rewards outweigh the professional ones. You got a C because you didn’t take interest. It wasn’t because you’re incapable.
3) What’s a few more months compared to years and years? You will have all the time to explore your career options in the future. A lot of times employers hire mathematic majors with no background whatsoever in business just because they’re hard working and determined to solve problems.
4) If you do your math now, it might help you perform better in your GMAT – ever thought of that?
I’m going to go counter to the other responders and say to drop your math to a minor and focus more on finance and business. You’ve already said that math was originally just a back-up plan but you realized that actuarial work was not for you. You have more than enough math for what you really want to do so anything beyond that is not necessary….I know, someone will make the argument that an education never goes to waste but you do eventually reach a point of diminishing returns on taking additional classes.
Also, based on the tone of your posting and the info you provided, it seems that you’ve lost your interest in pure mathematics. There’s nothing wrong with that and making a C because you just weren’t interested is a sign that this is not the direction you want to go. I went through a similar situation in college and ended-up changing my major and going in a totally different career direction (which I am very glad I did).
As for your third and fourth points, I don’t think either will hurt you for acceptance into Florida. You’re education and background should still be plenty strong to get you consideration for graduate school. Good luck.