<p>I was accepted to UCLA this next fall as a Business Economics major. Throughout my life, taking math courses has always encouraged me to take more math courses, majoring in business encouraged me to take more math which encouraged me to major in economics, which encouraged me to take more math, which encouraged me to take more math which encouraged me to major in math which encouraged me to major in math. I have contacted ucla and they said it was unlikely that i could switch into the math major. My proposed alternative is to stay another year at my community college and take the classes necessary to transfer as a math student. Is this crazy in light of my acceptance as a ucla biz econ student? What should I do? I love math. I will be disappointed if I don’t take all the classes. If i do this, will my acceptance and SIR affect my readmission? Advice please.</p>
<p>go back into the closet.</p>
<p>I was just standing here… and Tom Cruise locked himself in the closet… and I calm myself down… and then i pull out my gun!</p>
<p>Assuming this is not a joke thread…</p>
<p>If I was accepted to biz econ, I was planning on doing the same thing (however I was rejected and appealed for the math major and got in). I too started taking extra math classes and before I knew it, I fell in love with the subject. </p>
<p>UCLA biz econ is definitely a great major. If you do well, you will have a lot of great opportunities after graduation. However, if it is not your true passion, then you will probably find these next two years less enjoyable than they may have been had you done math. Mathematics is not an impacted major, you can switch in. You just really gotta fight for it. Contact the mathematics department, contact the economics department; work something out with them. Whereas switching from math to biz econ would be highly unlikely, switching from biz econ to math is doable.</p>
<p>In the absolute worst case scenario that they do not allow you to switch into math, (honestly dude, if you fight for it, I’m sure they will let you in) then you’ve got a really tough choice to make. You need to ask yourself, are you truly passionate about math? Passionate enough to push back your degree one year and spend another year at CC?</p>
<p>Personally I’m going to be following the Actuarial Plan in the Mathematics/Applied Science major. I really couldn’t be anymore stoked. I hope it works out for you man!</p>
<p>Maybe if you can’t switch into the Math major, you can take a lot of random upper div math courses that you like.</p>
<p>@srjcstud
Who told you it was hard to switch? If anything, it is hard to switch INto BizEcon. Switching into math typically isn’t hard. I know a lot of friends at UCLA who successfully changed their majors, one of which switched into math. It’s very possible, and luckily math is not impacted so it’s easier to switch into.</p>
<p>@Supa_Ramga
Just curious, at this point what are your plans after you get your bachelor? Work, grad school, or what? I am wondering if it is worth it to get a masters as an actuary. Of course, internships help a lot more when you go to get a job. Grad school might help on exams but is extra money. I don’t want to fall into that trap where you start working and regret later on in life that you never got a masters or higher.</p>
<p>@rpicton</p>
<p>Directly from the UCLA Department of Mathematics website.</p>
<p>"The Mathematics/Applied Science major is intended for those students who are interested in applications of mathematics to other areas. Students majoring in Mathematics/Applied Science often pursue careers in actuarial science, management consulting, financial planning, accounting, operations research, or medical profession …</p>
<p>Students who are planning to pursue graduate studies in Mathematics or related fields are strongly encouraged to major in mathematics, applied mathematics, or mathematics of computation."</p>
<p>As far as I can tell, the Mathematics/Applied Science major is really geared towards people who want to work right after getting their bachelor’s. Although I do love math, I am far more interested in “applied” than “pure.” Yes one could still go to graduate school directly after doing Mathematics/Applied Science for undergrad, but I myself am planning to get a job. Later on I will go on to get an MBA in finance/something math intensive (maybe quantitative analysis?). The top-notch MBA schools want to see some some full-time work experience, experience which I am hoping will provide me with both the skills and financial security (the $$$) necessary for attending graduate school.</p>
<p>But really, I’m trying to take it one step at a time. I first need to get the good grades, the good internships, and most importantly, the good connections to make my goals come to fruition.</p>
<p>[UCLA</a> Department of Mathematics](<a href=“Undergraduate Program | UCLA Department of Mathematics”>Undergraduate Program | UCLA Department of Mathematics)</p>
<p>catchy thread title…</p>
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<p>I’m not sure whether I hope it represents a societal decline in spelling ability, or decency. Maybe I’d prefer spelling ability.</p>
<p>It’s really an evocative image though, isn’t it?</p>
<p>The reason why they may not let you switch is that you may not have Calc III, Diff Equations, and Linear Algebra out of the way. Do you have those completed? I think you should be fine then. If not, it’ll be a time issue regarding graduation for you and the university and so they may not let the switch happen.</p>
<p>you will not have any trouble switching into the math department. If i were you i would maintain my BizEcon major until i completed all of my math prequisites and taken some upper div math courses as well… just to make sure i want to keep with math and then if that is the case, i would change into math or potentially double major if that is an option for you</p>
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<p>what kind of job can you get with a math degree? like i know colleges advertise stuff like : accountant, analyst, and stuff like that but does anyone know anyone with a math degree that is not a teacher?</p>
<p>@Melodic</p>
<p>There are plenty of people who major in mathematics and pursue many different fields of work. My uncle and his wife both received master degrees in mathematics and both work as programmers. One of the guys at my dojo also studied math at Cal Poly and is currently an executive of a major produce company. Your degree doesn’t dictate or pigeonhole your job prospects. Yes some majors can make it easier to get into a particular field than others, but ultimately, it’s what you do outside of school that will determine your future prospects. Regardless of your major, you can’t just expect job offers to come flying at you, especially in this economy. It’s your responsibility to go out there and fight for what you want. </p>
<p>And what is wrong with being a teacher? I love my professors! They really have inspired me and have helped me develop as an intellectual and human being.</p>
<p>Just to name a few off the top of my head, a math major can explore:</p>
<p>consulting, a load of government jobs including defense, labor, agriculture, transportation, treasury, and commerce, research (theoretical and applied), programming, system analyst, insurance (actuary, underwriter, sales), securities (sales, research, operations), banking ( credit lending, operations, systems, trusts), education.</p>
<p>I don’t have calc III or differential equations or linear algebra. That’s why I am thinking about staying an extra year and taking all three plus discrete math and maybe a computer programming course even though it doesn’t transer. I am worried however, that me signing an SIR would screw up my ability to apply next year. I am only 19, so the extra year isn’t a big deal.</p>
<p>Why don’t you just switch into pure Econ? Pure Econ is also math-intensive, and you will be given the opportunity to take more upper-div math classes under the assumption that you will be pursuing grad school. Nowadays, Econ grad school is extremely math-intensive.</p>
<p>LOL, pure Econ doesn’t prepare you for Econ grad school because undergrad Econ isn’t math intensive.</p>
<p>This is interesting so with a math degree you can get jobs in: computer science, engineering, economics, all the good stuff? </p>
<p>if so we should all switch to math! Im starting to like this math subject</p>