Economics major and math minor

andrewluong1991
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 16:35:28 +0000

I know this is a pretty late reply but I just thought I should throw it out here for anyone with similar questions. I think it’s depending on your major. If you are already did a very technical major or science intensive major, math minor won’t mean anything. But if you’re doing computer science or economics, math will be good.

I did econ major undergrad in UC Berkeley too. But after I finish, I wish I did a technical/science/math major because Economics is very general. You have to go to PhD to really make it worth it. Unless, you’re planning on going to graduate school with your philosophy for Law or something like that, I really recommend you minor in Math. The decrease in GPA will be justifiable as math major average GPA will always tend to be lower, at Cal, it’s like 2.7. From a recruiter perspective, I would take a person with 3.5 GPA with math minor over 3.8 Economics only. Skills vs just numbers. I had a friend who did economics and math and she got into investment banking.

Sources
Minoring in Mathematics | Department of Mathematics at University of California Berkeley;

http://www.careerdean.com/c/2/incoming-freshmen-if-know-want-have-career-business-it-wise-major-computer-science-also-learn-the-technical-side-or-stick-more-traditional-major-like-economics"