Good majors for people who aren't that great at math

[DCHurricane]

<p>@pinkstrawberry I’d struggle in Calc I. I’d get a B probably but not without a lot of hard work. I have considered medicine because it does interest me, save for the math.</p>

<p>@thumperr, law kinda interests me… but I know it’s not like SVU or A Few Good Men all the time. If I had to spend most of my time in an office reviewing cases or doing research on past cases I think I’d go nuts. Plus the job market for lawyers is apparently pretty awful.</p>

<p>What kinda blows is that the things that interest me most (technology, engineering, cybersecurity etc) all require being good at math. Cybersecurity not so much, but the people who get jobs at places like the NSA and CIA and various government contractors are computer science majors, and I know that requires a ton of math.</p>

[long.897]

<p>

DCHurricane, I do realize that some areas of the country are cheaper than others. However, 84% of Americans live in metropolitan areas, so cheap Kansas does not skew the median income numbers all that much.</p>

<p>The median household income in DC is still only $58,000.

Some metro areas are pretty damn cheap though. Columbus OH has ~2 million residents, and the median household income is only 37,897.</p>

[LogicWarrior]

<p>state department</p>

[darkdream]

<p>Take into consideration the fact that the average American has significant debt in terms of income, which means the median income will probably not suffice.</p>

[ThePrincessBride]

<p>Hey DC, </p>

<p>I thought you were an Engineer major? Maybe I am confusing you with someone else.</p>

<p>To answer your question, there are many “good” majors (whatever you mean) that don’t require much math. Nursing requires only basic math. You could also go into teaching English or History. Physical and Occupation Therapy are good majors as well. You could go into Business…most Business majors don’t require a ton of math. Or you can do a foreign language, like Mandarin or Spanish (if your school offers any of these).</p>

[DCHurricane]

<p>when i first started college yes I was an engineering major
then i quickly realized I do not like math</p>

[LogicWarrior]

<p>i mean like, major in poli sci, minor in a language, work for the state department</p>

<p>pretty much no math required</p>

[ThePrincessBride]

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when i first started college yes I was an engineering major
then i quickly realized I do not like math

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<p>How much math are you willing to do for your job/career?</p>

[noimagination]

<p>You might deal with a lot of figures as an accountant, but I wouldn’t expect much actual math.</p>

[Tappmann]

<p>

i mean like, major in poli sci, minor in a language, work for the state department</p>

<p>pretty much no math required

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<p>The State department doesn’t pay very well, although I think it would definitely be interesting.</p>

[karabee]

<p>@justtotalk: Despite the failed code, I still laughed.</p>

[soccerguy315]

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The State department doesn’t pay very well, although I think it would definitely be interesting.

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<p>you can probably hit $70k in about 7-8 years, as a GS11 (7/9/11/step2/step3/step4). Also, the pension can’t be beat.
[Salary</a> Table 2010-DCB](<a href=“http://opm.gov/oca/10tables/html/dcb.asp]Salary”>http://opm.gov/oca/10tables/html/dcb.asp)</p>

[Whistleblower1]

<p>

@justtotalk

import blsgov; </p>

<p>public class NewCareer{</p>

<p>private String careers;
private int numUsed; </p>

<p>public static void main(String args){
final double CAREERS<em>A</em>LIBERAL<em>ARTS</em>MAJOR<em>NEEDS = 100000000;
Career dcHurricaneCareers = new Career(CAREERS</em>A<em>LIBERAL</em>ARTS<em>MAJOR</em>NEEDS);</p>

<p>final double MIN<em>SALARY = 60000;
for (int i = 0; i < careers.length; i++){
if (blsgov* > MIN</em>SALARY)
dcHurricaneCareers.add(blsgov*);
}
System.out.println("Your career options are: ");
for (int i = 0; i < careers.length; i++){
System.out.print("careers* ");
}</p>

<p>}</p>

<p>public Career(int numOfCareers){
this.careers = new String(numOfCareers);
this.numUsed = 0;
}</p>

<p>private void shiftRight(int index) {
for (int i = this.numUsed; i > index; i–) {
this.list* = this.list[i - 1];
}
}</p>

<p>public void add(String s) {
this.shiftRight(this.numUsed);
this.careers[this.numUsed] = s;
this.numUsed++;
}

</p>

<p>You memorized this.</p>

[footballmom104]

<p>Journalism! You only have to take three hours of 100-level math and you don’t use it again, ever. And public relations, in particular, pays pretty well.</p>

[MidnightMaruader]

<p>Why do you not like Mathematics DCHurricane?</p>