How hard is the Penn Math Major?

YANKEES1111
Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:04:30 +0000

I am an incoming student in the CAS and I’m considering majoring in math (on top of other things, depending on what I decide to do).

I have always been fairly talented in mathematics, and did decently along with my fellow classmates in several NJ math competitions (we were first in our county). I took AP BC Calculus this year, did very well and thought the AP test was fairly easy. But, I’m no genius and IDT my high school math record has any bearing on how I’ll do in Penn’s math department

How hard is the material and how harsh is the grading in Penn’s math department? I can be passionate about mathematics and am aware that a math major can really help me stand out for jobs and graduate school, but I dont want to major in this subject if it means killing my GPA or having virtually no social life.

So, let me know what you think.