<p>Pure is for grad school (lots of proofs) and Applied math is designed for getting a job straight out of college. But then a friend of mine is a math major and he got a Sales & Trading job in NY. At my school there’s no distinction between applied math and pure math so his major was basically pure math. You just need to know what you want to do. If you’re going pure route you can make yourself more marketable by taking courses in computer, economics, business, etc. Double majoring pure and applied math doesn’t really make sense since they overlap a lot.</p>