<p>Rufio,</p>
<p>I was an Applied Math major when I entered college and has recently switched to Engineering/English. </p>
<p>First give yourself time at Rice (I think you take DiffEqs first before Vector Cal @ Rice) to take the more advanced Math classes and see if you enjoy them. Now as far as the opportunities with a Math major-- from my experience and discussion with professors, its best to supplement Math with another major.</p>
<p>The most common supplement majors are Business, Economics (Rice offers Mathematical based Economics), Finance and any Business related field. WIth this combination you can easily go into Actuarial Sciences, Risk Analysis, I-Banking, Finance, Hedge Funds and most Business/Banking related fields.</p>
<p>With Computer Science/Geology/Physics you can go into Computational fields and set up CADs, mappings (this is great for oil companies) and essentially work with engineers. </p>
<p>If you love math, especially Pure Mathematics, you might want to consider becoming a proffessor?</p>
<p>One important thing that I learned was that don’t use a Math degree in place of an Engineering Degree (I switched to Engineering because I wanted a more applied/practical use). Companies will recruit you for your Engineering Degree-- not your math Degree.</p>
<p>And as always-- Med School, Business school and especially Law School are viable options for you.</p>