Smart but unmotivated HS junior

politeperson
Sat, 25 Feb 2023 03:03:51 +0000

Math or applied math can be great majors. Sometimes those kids drift toward Econ or other subjects that can be approached in a quantitative way. With a little CS knowledge those graduates are very desirable in many fields.

We know a kid who years ago was really inspired by the quant baseball guy in the movie Moneyball, thought he wanted to do that after college. Ended up in quantitative finance instead but still doing okay.