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<p>LadyM - I just wanted to say I think I understand where you’re coming from too. Your son is a first generation college student who made it into a very prestigious college - what a wonderful achievement for your whole family! We all want life to have opportunities waiting for our kids when they get out of college. I have two sons who are majoring in pure math with hopes of getting into PhD programs, and I too have worries that they would benefit from taking more applied maths, computer science, etc. It’s hard not to worry when there’s so much written about how difficult it is to get into a math PhD program (Really? 400 applicants for 10 spots? Yikes!), and then there are the jokes like “How do you get a math PhD off your front porch…pay him for the pizza.” </p>
<p>At the end of the day, math is a hard major, especially if a student takes more than just the required courses to achieve the major. And there are fields who need that brain power. </p>
<p>You’ve raised a smart and hard working boy, and it looks like he’s picking a major that requires brains and hard work. Try to enjoy it, try to let him feel your pride more than he feels your anxiety. </p>
<p>I also don’t blame you for trying to keep some anonymity by not saying the name of the school and simply trying to relate what level of school it is, which probably is relevant to his prospects after graduating. I also don’t blame you for worrying about the partying. Hopefully he’s right that he’s being smart and in control with it. But still, breaking the law carries risk, and there’s also a risk when your son’s judgement is impaired, or he’s around people whose judgement is impaired. You just don’t things blowing up in his face if something stupid or dangerous happens because of the partying. Understandable in my opinion. </p>
<p>Best of luck to you - he really does sound like he’s found something he’s excited about that will put his strong talents to use, and it sounds like he’s had a great first semester. Best of luck to you both.</p>
<p>ok, my conclusion, —> ■■■■■ (but a good ■■■■■, very funny), Yale</p>
<p>Hmmm … I mentored a young man who went to a fancy-schmancy LAC on the east coast & took lots of “pure” math classes. He is now an IOS developer and makes more money than my H, who is an engineer at a major company. I am not sure what the problem is, OP.</p>
<p>He does not sound Asian. Why is he doing Math in a fancy schmancy school?</p>
<p>He seems to have taken away a seat from one of the Asian STEM majors.</p>
<p>You might want to show him this post if the college matches.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1436158-transferring-yale-atypical-manner.html?highlight=yale+alcohol+drug+transfer[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1436158-transferring-yale-atypical-manner.html?highlight=yale+alcohol+drug+transfer</a></p>
<p>Any guess on the “fancy-schmancy”? I’ll say Amherst based on the albino hemophiliac football team.</p>
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<p>I’d say no, unless they recently moved Amherst.</p>
<p>Amherst is in CT?</p>
<p>His classes for distribution will round him out. He will be fine. Few care what his undergrad degree is. he will become more marketable after completing his graduate degress. You should concern yourself with whether he is eating enough and dating ;)</p>
<p>One person’s fancy-schmancy may not be someone else’s fancy-schmancy.</p>
<p>Wes, maybe? That is where the young man I know went to school. I will never make as much as he makes in his first real job.</p>
<p>OP seems to have disappeared. Thinking about trolls, but instead I picture the conversation in some home: “Mommm! I wrote down all of your criticisms in one paragraph and posted them and look what people said!! NOW will you get off my back???”</p>
<p>^LOL. ■■■■■ or no ■■■■■, it’s Yale.</p>
<p>In Michigan, trolls are people who live in the lower peninsula … under the Mackinac Bridge!</p>
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<p>Actually, math majors do have significant major-specific job opportunities at the bachelor’s degree level, unlike a lot of other majors.</p>
<p>fancy schmancy college, math major(and apparently good at it), 3.6 GPA, drinks a little on weekends…wow, can’t get much worse</p>
<p>I’m not willing to call the OP a ■■■■■ yet. According to the Georgetown study I linked to earlier, fewer than 0.01% of all college students major in math and computer science. It’s therefore quite possible for someone never to have met anyone who majored in math and computer science.</p>
<p>^ I have met this kid and he’s still on my 1099! So typical of the (un)spoken thoughts that go on in pure math households… student insists on studying math without “practical” applications and parents are hoping such brilliance will be invaluable for Wall Street and therefore Yale is a good choice by adjacency although not the “best” math school. haha!</p>
<p>How about Wesleyan? Too bad the OP got the vapors.</p>
<p>Its unfortunate that op took calculus in high school, yet didnt attend college.
Ill tell you, its not too late!
I only took basic algebra in high school, but I have been working on my degree nontheless- the thing that is holding me up, is because I am dyslexic making languages difficult.
( Im thinking about ASL however)</p>
<p>Generally students don’t declare majors until junior year, so a freshman has two years before they have to do so. Remember how much children change between five and seven years old? They change at least that much between 18yrs & 20yrs. in many cases, Imo.</p>
<p>And as far as saying that 99% of people find math to be irrelevant? Sounds like one of those statistics that is completely made up because you know you dont have a rational argument!</p>
<p>So - *dear- *you’ve accomplished your goal. Making the parents do your research for you to present to your own parents who want you to go to law school.
Enjoy.
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