Where do I go as a math major?

herpderp2
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:15:02 +0000

I just interviewed for an internship at a pretty big firm (I’m an English major). One of the things the interviewers told me was that economics and business courses are pretty meaningless because they only teach “theory.” What’s far more important is work experience and internships because it’s there that you develop applicable skills. The only thing those economics and business courses might do is show you have a quantitative background, which as a math major, you obviously have down. So yes, internships are key and are much more important than any course you could possibly take. Personally, I find the “liberal arts/doing tons of internships” the preferable path. Best of luck.