Last Call for Double Major Declaration
Hey all, I'm currently a freshman pursuing a Finance degree. I'm declaring a second degree within the coming weeks and for whatever reason I'm having regret over the major I did choose. I plan on going with applied math, over other options including CS, Stats, and Econ. I don't know what area of finance I want to go into yet which obviously complicates things because obviously each of the options above are better for certain fields.
Also, in terms of specifics if I did go with Applied Math, is there any difference is how a BS or BA in Applied Math is perceived? The BA would be a good amount of work less for me, and easier to complete within four years since I only have about a years worth of credits coming in.
The reason I'm stressing is because I have to pick classes in about three weeks for my next semester, and I want to feel confident in the double major I choose by then.
Go with what is interesting for you and you want to learn. Don't know if your school has a data science program but that combines elements of the course work you listed. Remember GPA is used as cutoff criteria so remember that as you pick your classes.
Alright thank you for the advice. I'm probably going to go for a BA in Applied Math, since it's the one major I'm pretty sure I would be able to get done in time, and I feel like it would be easier to learn CS on the side than math on the side. CS would be a lot harder to complete inside of 4 years which is a must for me. I'm not that worried about GPA, but it is something that I want to be warry of, which is why I'm going to opt for the BA rather than the BS.
People confuse learning to program with computer science. Anyone can learn a programming language but understanding computer science is a whole different ballgame. There is so much that goes into it that I explained on another post that you really can't get unless you understand the learning path. There is front end, middleware, databases layers in just one type of architecture and many different types of languages for each layer and what I just mentioned is the type of the iceberg.
If you want to learn some programming on your own I'd go to Udemy and take some python/data science classes and learn how to work with large data sets / databases along with the stats package R or Matlab. With applied math major you may have some of what I just mentioned as electives.
Good Luck!
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