Should I be worried too much about what courses to take?

Hi

I'm starting junior year this semester. Upto now, I've just been taking random classes and getting humanities/science reqs out of the way, so only my major courses are left.

I'll be majoring in math, with a concentration in either stats or econ. I only have 4 semesters left so the number of classes I can take is quite limited.

So far, my choice of courses are ODE, PDE, two courses of algebra, financial accounting, econometrics, stochastic calculus, financial engineering, and some programming courses.

Should I be too concerned about what courses to take? If I need to know certain things for a job, is it more likely that I'll be teaching myself along or am I expected to have taken a related course in college?

Thank you

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