DD confused about major
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Anonymous
| She was doing international relations + a language, thought it was not challenging enough. She switched to accounting which was very heavy on advanced Math (she is a fine Math student, but not that level) so she is switching back, but more confused than ever about what path to take. She excelled in all her classes aside from Math. She's a great writer, loves research. Any advice for a kid like that? She is still taking Macroeconomics this term, but is unsure if she should lean more into that, political science... |
Anonymous
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Economics pairs better with her preferred major and minor compared to maths. Accounting is going to be more of an AI job in next decade anyway. IR, language and economics require more critical thinking and human element so safe from AI. Math related jobs are going to be only for naturally inclined math brains as basics would be done by AI. Forcing herself to somehow get a degree isn't going to benefit her. To become successful should pick careers where their strengths are needed not weaknesses.
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Anonymous
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Maybe take a few tests to determine her strengths, which may guide her. My daughter changed majors a lot, but eventually found something she loves.
My advice to her was to keep looking until she found something she loved, and that may take time. So what if it took five years to graduate, and then she went to nursing school. She's been very successful, and her future looks great. |
Anonymous
| Accounting involves advanced math? Economics is way more mathy. |
Anonymous
I agree. You only need to have basic math skills for accounting. That’s not to say that accounting is easy, it’s not math. Economics on the other hand has all of those four long lines of equations where math matters. |
Anonymous
+1. My son graduated with an accounting degree last year, and he was going to minor in economics, but a couple of the math classes changed his mind. |
Anonymous
I took finance. There was no math. We had to research accompanies, which I didn't like. They tried to make me an employee while I just wanted to invest. |
Anonymous
What college did you attend? My kid is hoping to get a degree in Accounting or Finance and the pre-requisite classes to get into the School of Business at his college are pretty heavy on math. More than he was hoping for sure.... |
Anonymous
This. I switched to accounting junior year, and it math required by the business school was so easy compared to Calc I & II that was required by college of art and sciences. |
Anonymous
I think it's VERY different now. Accounting is Math-heavy and a much harder degree than finance. |
Anonymous
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Diplomacy?
I know a polysci major who did well as a market researcher (designing studies for big name clients at a highly respected, nation survey firm). He had a PhD . |
Anonymous
| Translator? |
Anonymous
| If she wants a masters in IR, she'll need some Econ...have her look at requirements for getting into MA programs and take those courses. |
Anonymous
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If she wasn't challenged enough with IR + Language, IR is a flexible major usually with a mix of courses.
As others have said, she should really beef up the economics because that's how the world is working these days. Diplomacy only goes so far, all else is power and money. She can also add more language classes for a double major or add an additional language. (or a computer language or stats or data analysis. these are all necessary in IR) |
Anonymous
lol this. If she can’t do ratios she better stay the heck away from econ |