Business Majors, How much Math?

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Anonymous wrote:It depends on what type of business. Just like a biologist does not need as much math as a physicist, someone in marketing (business school) does not need as much as someone in Finance.

Scroll up...OP said real estate focus in subsequent posts.

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If selective undergrad business programs are on the table, for admission they are looking for calc on the high school transcript, or at least precalc at a bare minimum.

Selective undergrad business programs will typically require a semester of calc for those who didn't take it in high school regardless of which business major/focus.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. So another question. Should she study real estate as a major? I see some schools have it as a major like Penn, NYU, etc.

Why, land is the only thing that matters. It’s the only thing that lasts.

It's the only thing worth working for, dying for, and fighting for.

Ah, well, tomorrow's another day, Katie Scarlett.

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Anonymous wrote:It depends on what type of business. Just like a biologist does not need as much math as a physicist, someone in marketing (business school) does not need as much as someone in Finance.

Scroll up...OP said real estate focus in subsequent posts.

I would recommend against that major, or anything that is a fad. Stick to the basics. Just my humble opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:I have an MBA and took very little math - stats, some algebra, nothing rigorous

?I had to take at least Business calculus and a year of stats. And this was at a b/c rated state univ. for a BA.

What college doesn't require at least calc for business?

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Anonymous wrote:I think she should go to the colleges website she is interested in and See what courses are required for business majors.

This is the best answer. OP still hasn’t answered what major she means by business ( Business Administration/management?) of just any major in the business school.

+1. And OP hasn't indicated anything about the selectivity of the schools that might be of interest. Top undergrad business schools typically require calc at some point in time.

even my b/c rated business school for a BA required business calculus, and this was 30 yrs ago.

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My son is in his last year. He hates math.

He took
2 economics -easy
2 stats
Calc
2 accounting

He almost didnt take business because of this but he worked hard and had tutoring for calc and one accounting.

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Anonymous wrote:I think she should go to the colleges website she is interested in and See what courses are required for business majors.

This is the best answer. OP still hasn’t answered what major she means by business ( Business Administration/management?) of just any major in the business school.

+1. And OP hasn't indicated anything about the selectivity of the schools that might be of interest. Top undergrad business schools typically require calc at some point in time.

even my b/c rated business school for a BA required business calculus, and this was 30 yrs ago.

Maybe it depends
My son's degree is a Bachelor of Commerce. No specialization is required.

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Anonymous wrote:I have an MBA and took very little math - stats, some algebra, nothing rigorous

?I had to take at least Business calculus and a year of stats. And this was at a b/c rated state univ. for a BA.

What college doesn't require at least calc for business?

I’m the OP of the “should I double major” thread. I’m pretty sure my college does not (for finance) so I’m trying to minor in math.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]I have an MBA and took very little math - stats, some algebra, nothing rigorous[/b]

OK, but that's not a fair analogy. So you were a Poet, not a Quant. But Poets don't do well in business school. Read "The Making of an MBA".

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Anonymous wrote:I think she should go to the colleges website she is interested in and See what courses are required for business majors.

This is the best answer. OP still hasn’t answered what major she means by business ( Business Administration/management?) of just any major in the business school.

+1. And OP hasn't indicated anything about the selectivity of the schools that might be of interest. Top undergrad business schools typically require calc at some point in time.

even my b/c rated business school for a BA required business calculus, and this was 30 yrs ago.

Maybe it depends
My son's degree is a Bachelor of Commerce. No specialization is required.

^PP here...My BA was in Business Admin, and it still required at least business calc. and one year of stats.

Wow, I'm wondering which schools don't require at least a year of calc for a business degree. I'm feeling so much better about my b/c rated state univ degree LOL

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Anonymous wrote:I have an MBA and took very little math - stats, some algebra, nothing rigorous

?I had to take at least Business calculus and a year of stats. And this was at a b/c rated state univ. for a BA.

What college doesn't require at least calc for business?

I’m the OP of the “should I double major” thread. I’m pretty sure my college does not (for finance) so I’m trying to minor in math.

what school is this? How can a finance degree not require some advanced math? I'm floored. Man, college degrees really are meaningless these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is in his last year. He hates math.

He took
2 economics -easy
2 stats
Calc
2 accounting

He almost didnt take business because of this but he worked hard and had tutoring for calc and one accounting.

+1 exactly this for BA in Business at my b/c rated state school 30 years ago.

Those were the foundations, then you chose your "focus" -- marketing, finance, MIS (at the time, yes this was decades ago), etc.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an MBA and took very little math - stats, some algebra, nothing rigorous

?I had to take at least Business calculus and a year of stats. And this was at a b/c rated state univ. for a BA.

What college doesn't require at least calc for business?

I’m the OP of the “should I double major” thread. I’m pretty sure my college does not (for finance) so I’m trying to minor in math.

what school is this? How can a finance degree not require some advanced math? I'm floored. Man, college degrees really are meaningless these days.

I’m not naming the school. I already committed to the school and I’m really fretting it now. The only “math related” courses I see required on the site under finance is statistics for social sciences. I should have realized this earlier. In my conversations with my advisor and a professor, there was no mention of calculus. I asked , “What math do I take the first year?” and they said maybe statistics first or second semester. I must be missing something? Would calculus be under a name besides Calculus?

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Salaries of graduate and undergraduate business school school grads generally correlate strongly with math/technical rigor. You can take management classes that are basically applied psychology (like how to motivate employees) or classes that are applied math/computer science. Unfortunately, business school classes are often divided by gender, so that women will tend to have lower earning and advancement potential. The question is not whether you can study business without little or no math, but whether it is worth it.