Business Majors, How much Math?

[Anonymous]

My kid is interested in real estate development (high school sophomore) but is not a fan of math (taking enough to be deemed rigorous). Do you think she can major in business?

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

At my kid’s school the Business Administration major only requires statistics and college algebra if you pass the placement. Finance and Econ require more. Data science (in the business school) requires matrix algebra.

[Anonymous]

Don't forget the 2 semesters of Accounting.

[Anonymous]

UMD is planning on having a real estate major soon. No word on how much math needed yet. Business requires applied calc, stats, 3 semesters of accounting.

[Anonymous]

Any respectable school will require at least one semester of calc, one semester of stat, and one semester of accounting for business majors. Economics classes also use quite a bit of math.

[Anonymous]

High school math is more than enough for business majors, business statistics courses really don't go beyond Algebra.

[Anonymous]

College algebra
Econ 1 (micro)
Econ 2 (Macro)
Acct 1
Acct 2
Business finance
Statistics

That’s all I can remember. Maybe one more?

[Anonymous]

9th grade math was enough to get me a Finance degree.
Business Finance was the hardest. College math was the easiest.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

How do I land?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

There’s no getting away from it if your Irish.

[Anonymous]

Unless you own a major real estate development firm that she is going to inherit, she should not plan her math schedule based on a mild interest she has as she turns 16.

Even if she manages to arrive on campus 28 months from now still intending to major in real estate development, more than 50% of students think about changing majors and depending on the school 30-40% actually do change.

Selective colleges like Penn and NYU are going to want to see 4 solid years of math in HS. These days that almost always means AP Calc AB.

Very few people are naturally good at math. Many of those who think they are in the 10th grade learn otherwise before they are though with school.

The biggest point of studying math is to learn how to learn and struggle and learn difficult concepts. If a student graduates never having bothered to do this, they aren't going to get very far.

https://singjupost.com/transcript-barbara-oakley-on-learning-how-to-learn-at-tedxoaklanduniversity/

As the transcript suggests, math is very sequential. Most people as soon as they miss a section decide they are "bad at math" and that is the end.

The limited number of things DD can do during the pandemic limitations is a great opportunity to take a practice (free online) PSAT/SAT and use that to figure out what parts she has missed.

Then use Khan academy to fill in the gaps. If this process is done meticulously, she will be an entirely different math student next fall. Even if she just plays around with it for an hour a week until September, it will help her PSAT/SAT scores.