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Anonymous wrote:Public Policy
Political science
International Relations
English, History or Philosophy then Law School.

Agree with all but philosophy. Philosophy requires a mathematical mind. It's all logic, like math, but the logic is applied to language and ideas in search of reason and proof. It is also closely aligned with aspects of computer science. I was a math major who switched to a double major in CS and Phil. and explored the crossovers in my thesis.

NP, to add, law school also involves logic.

For OP, if there are undergrad business majors that appeal to him, there is probably a basic calc course that counts for the business program and/or he could look into whether the university would accept a summer CC course for that requirement (which in some cases might be easier than taking at his university, if he's at a more selective one). It sounds like he's already having to deal with micro.

Most social science and humanities majors involve heavy reading and writing. While it is beneficial to have quantitative skills even in those fields, he can certainly get through a degree with minimal quantitative effort.

Note that most degrees have a statistics requirement, though difficulty of the intro course is not likely to be significant in some of those majors.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS is a freshman at a Jesuit school. He thought he might want to pursue business but he is a terrible math student (I was too). He would have to take calculus and stats and maybe a few other math courses and he's scared that he won't pass (he barely passed pre-calc as a senior). He doesn't have to declare a major until next year but his adviser told him to try out some courses in business. He's taking microeconomics now and barely passing. BTW- he is an excellent writer (thanks Catholic school!) so any ideas on majors that might involve writing and are not math heavy?

Please let your kid pick his own major.

Not if the ROI is not there. My DD would of end up doing ART in college. I encourage her to do STEM, with tons of push back but she listened while revolting. A year out of college she's earning 100k, and just got her TSI SCI last week. She thanks me everyday (not literally), loves her job and loves the purchasing power of her salary.

You mean would “have” not would “of.”

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Anonymous wrote:Several multi-millionares I know got Cs in math toward finance degrees. All he has to do is pass.

OP here. That's what I told him. I'll see how many classes he can take at community college. I'm assuming calculus at CC would be a bit easier but I don't know. Has anyone's kid done this?

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Anonymous wrote:My DS is a freshman at a Jesuit school. He thought he might want to pursue business but he is a terrible math student (I was too). He would have to take calculus and stats and maybe a few other math courses and he's scared that he won't pass (he barely passed pre-calc as a senior). He doesn't have to declare a major until next year but his adviser told him to try out some courses in business. He's taking microeconomics now and barely passing. BTW- he is an excellent writer (thanks Catholic school!) so any ideas on majors that might involve writing and are not math heavy?

Please let your kid pick his own major.

Not if the ROI is not there. My DD would of end up doing ART in college. I encourage her to do STEM, with tons of push back but she listened while revolting. A year out of college she's earning 100k, and just got her TSI SCI last week. She thanks me everyday (not literally), loves her job and loves the purchasing power of her salary.

Anonymous wrote:My DS is a freshman at a Jesuit school. He thought he might want to pursue business but he is a terrible math student (I was too). He would have to take calculus and stats and maybe a few other math courses and he's scared that he won't pass (he barely passed pre-calc as a senior). He doesn't have to declare a major until next year but his adviser told him to try out some courses in business. He's taking microeconomics now and barely passing. BTW- he is an excellent writer (thanks Catholic school!) so any ideas on majors that might involve writing and are not math heavy?

Anonymous wrote:Several multi-millionares I know got Cs in math toward finance degrees. All he has to do is pass.

Anonymous wrote:Several multi-millionares I know got Cs in math toward finance degrees. All he has to do is pass.

Anonymous wrote:OP again. I appreciate all of the replies. My son has never talked much about school but when he came home for fall break, he was very nervous and unsure about what classes he should register for next semester. I guess the mention of calculus made him worry and doubt himself. Years and years of struggle with math will do that. For now, I just told him to put off calculus and take many of the other core classes which is his plan. I have never been a helicopter parent about school because he rarely talks about school (except for his math woes). I might have him ask about possibly taking calculus somewhere else this summer where it will be cheaper. But thanks so much for all of the ideas. Keep them coming!

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Anonymous wrote:My DS is a freshman at a Jesuit school. He thought he might want to pursue business but he is a terrible math student (I was too). He would have to take calculus and stats and maybe a few other math courses and he's scared that he won't pass (he barely passed pre-calc as a senior). He doesn't have to declare a major until next year but his adviser told him to try out some courses in business. He's taking microeconomics now and barely passing. BTW- he is an excellent writer (thanks Catholic school!) so any ideas on majors that might involve writing and are not math heavy?

You do not have to be very good at math to get a business degree. Tell him not to be dissuaded, if he wants to major in business. I bet he could find some tutoring at the school to get him through calculus and statistics. I'm actually surprised that he is required to take calculus for a business degree.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS is a freshman at a Jesuit school. He thought he might want to pursue business but he is a terrible math student (I was too). He would have to take calculus and stats and maybe a few other math courses and he's scared that he won't pass (he barely passed pre-calc as a senior). He doesn't have to declare a major until next year but his adviser told him to try out some courses in business. He's taking microeconomics now and barely passing. BTW- he is an excellent writer (thanks Catholic school!) so any ideas on majors that might involve writing and are not math heavy?

Please let your kid pick his own major.

It sounds like OPs kid is struggling and they just want to help. They aren't planning on picking his major, just offering some suggestions.