so i'm concentrating in finance and statistics now... but i can also get a degree in mathematics if I take about 4 more classes my senior year (thanks to the fact that statistics courses also happen count as math electives). I'll need to take two semesters of algebra, another semester of analysis, and an elective (thinking about geometric topology...)
It's a lot of math for someone who isn't that well-versed in proof techniques... I've taken one semester of analysis and that's it, and these classes are going to be pretty heavy on that. either way, math is something that really appeals to me, and i would almost certainly enjoy these classes. I just don't know if it's too much to handle for my senior year.
what do you guys think? should i go for the finance-statistics-math trifecta with the risk of it aversely affecting my gpa?
It's your senior year and by that point in time your GPA won't particularly matter as recruiting is already over. If you truly enjoy the subject, I'd say go for it.
I would say go for it. Im coming towards the end of my college career and wish I had a more quantitative/math related background. With all the exotic structured products, math can help you understand them a lot better as well as make you a more desirable candidate after banking.
Easy.
You should pre-study. Purchase the textbooks and obtain the syllabuses for the math classes from Penn a month or two before classes stuff and familiarize yourself with the material.
Keep in mind that unless you're planning to take a position from your summer internship, you will be spending a lot of your senior year travelling, preparing for interviews, etc.
Another degree is impressive, but sometimes it's viewed as a singal of confusion. As long as you can back up why you chose all three (say, a story about working in structuring, etc) you'll be fine.
If you really enjoy math, go for it. Otherwise, relax a bit and enjoy senioritis.
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