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Should I major in quantitative Econ and minor in computer science?

Bean

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Hello quant community,

So I am currently a sophomore at UCI and I want to pursue a career as a quant. I plan to switch my major to quantitative economics and minor in computer science. Quantitative econ has a lot of stats classes which I think is very good. Is this a good career path? Would a major in math really benefit me because I still have to take multiple calculus classes for Quantitative Economics. Any advice would help, thank you!

the attachment below has the classes for the quantitative econ major. I also have to take multi variable calculus as well.
 

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I think it's better to major in something purely quantitative like applied mathematics / CS minor or CS / mathematics minor. Or ideally double major in both.
 
what if I were to minor in both cs and mathematics while keeping quantitative economics
 
as an alum, i would say ur best bet is do applied math, stats minor, and cs minor while trying to land relevant internships. undergrad econ is very useless. but majoring in math would require u to do whole bunch useless high level math, so maybe major in data science and minor in math and cs is better bet
 
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Bean said:
what if I were to minor in both cs and mathematics while keeping quantitative economics
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You don't like sleep?

You on;y need 1-2 course from Economics. Macro-econ and Econometrics. You can learn the first one on YouTube, and take the second as an elective.
Applied Math + CS Minor seems like a good bet. Stat + CS minor might be okay to - if you can get Calculus and LinearAlg in there somehow.
 
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