mystery majors melissa libutti, beck miller, sam richman, savannah hampton

Mystery MajorsMelissa Libutti, Beck Miller, Sam Richman,

Savannah Hampton

Careers of Wake Forest Graduates with this Major

Mystery Major is…

MATHEMATICS

Skills Developed Within Major

Persistence

Patience

Logical manner of thinking

Strong problem solving skills

Creativity

Analytical skills

Independent thinking

Careers Accountant

Attorney

Budget Analyst

Investment Banker

Physician

Project Manager

Consultant

Financial Analyst

Majored In Mathematics

J. Pierpont Morgan

Ed Thorpe

Michael Jordan

Lewis Carroll

There are 800 WFU Graduates with a Mathematics Major on LinkedIN

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Equally interested.

Mystery MajorPlace of Employment Job

Teach for America Spanish Teacher

INTERPOL Operations and Command Center Program Analyst

ESPN Stats Associate/Consultant

Professional Golf Tour Professional Golfer

U.S. Department of the Navy Contract Specialist

University of Mississippi Law Student

Axis Design Director of Business Development

Mystery Major is…Economics

Skills Critiquing and diagnosing problems

Trouble-shooting

Analyzing community needs

Problem-solving

Program development

Analyzing public policies

Team building and goal setting.

Careers Actuary

Auditor

Bank Officer

Budget Analyst

Consultant

Credit Analyst

Financial Analyst

International Trade Specialist

Investment Banker

Lobbyist

Interesting Facts George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and

Gerald Ford

John Elway

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Donald Trump

LinkedIn

500+ Members on the WFU Alumni Group

Interest Level Equally interested

Mathematical Business

Where Wake Forest graduates got jobs

2014 Ernst and Young/ Analyst/ Washington DC

2013 Bank of America/ Global Risk Management/ Charlotte NC

2012 PricewaterhouseCoopers/ Financial Instruments, Structured Products, and Real Estate/ Washington DC

2008 Willis Risk Management/ Analyst Trainee/ Chicago IL

What Skills Are Developed

Analytical reasoning

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Applying theory

Reading graphs

Quick thinking

Conceptual ability

Group cohesion

Presentation ability

Public speaking

Understand computer technologies

Detail oriented

Time management

Critical thinking

Organizational skills

What Careers Interest Students In This Major

Software Developer

Programming Associate

Actuarial Assistant

Account Associate

Financial Analyst

Consulting Services

Investment Banking

Interesting Facts Mathematical Business is a joint major between the

School of Business and Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

The major was developed by Wake Forest in 2004

Allows for a wide variety of career paths that applies a practical application of mathematics and numbers to business

According to Business Insider, the need for practical application to math is a strong skill asset to have and a major to pursue in college

LinkedIn Groups/Connections

Anqi Zou (2012)

Brandon Johnson (2010)

Interest I am still interested in majoring in

Mathematical Business

Where People Have Landed

Senior Analyst (Cerner Corporation) (Kansas City)

Lab Assistant (Wash U Medical School) (St. Louis)

PHD (Rice University) (Houston)

Software Developer (Epic) (Madison)

Software Engineer (Raytehon IDS) (Woburn)

Marketing Strategy Analyst (The Apollo Group) (San Francisco)

Doctor (DaVita Dialysis) (Bloomfield)

Mystery Major is..Physics

Major Exploration Topics:

Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics

Optics

Magnetism

A physics major provides you with the ability to:

Study physical theory

Study of computational physics

Skills Aptitude towards making critical decisions

Proficiency at reading and writing

Creative thinking

Ability to work towards deadlines

Successful Decision making

Careers Astronomer

Cardiac Imaging Researcher

Educator

Engineer

Hydrologist

Lab Technician

Nuclear Plant Manager

Operations Analyst

Optical Devices Designer

Physicist

Seismologist

Stratigraphy

Interesting Facts Famous Physics Majors

Albert Einstein

Jimmy Carter

Sally Ride

Marie Curie

Angela Merkel

Carl Sagen

Gordon Moore

LinkedIn 231 Members on Wake Forest Alumni Group

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