In recent 20 years, there are few pure mathematics in the department of mathematics, and most of them are applied mathematics. There are also some universities that change some main branches of applied mathematics into other flashy names, for fear that the names of mathematics departments will turn students off. For example, Princeton's famous ORFE (Operational Research and Financial Engineering) is actually the Department of Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics is a very good university major. The mathematics department in the United States is not boring, and it pays great attention to the training of logical reasoning and thinking. Therefore, no matter whether you continue to follow the road of mathematics in the future, as long as your graduation results are not bad, mathematics graduates have absolute advantages in finding jobs and applying for graduate students. Moreover, according to statistics, the average salary of students majoring in mathematics is definitely the highest among several majors. Moreover, except when applying for medical schools and pharmaceutical schools, the mathematics department can't take advantage of it. When applying to any other graduate school, the department of mathematics has an overwhelming advantage in dealing with standard exams. (The following are some numerical references provided by Dartmouth Mathematics Department. )

After graduating from the department of mathematics, there is a vast world, not just continuing to engage in mathematics or computers. Actuarial science, statistics, physics, engineering, law. Of course, it also includes management, finance and finance. On the contrary, accountants who revolve around numbers all day are farther away from the mathematics department than most people think.

China girls have two comparative advantages in learning mathematics. Most American students are discouraged from mathematics, and the department of mathematics is a forbidden area for American girls. Therefore, almost all the girls in the mathematics department of famous American schools are from China or India. When looking for a job, the examiner should stand at attention on the spot when he sees his resume to show his greatest respect.

But even in applied mathematics, if you are not very smart and have a high interest in mathematics, you will be under great pressure if you enter a good school.

As for international relations, it is relatively simple, belonging to the liberal arts, and it is not difficult to read, but the weight of reading may put more pressure on China students. After graduation, you can change your major and apply for different research institutes. Psychology is also good, and the road is wide, but psychology is generally a super department in the school, and it will be taken care of less by professors.

I'll give you an ambitious suggestion, that is, Ssangyong hug, double major or major plus minor. Specializing in frontier game theory and minor in mathematics department. Many good schools require senior three graduation thesis. It would be a good idea to apply game theory to international relations or psychological analysis. Game theory itself is a brand-new field that began to develop in 1960s, and it is a very good tool to explain complex international relations and human psychology. In the past, those who studied international relations and psychology had a poor mathematical foundation and were difficult to apply. If you can major in mathematics and minor in international relations or vice versa, you can major in international relations or psychology. Even if the major is too heavy to undertake minor, it is good to combine the two to study independently. After graduation, it is very beneficial to continue to hit the top in both arts and sciences, and it is full of flexibility, which almost guarantees to become the next Dong Fangbubai.