Readers of this blog know that I had little math training coming out of my undergraduate program and my selection of grad programs was narrowed. I ended up getting into Mizzou largely because the director of undergraduate studies at Mizzou knew one of my references from the University of Nebraska, Omaha. My reference remarked that although I my academic credentials didn't show it, I thought about things "the right way."
On this subject, there is a very interesting discussion going on over at Marginal Revolutnion regarding the level of math necessary to succeed in graduate economics programs.
I've actually known quite a few people who have successfully completed MBA's and marketing degrees without having an undergrad degree in math. While it certainly helps, I think technology is such today that it isn't essential as it once might have been.
Posted by: thebizofknowledge.com | September 03, 2006 at 09:05 PM