As a freshman, Christina chose mathematics as her major. Promptly she got a call to schedule an advising session with Bill. All minority students enrolled in calculus get such a call. It is the first step in what Bill calls aggressive advising. First, I look at their schedules.
Students prepare themselves to fail by their choice of courses.
Second, he urges students to take more math. He points out that math is basic to more and more fields not just engineering and science, but computer science, social sciences, business. But an adventure that leads to a good job is even better. Mathematics is fundamental. Besides, I passionately believe that if you can do math, you can do anything.