"Yes! Those are life-long skills we're learning."

"...The geometry could conceivably be important, come to think of it."

"... Well, okay, yeah. The events of 1776 might not be, though."

Darren giggles. "Also, lots of math. And rulers."

"Percentages and careful arrangements of runes and cancelling things out. It's very mathy. Maybe I'll minor in math on top of majoring in Spanish and - or maybe the Spanish will be the minor, it'll depend."

More snickering. "We have lots of things to study. It's a really good thing I'm good at math."

"Nerd," says Savannah affectionately.

"I'm not bad at math, but of school subjects it's my worst. Maybe it'll pick up now I see a use for it beyond things like statistics and arithmetic."

"It's useful for some other things, too, but - yeah, way more useful for inscriptions than normal day to day life."

"If it were very useful, they wouldn't have to come up with such contrived word problems. I suppose maybe people who are good at coming up with homework exercises have better uses for their talents, though."

Darren snickers. "Basically, yeah."

"I wonder if in a hundred years magic will be a dreary elective in high school and people will complain about it?"

"If they do then they're lame."

"Or sane. One of the two."

"But magic is so potentially practical, Savannah! What do you want to do when you grow up?"

"I have no idea. I'll figure it out when I get there," she shrugs.

"Do you plan on going to college?"

"Maybe!"

"It's going to be time to have a not-maybe answer, soon."

"And I will figure it out then," says Savannah brightly.

"I recommend avoiding math. Teaching it, learning it - whatever. Don't be like the nerds."

"University level would give you the ability to not have to do as much work to be the same level of selective. It's already common practice to see grades and essays and talk to teachers about it."