<p>Hey all, now that I’ve finally gotten at leat one acceptance letter back (Marquette: some good scholarships/honors program offers 
), I’ve started thinking a bit more about majors and what I want to focus on. </p>
<p>Like many people here, I’m having a hard time figuring out, in relation to what I want to do, the difference between business school and a major in econ. Every source I have tells me different things about career possibilities for different majors. So I’m wondering what you all think. </p>
<li> I’ve been marking “Prospective major” as econ on all my apps and have been applying to the schools where the econ major is offered.<br></li>
<li> I prefer domestic economics over International econ/business.</li>
<li> I’m very good at math and love the math of economics</li>
<li> I don’t want to teach or just do research work, I’d rather use whatever I study in a practical situation/the real world (ie. work for investment firms, brokerage houses, banks, etc.).<br></li>
<li> I would at some point very far down the road enjoy getting into politics either as a politician, econ work for the government (Federal Reserve, Treasury, etc.).<br></li>
<li> I will probably try to go to law school and study corporate law.</li>
<li> My best skill is my writing ability, especially pursuasive and/or explanatory pieces.<br></li>
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<p>So, based on these seven pieces of info (and assuming the business and econ departments are of equal merit), would I fit in with an econ major, or should I look into a more specialized major? If I should “switch”, would the fact that I’ve been marking econ and applying to the econ colleges be a problem? Thanks in advance :)</p>