<p>Hey so I’m interested in majoring in either econ or business (i know they’re different but i think i would enjoy both/am interested in both) and i was wondering what you guys thought about the majors/colleges…i’ve visited both schools, and yes i know they’re different but i liked the campuses at both. however, i found sb to be more of a party school than i’d like, but i have a friend attending who is definitely not into parties and he likes it so i think it’d be fine. i know SB has a nobel laureate in their econ dept but does that make a difference? I’m kind of lost as to which school to choose. Any feedback/help is appreciated</p>
<p>What are your post-grad goals? Both are going to be regional schools as far as job recruiting goes so it could come down to a west vs. east thing as far as where you want to live & work after.</p>
<p>Also even though you’ll take some econ in both programs, after the first micro/macro econ they will go in different directions and you should decide which academic subject you enjoy more.</p>
<p>@Kulakai : i’m curious about your second comment, how do they go different directions? is it a school specific thing or is it just because one’s going to be major and the other econ?</p>
<p>Both econ and business have similar career goals - business is a more practical education, econ is more theoretical. Another way I can provide input, AU has great internships in DC, Kogod is well respected regionally, if you want to work in DC after school, its probably a great choice. If, however, you want to go on to grad school, econ might be a better choice. On the other hand, my son is considering continuing for a Masters in Finance at AU, especially if he is able to finish his undergrad in 3.5 years. I think they will let him use his scholarship for his first semester of grad school at AU and then he will only have to pay for a semester for his graduate degree. Not sure if that will work out, but he’s considering it.</p>
<p>^^ What katytibbs said. A business major where you major in management, accounting, finance, marketing etc. is generally more applied and practical. An econ major which is a social science is usually more theoretically. Both business majors and econ majors take a intro micro and macro evon course and from there the econ major continues taking all econ where as the business major takes the two accounting courses, ops management, marketing, and other courses for their selected concentration(finance, marketing, whatever)</p>
<p>Look at the curriculum for both schools and dig through the course catalog to see the class descriptions and see which sounds more interesting to you.</p>