<p>1) How hard is the honor economics program in McGill?
2) Is it a good program for law school admission?
3) Does it help with the LSAT in any way?
4) Is it a sufficient degree to get a decent job without getting a second degree?
5) Compare to the joint economics and finance program, which one is a better degree for law school or for employment after graduation?</p>
<p>Seems your really after law as a post grad. You should know that people who go into law come from all sorts of bachelors like history majors etc. Any program is fine for law school admissions.</p>
<p>No real proof that it helps with the LSAT although some statistics show that Math majors tend to do the best on the LSAT. No idea what you can derive from that as imo every person can do well on it regardless of their background if they know the material well.</p>
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<li><p>hardest program in the faculty of arts by far, and might probably be in the top few hardest programs in mcgill. don’t underestimate the toughness of honours economics. attrition rates are extremely high. the first weeding out course (honours intermediate microeconomics) might yield something like 50-60% drop outs in a bad semester. you need to maintain a 3.00 GPA in order to stay in honours and class averages have been known to be in the 40-50% range (yes out of 100%) range. plus, these honours economics classes are not curved. </p></li>
<li><p>to be honest, if your goal is grad law, do something other than honours economics that will give you a much better chance of an outstanding GPA.</p></li>
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<p>what about a finance degree? how hard is it compare to honors economics? do people generally get good placement after getting this degree? Also, I am interested in taking some environmental/sustainability related courses, is it possible to get a minor or a second degree?</p>
<p>a major or concentration in finance will likely be less rigorous than when compared to honours economics. how hard is it compared to economics? i cannot tell you because i do not know your aptitude or your interests. </p>
<p>forgive me, but i have a feeling you are trying to go into what has the “best placements” or “career prospects” after. please do something you feel comfortable with and have an interest in.</p>
<p>and no, you cannot get a “second degree”. there isn’t such a thing. however, if you decide to say concentrate on finance, then yes, you will possibly have enough to minor in something else outside of desautels.</p>