<p>Yeah title explains it all....:D</p>
<p>BTW someplace that a 3.53/2020 with 5 glowing recommendations can get into and preferrably, on the east coast PLEASE....although I can do anything east of the Mississippi River.</p>
<p>Nobody has ANY suggestions?!?!?!?! I really need help...:D</p>
<p>Most of the usual suspects on the East Coast have solid Econ programs. Williams has an especially large Econ department, but Middlebury, Hamilton, Bowdoin, Colby, etc., would all serve you well (whether 2020 does it, I don't know).</p>
<p>From another thread:
Here's an amazing run: five of the Nobel prize winners in the last six years graduated from Williams, Amherst , or Swarthmore.</p>
<p>2001 Economics: Joseph Stiglitz, Amherst '64</p>
<p>2003 Economics: Robert Engle, Williams '64</p>
<p>2004 Economics: Edward Prescott, Swarthmore '62</p>
<p>2006 Economics: Edmund Phelps, Amherst '55
2006 Physics: John Mather, Swarthmore '68</p>
<p>I don't think I can make it to Williams, Amherst, or Swarthmore given my GPA or SAT.</p>
<p>trinity, conn college, colgate</p>
<p>I think the best LAC in the world for econ is Claremont McKenna... it is east of the Mississippi....like about 22,000 miles east of the Mississippi</p>
<p>Actually, at 38 degrees north latitude, Claremont CA is only about 10,000 miles east of the Mississippi, which makes it even more appealing. This probably isn't helpful to the OP, however.</p>
<p>Claremont isn't at 38 degrees north...</p>
<p>You are correct. Claremont is at 34 degrees north latitude, which would make it 11,475 miles east of the Mississippi.</p>
<p>here are some top LACs for econ in the eastern US</p>
<p>Lafayette
Holy Cross
Colgate
Middlebury
Williams
Hamilton
Denison
Bucknell
Amherst
Swarthmore
St Mary's of Maryland
Davidson
Bates
Bowdoin
St Lawrence
Allegheny
Wesleyan
Washington and Lee
Connecticut College
Colby
Vassar
Oberlin
Dickinson
Gettysburg
Haverford</p>
<p>lol @ collegehelp. haha</p>
<p>Future NYSTudent:
I'd recommend Denison too. It has a very strong Economics dept. My son is a sophomore econ major there, private message me if you need any further info.</p>
<p>You might want to consider Union too.</p>
<p>Might want to look at schools with strong alumni networks in business community-Williams, Bowdoin, Holy Cross, and Colgate.</p>
<p>Thanks....although I doubt I can get into Williams with my GPA and SAT.</p>
<p>econ in LACs tends to be pretty policy-oriented econ. having said that, i urge you to consider what kind of economics you are interested in. theoretical economics? policy economics? business economics? thery econ departments (best suited for grad school preparation) are usually in large universities. some LACs are good in offering very theoretical econ courses but that's very rate. I think for theory, Amherst and Swarthmore are probably the best. For policy, i'd suggest you look at the LACs rankings by publications in econ. I think Middlebury, Oberlin, Reed, Carleton, Williams are high on this list. For Business Economics, I'd suggest Colgate, Denison, Claremont McKenna, Davidson and Ohio Wesleyan.</p>