<p>I'm a current undergraduate student in my sophomore year. I've always been a good student and a hard worker (my current GPA is 3.85), but my one weakness has been math. It never registers with me completely and I can usually only pull off a weak B even while working my hardest. That being said, do you think I'd do okay majoring in economics? I got As in intro to micro and intro to micro. Are the intro courses any indication of the full degree program's difficulty. I'm not looking to pursue economics as a graduate degree, but I do want to get my bachelors in something that will give me real world knowledge. However, I don't want to bite off more than I can chew...thoughts?</p>
<p>Are there any other majors where your 2 economy courses are acceptable or can you use them as extras or GE requirements? If you’ve got an interest in the subject this can help drive you forwards. Good marks require consistent effort. But this is the same case with every subject. Try moving up to the next level with confidence. All the evidence is that you’re doing very well in the subject. Don’t pile on extra pressure from an imaginary deficit.</p>
<p>I think I will be attempting a few upper level economics and stats courses next semester. I should also mention that I have the intention of going to law school. Will economics help? Or am I better suited going with a degree like history, philosophy, or english to assure the highest GPA?</p>
<p>economics will not give you knowledge of the real world. </p>
<p>x economics major</p>
<p>vienneselights, why do you say that? What did you change your major to and what was/is your career path? I’m genuinely curious because I’m currently on track to major in Stats/Econ.</p>
<p>Anyway, jdcarle, I think you should be fine. If you found your classes to be interesting and have further interest in some economics related area, you should be good. The most math I can imagine your institution requiring would be Calc II at max and maybe a basic pre-calculus stats course. That being said, personally, I always thought pre-calculus math was difficult, but calculus just made sense, because you understand how to apply it better. If you haven’t taken calculus yet, I would strongly suggest you do so. It will be hard at first, but I think you’ll eventually realize it’s not that bad.</p>
<p>That being said, if you don’t want to go the more mathematical/statistical econ route, I would suggest you take plenty of business courses or courses in another area you want to go into along with your econ degree. A little knowledge of programming might be helpful, too, unless you also dislike programming.</p>