<p>I was told I should enroll in econ classes at a community college over the summer to try to stand out to Admissions people. I want to major in finance and am going to apply to Cornell AEM, UMich, and Northwestern, UT Austin, and Binghamton as a safety. I have quadruple legacy at Michigan so I'm not really worried about that but I'd rather go to Cornell.</p>
<p>Is it worth taking a 2 hour course 4 days a week? Will it really make a difference to Admissions? I'm taking Accounting as an elective an AP Econ next year if it matters. Oh, the course over the summer is Microeconomics, it's the only thing they have from July-August.</p>
<p>Specifically which economics class are you taking next year?</p>
<p>Cornell has more qualified applicants than they have room for, and the admissions packets probably all start to blur together after a while so the admissions officers just have to roll the dice. I think anything that helps you stand out (in a good way) is a good thing. And as a bonus, what if you hate MicroEcon - won’t it be nice to know before you pick out a school based on it?</p>
<p>^ A summer class won’t make an applicant stand out very much.</p>
<p>AP Macroeconomics, although I’ll take both micro and macro APs.</p>
<p>It seems like a good idea then, but it won’t be of significant help in admissions.</p>
<p>What’s your reasoning?</p>
<p>Many top students take summer classes. Most of those who don’t still do something meaningful during the summer.</p>
<p>So if I don’t take it I’ll look below those students? In which case I should take the course anyway to get on par with everyone else.</p>
<p>You should make your summer seem meaningful to the admissions officers. Taking a summer class if one way to do this.</p>