<p>How strong is the economics program at Duke? Is it a popular major? If so, how large are the classes and are they difficult to get into? Are Duke economics students successful in getting into top business schools such as Wharton? How are the professors?</p>
<p>Right now I am torn between Duke and Dartmouth. Dartmouth has an excellent economics program, but I really liked Duke and I want to know if it is on par with Dartmouth in economics. Is it possible to double major with economics and something else, such as film studies? Are there study abroad opportunities for economics majors?</p>
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<li><p>90% of college graduates don't major in what they thought they wanted to major in freshman year, so choosing a school based on one department or another is often a mistake. </p></li>
<li><p>Every top ten or twenty college in the country has an excellent econ program. Neither Dartmouth's nor Duke's is the best (pretty sure Harvard and Chicago fight for that honor.) I've heard more about Duke's, but seriously, econ's going to be the same almost anywhere you go. </p></li>
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<p>Ultimately, Duke and Dartmouth both offer a great education and open up a lot of doors. Duke students do better on GMATs, LSATs and MCATs, but not by much. What I'm saying is, don't choose one over the other because you think there's some difference in educational quality. There isn't really. It's not some obscure department. It's freakin Econ! Choose which fit you like the most.</p>
<p>How is recruiting at Duke? Do you know where they list people who have been recruited to different companies? How strong is the Duke alumni network?</p>
<p>Recruiting at Duke is amazing -- it's competitive, but seriously, tons of companies come and actively recruit and interview on campus. Duke has a great alumni network, especially when it comes to recruiting... but seriously, we have tons of resources through the Career Center, like an alumni database of alums who have specifically volunteered their time/information/resources to be contacted by students for any types of advising questions (like resume help, or help breaking into a tough industry, or to shoot the breeze about why they made the decisions they made... just anything you can possibly think of like that).</p>
<p>In terms of getting into the hardest MBA programs (like Wharton), I'm sure there's some information somewhere (maybe a Wharton site -- like where do our students come from?) but since everyone is entering the work force after graduating the Duke and THEN getting their MBAs, I'm not sure where to find that sort of data. But yeah- it definitely happens.</p>
<p>pm me with any more questions. I'm doing Econ as a second major... one of my best friends is an Econ major who chose Duke over Dartmouth.</p>