Econ grad school from a math major?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hi all</p>

<p>I would much rather major in mathematics than econ, even though I would love to go to economics grad school</p>

<p>i took econ 1 and that was great, did well, but i'd rather focus on math and not take econ 101 etc. Is that going to penalize me if I decide to apply to econ phd programs?</p>

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<p>Thanks. But wow, that’s really not much. 7 classes, mostly undergrad pre-reqs? In other words, I could be an Art major with killer grades in the following classes and still have a shot? So it’s like in between med and law school requirements?</p>

<p>Math 1A
Math 1B
Math 53
Math 54</p>

<p>Econ 1
Econ 101A
Econ 101B</p>

<p>They say more is helpful, not required. I’m not familiar with grad programs’ expectations. Do you know if this course completion is considered absolute “minimum”? (ie, not good enough for almost everyone, like when Harvard says you need a 3.0…) So, not talking about research, GRE, or GPA, is this truly all the coursework you need to be considered most competitive? I was under the impression that top PhD programs would expect at least econometrics, or perhaps analysis if you’re a math major, etc. Again, all other admissions factors held constant/perfect, assuming great research, perfect GRE bla bla</p>

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<p>I’m fairly sure that econ grad programs prefer math majors over econ majors.</p>

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<p>a math major is better at economics than an econ major…</p>

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<p>look at this list instead:
<a href=“https://sites.google.com/site/markborgschulte/berkeleyclassesirecommend[/url]”>https://sites.google.com/site/markborgschulte/berkeleyclassesirecommend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The courses listed on the berkeley website are the bare minimums. You’ll definitely need at least math 104 to be be able to handle a first year graduate level microeconomics course. Also, you’ll want to probably take stat 135 or econ 141. If you’re serious about Econ grad school you should try to take some of the following courses: Math 202A/B, Stat 205A/B, Econ 240A/B, Econ 241A/B, Econ201A/B, and Econ202A/B</p>

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<p>Thank you that’s extremely helpful!</p>