<p>or is it the same for all majors?</p>
<p>I'm not 100% or anything, but i think that are are judged equally.</p>
<p>BTW I don't remember the application even asking what your intended major is. They'll only know if you tell them on your own.</p>
<p>We don't ask for your intended major, but we do get a lot of interest from potential economics majors. A lot of them only have a vague understanding of what our economics program is like, and only know that it's the best in the country, and that they get to study with famous professors. Do the extra research and try to convince us that our economics program is the best option for you, other than that you'll get to take classes with Steven Leavitt.</p>
<p>levitt's book is a great read to get people excited about econ... for a similar thing that is more academic you can look at "Inequality in America." It has two essays, one by Alan Krueger and the other by James Heckman and Pedro Carneiro. Krueger is known for an interesting study that concluded that if the same student had been offered admission into a selective college and a less selective one, that actually attending the selective school - which is also prob. more expensive - will have no statistically significant impact on his later earnings. Heckman is a Chicago legend who won the Nobel in 2000 for his work in microeconomics and econometrics. However, this particular work discusses the efficacy of learning programs using econ tools. </p>
<p>I am very interested in education policy, so for me this was a fascinating read... nonetheless, I would def. recommend it to anyone who is wanting to get a better glimpse into what serious academic work in econ looks like. It is not terribly hard to read and having a pc next to you is a good idea since it'll use terms and names just assuming you know what they are talking about(Arrow's</a> impossibility theorem, for example). It's essentially freakonomics on steroids... if you find that even remotely interesting, I would HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY consider Chicago... then again im obviously very biased.</p>
<p>Do note that a lot of the conjectures that are made in Freakonomics or other similar publications are based on solid economic reason and detailed studies. Naturally, a lot of that has plenty of math behind it. Keep that in mind as well... </p>
<p>Btw, im in Brazil right now and the tv was on in the background... it was on some cable show about how to save your money, and being the first episode, it was talking about whether or not money brings happiness... it just cited a study by the University of Chicago. hahah... the coincidence!</p>