Econ Major At The UW?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Washington
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<p>I got accepted into the CS department at UW, which is a great opportunity because it is in the top 10 CS schools in the nation, also because Seattle is a software capitol. But my end goal is being a lawyer, thus CS seems sort of irrelevant and unable to prepare me well for practicing law. That is why I am reconsidering a change to an ECON major. Unfortunately, though, the UW is not high ranked in this department , if at all depending on where you look at. </p>

<p>UW Ranking
34 - USNWR
39 - Rankings</a> at IDEAS: Economics Departments</p>

<p>How big of a difference in education is the ECON major at the UW, compared to that of an Ivy or equivalent school?</p>

<p>If it is of any importance, my dream is to attend law school in new york, preferably NYU or Columbia, in corporate, business, or "those that involves money"? Another related topic, would $250k for undergrad at NYU for ECON be worth it, afterall knowledge of economics could potentially make you very wealthy.</p>

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<p>UW is 31st in econ/bus according to [url=<a href=“http://www.arwu.org/SubjectEcoBus2009.jsp]ARWU[/url”>http://www.arwu.org/SubjectEcoBus2009.jsp]ARWU[/url</a>].</p>

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<p>Law schools don’t care what your major is. If you’re into computer science, major in computer science and then go to law school. I attended one of your dream law schools, and I majored in philosophy. My law school friends majored in English, classics, engineering, etc.</p>