<p>econ vs manecon
I'm really torn between the two majors. I'm assuming economics is leans more towards the theory of economics in a broader sense, whereas managerial economics is more related to, as the name suggests, management. ??? Or I could be completely wrong. haha. I'm also thinking about going to lawschool afterwards, but I want a solid major to fall back on just in case I decide not to/do not get accepted into law school. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which major I should take?</p>
<p>btw, if i do major in econ, I'll probably end up doublemajoring in econ and philosophy or bio. <- Any suggestions for that? haha.</p>
<p>Referring to the link posted in the "undergrad law" topic, economics placed significantly higher on the list compared to management majors. Or...would managerial economics more towards economics than management?</p>
<p>You should go with managerial economics more than theoretical economics as it sounds more impressive and might be a bit easier to do well in. Law schools care a ton about only your gpa and lsat from what I hear and if your gpa is lower because you did the harder economics, they will not care.</p>
<p>i agree with swam. </p>
<p>another reason for taking managerial econ is that if you suddenly decide you don't want to go into law but rather business, you can easily do so. plus, your major would probably stand out from all the other regular econ majors.</p>
<p>Law schools openly and explicitly prefer students grounded in an academic foundation. This is (partly) why students in subjects like "Criminal Justice" do so poorly in the application process. Stay with the liberal arts subject (Economics) rather than the vocational one (Management).</p>
<p>thanks for your response. Does anyone else have any other suggestions? to clear up some things, i've heard that the economics major is actually easier than the managerial economics major. bluedevilmike's response is the exact cause for my dilemma. I'm not sure how much economic theory is applied in managerial economics and thus, I don't know if it's just another management major or perhaps a mix of both. Would it look stupid to major in managerial economics and minor in economics?</p>
<p>Again, it's not about difficulty. It's well-known that, say, a finance major is more difficult (for an average student) than a history major, and yet history (as a liberal arts discipline) is openly and explicitly preferred. Of course, a strong LSAT score and GPA will nullify all of that.</p>
<p>Minors don't matter. So the bad news is that minoring in liberal arts economics doesn't strengthen a management major. The good news is that minoring in management doesn't undermine an economics major.</p>