<p>would you recommend taking macro or micro first?</p>
<p>i think in ILR the sequence is micro and then macro...</p>
<p>i know other schools have micro listed as 102 where macro is 101...cornell is micro101 and macro102</p>
<p>Probably micro, but it doesn't really matter. You don't need to learn one before the other, but I thought micro was a little bit easier just because you only had to remember how to read and interpret graphs instead of a lot of facts (less studying for me).</p>
<p>it doesn't matter which you take first. however, i took macro second and there was about a month of micro review for those who hadn't taken it, simple supply and demand, basic stuff. it was sick having a month off.</p>
<p>I don't believe the order in which you take Micro/Macro should affect your performance in any way, as I took Macro first and Micro my second semester. Granted, I am a rising senior who took those classes on an AP level, but judging from the material I was exposed to, you must learn the same fundamentals in either course. There are just as many graphs in Macro as there are in Micro, albeit different ones, and equal yet different facts to memorize as well. With that said, people tend to take Micro and then Macro.</p>
<p>Shirker, in my experience taking both in college, both had graphs, and both had facts. The difference was that micro DID have more graphs and they were usually more complex; macro had a lot more factual information, especially had a lot on things like the great depression/stagflation and why they happened. </p>
<p>I distinctly remember not needing to study very much at all for micro tests because I just got how to interpret graphs, but I had to study macro more because I was memorizing a lot more facts about actual events.</p>
<p>i'm a potential econ major.
does anyone know how difficult this major is? is it something that requires intense studying or is it relatively easier?
i need to know because i'm considering double majoring in something else if econ doesn't have too much work.
thanks</p>
<p>My impression is that, by reputation, econ is more demanding than other social science, area studies, or business-oriented majors at Cornell. However, there are still only eight required courses in addition to intro econ and calculus. Double majoring in Govt and Econ is a popular combination for entering a wide variety of career paths. Double majoring in Math and Econ is a good approach to prepare for graduate work in economics.</p>
<p>This is from my experience:</p>
<p>There was very little work in my intro micro/macro classes. Just some online, easy problem sets and once you accumulated enough points you didn't have to do them anymore. </p>
<p>In 313, intermediate micro, there was a weekly problem set which wasn't too bad. </p>
<p>In 319 and 320, there were about 6 total problem sets for each class. Given, they were significantly harder, as the 319-320 path is the more math-intensive, 'grad-school' path, as opposed to ECON321.</p>
<p>In all of the above classes, I was lucky to get a professor who explained clearly what would be covered on prelims, so the majority of the work I did was studying for prelims 2x/semester per class.</p>
<p>In 367, game theory, there were only two problem sets and two prelims, so the class was not work intensive at all. The prelims, however, were open and he was purposefully vague on the format/exact topics. Great class, though.</p>
<p>So there isn't too much work in the econ major per say, and the 8 req. classes make it easy to double major. It's also a good idea to double major to distinguish yourself from the large number of other econ majors, but really not worth it if you don't enjoy whatever you're taking on.</p>