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<li><p>unless you are applying specifically to a business school (wharton, for example), then what you write down as a major will have very little bearing on admissions. adcoms take it with a grain of salt because of the stats about how many students change majors.</p></li>
<li><p>math 2 would be ideal for any major at an ivy.</p></li>
<li><p>i don't know for sure. there probably aren't any bad economics programs.</p></li>
<li><p>most of the ivies don't have undergrad business schools. but wharton, which i am most familiar with, gives you a b.s. in economics and a concentration (or two, or three) in some business area(s)</p></li>
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<li><p>I'm going to slightly disagree with crashingwaves. Since economics is a popular major, it can make things slightly more difficult compared to stating a major that is new or not mainstream. Colleges need people interested in all the majors they offer or they wouldn't exist anymore. Besides that, I don't think it changes much.</p></li>
<li><p>Take math IIC regardless.</p></li>
<li><p>Dartmouth, Yale, Harvard have very strong programs, but they are all strong. Those just seem to be the most notable to me.</p></li>
<li><p>Only Penn has a business school... Wharton. However, they still have economics in the main college.</p></li>
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<p>Okay. Thank you. But would it be better if I were to take SAT II Physics than IIC? (I took Chem already and will submit that score in; is 2 SAT IIs in same area a no-no?)</p>
<p>If you can do well (700+) in both, why not take both? You should take IIC though, especially since you have a science and want to study economics.</p>
<p>But I've heard that college admission officers recognize the high curve and taking the IIC will only make yourself appear unfavorable?... Or maybe it won't play much of a difference even if you score an 800 on IIC anyway?...And will the officers actually RECOGNIZE that economics deals with calculus, statistics, and other mathematics?...</p>
<p>A lot of top tier schools require/highly recommend IIC. Stanford, for example, does. I took IIC and scored a 740. I'm still going to Duke for economics. Scores are only one piece of the puzzle.</p>
<p>Having worked at the admissions office at the University of Chicago, I can tell you that almost half of the applicants (maybe 40%) put "Economics" as their intended major, and their chances are instantly shot because the committee tries to limit the percentage of concentrators in Economics to 10 percent. So as a result their acceptance rate into Chicago is substantially lower than Chicago's actual acceptance rate.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this is the case for other schools, because I guess Economics is what Chicago is really famous for.</p>
<p>O wow. I never realized this. When you mean shut down, do they just discard it immediately based on first glance on SATs or GPA or ECs? (If you happen to know) I know that I want to pursue in a business field related with mathematics. Which major would you suggest then that would yield a higher probability of an acceptance for me? Thanks for sharing btw.</p>
<p>All applicants were reviewed holistically. It's just the "randomness" of college admissions coming into play, the tuba-playing girl from Nebraska parents always talk about. Colleges already have a template for what they want their incoming class to look like; it is just the admissions committee's job to construct it. On the other hand, they also know not to take the "intended major" section TOO seriously because most high school seniors are expected to change their minds once or twice in the coming four years. So it's not a sure thing either way.</p>
<p>No, it's not. I've experienced this personally. I thoguht the same thing as most serniors when applying: the belief that college adms wont care about the major. Hwoever, it's wrong. I chose pol sci when my math score was a 78, while my verbal score was greatly less. Univ's such as Northwestern even sent me a personal letter telling me to switch major to join the honors science program and all. I refused to, and got waitlisted. I got similar letters from Columbia Univ. So, ya, it matters despite the popular beliefs. </p>
<p>Pick any major from the college you want to go into that is very rare amongst students. Although it would be harder for you to write a corresponding essay (since most colleges ask for the "Why major?" essay), I personally believe it will be safer for you.</p>
<p>(To add to this, my friend's father used to be an adcom at Yale, and said that they certainly consider majors when accepting/rejecting students. Especially for common majors. Too bad I didn't get a chance to talk to him earlier... <em>sigh</em>)</p>