<p>Hello there,</p>
<p>I am new to the community. My son got accepted to UCSС economics. He is not sure what exactly he wants to do, but definitely not Accounting. Probably something related to business economics. Not sure if he would want to go for Master's or Ph.D., at least not right after college.
My Questions:
1) are there enough of internships available in this field for students?<br>
2) how easy is it to get a job in this field after graduating?
3) What are the most common jobs that UCSC economics graduates are getting?
4)We signed up for campus tour, but there's no open house. Would someone be actually available to address these questions? </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
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<li><p>It depends on how proactive your son is in regards to getting an internship. Most students just bank on getting a good gpa, but that will get you nothing in current times. He should join clubs related to his major, get on-campus part time internships, doing research for a professor, and possibly join a business fraternity. Once he does that, then it depends on what field he wants to go into (public vs private). </p></li>
<li><p>Again, it depends on how his resume looks after graduating. I had friends who graduated with great GPA’s, but are still looking for work because they spent all their time on academics instead of getting real world experience. If he’s not going the accounting route, he needs to get involved. If he can put a decent effort in that, I think he has a great chance.</p></li>
<li><p>Mostly accounting, marketing, finance, sales, and some even go to grad school to actually become economists or lawyers.</p></li>
<li><p>Go to the Economics main page for UCSC ([UC</a> Santa Cruz - Economics](<a href=“http://economics.ucsc.edu/]UC”>http://economics.ucsc.edu/) ) and they should have links that answers all of these questions. If you can’t get those answered there, you can always email their office. I know they hand out a lot of literature and show informational videos during orientation for the econ major.</p></li>
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<p>I attended UCSC for 2 years and I put a lot of effort in getting experience on campus. That led to me landing my perfect internship, which then led me to another great internship, and eventually helped me transfer. Once you set a good foundation in terms of experience and academics, you’ll find yourself very competitive in the job market. Getting by or just doing what is expected of you won’t get you far.</p>
<p>MidnightGolfer,</p>
<p>thank you very much for such a detailed answer! </p>
<p>It looks like you transferred to Cornell. Good job! It is so true what you said that doing what’s expected won’t get you far.</p>
<p>Looks like you are on a great career path. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>No problem! Yep, graduated almost a year ago and always trying to help others figure their way. Let me know if you have any additional questions. I’ve been through the whole college to career transition phase of my life, so it’s still fresh in my mind.</p>
<p>@MidnightGolfer
I was wondering what your resume looked for transferring to Cornell. I’m attending UCSC and I plan to transfer in two years. Cornell is number one on the list of schools I want to transfer. Any advice you could give me would be much appreciated. Thank you. </p>