<p>Deadlines are approaching and i'm still searching for colleges to apply to.</p>
<p>Any suggestions for undergrad schools for Econ?</p>
<p>I stumbled upon these schools while searching, but i'm not sure if they're good or not. Any opinions?
- Penn State University at University Park
- Syracuse University
- Fordham University
- Siena College</p>
<p>Pre-PhD or pre-professional?</p>
<p>If pre-PhD, look for an economics department with a mathematical emphasis, and good math and statistics departments.</p>
<p>Thanks! I read one of your other posts:</p>
<p>"* An economics department with a math emphasis in economics courses (look for intermediate microeconomics and econometric courses with math prerequisite higher than frosh calculus and/or advanced mathematical economics courses in the course catalog).
<p>and it has helped me a lot.</p>
<p>May I get your opinion on one or two schools that I listed above or below if you have any?</p>
<ul>
<li>Brandeis</li>
<li>Bentley</li>
<li>University of Florida</li>
<li>UC Irvine</li>
<li>Georgia Tech</li>
</ul>
<p>Have you looked at each school’s catalog descriptions of the economics courses to see what math prerequisites they list?</p>
<p>I have, but what do you mean by frosh calculus? Is it anything higher than basic calc?</p>
<p>For University of Florida, it says, “MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus or
MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1” for prerequisites while having the higher math classes as their “recommended coursework”.</p>
<p>Is that a bad sign?</p>
<p>I’m also a little confused with Brandeis’ coursework, since they don’t really mention anything about math in their coursework.
They do mention, " Students must receive a C- or higher in Math 10a or otherwise satisfy the math requirement prior to enrolling in any of these courses. If it is found that a student has not successfully completed this prerequisite at any time during the semester, the student will be dropped from the course."
I’ve looked up what their ‘Math 10a’ is and it’s the equivalent to AB &/ BC Calc.
Is that math prerequisite too low of a standard?</p>