How good is the Economics major / H&SS? Andd chance me?.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>I think I have a decent shot at getting in. My stats are a bit above average for HSS (after I retake the SAT), though my EC is weak. I'm looking to do Economics w/ a Psychology minor. I know CMU's good for ComSci & Engineering, but what about the HSS majors? Most importantly, what are the job prospects?</p>

<p>How is HSS life in general (particularly with my chosen major)? I'm guessing it'll be less stressful than other CMU colleges and the notorious male/female ratio would be less existant. </p>

<p>Finally...how's the finaid? This is def the biggest problem, though I'm fairly certain my EFC will be very low (income's around 40k).</p>

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<p>Well heres the thing. Econ here is good bc it focuses heavily on quantitative analysis. I dont know how other school’s econ program works but as econ major at cmu, you will need a strong background in math to survive. I heard it wasnt too hard (but then again concept of hard in cmu is skewed bc of f#@%^ computer science classes offered here) but i hear very good things from upperclassmen who are doing econ/stats program. According to them, they decided not to do full econ bc it was too difficult and way too much math. I only heard this from selected individuals so i can’t say for sure. </p>

<p>As econ major at cmu, however, u get the privilege of getting into every econ classes (very high in demand) first. if u also do a bit of computer science stuff here, u will be a very attractive candidate for wall st/banks/finance companies etc.</p>

<p>also Stephen Klepper is the MAN OF ECON. We call his principle of econ 73-100 Kleppernomics bc hes that awesome</p>