<p>I saw on the Economics website at Brandeis that it is the most popular major at the school. However, I have not seen anyone ever talk anythinthing good or bad on this site about economics at 'Deis. Anybody have any comments how the classes are, howe the prof’s are, is it easy or difficult?</p>
<p>Econ is by far the most popular and it's definitely favored by a lot of the international students. I took intro and I personally thought the subject was boring (I'm a right-brained person and that stuff makes me fall asleep) but most LOVE it. I am definitely in the minority with that opinion. The professor for intro, Coiner, is funny and probably the most popular professor here. For intro you only need basic math skills. People usually do well on the exams, but it's not a joke class. I think most econ majors find intro and global econ fairly easy and obviousy it gets more diffuclt as it goes along. There are tutoring groups as well as recommended sessions with T.A.s for help.</p>
<p>What is recitation? Looks like it is later in the day. What are the typical classes a freshman would take their fist year</p>
<p>Recitation is not required but 'strongly recommended'. It's basically an extra help session with the TA and the professor. And do you mean econ classes or classes in general? For econ you will take intro. First semester will probably be all intros unless you test into an upper level language or something. In general, the class that the university requires you to take as a freshman is a USEM, or a freshman seminar.</p>
<p>If you are asking about first year classes in general instead of econ classes, there are several interesting non-intro classes you can take that don't have pre-reqs. For example, many history, anthro, English, etc. classes don't have pre-reqs. I would suggest taking the non-intro classes in these departments if you are interested and can avoid the intros.</p>
<p>So.. what if you pass the AP macroeconomics exam? I think I have a pretty good chance of getting a 4 at least, but I don't know how it will be counted at Brandeis. Does that mean I just skip intro? Or do I have to take intro since I haven't taken micro?</p>
<p>if you get a 4 or 5 on Marco, you will satisfy your school of social science requirement. you will also receive one course credit. (you can have a max of 4 courses-or one semester-taken care of by AP credit.</p>
<p>Well that's crap. I've already gotten the social science requirement. >.< I really just want to get out of basic economics so I can take some of the higher level stuff without having to repeat.</p>
<p>Silvercloud: don't take lightly the fact that a 4 or 5 on the AP would satisfy one of the course credits. This means that you can take one fewer class and still have enough credit hours to graduate. If you are fortunate to have 4s or 5s on four AP exams that Brandeis accepts, you can graduate a semester early or your parents can pay for one semester's less cost. Many colleges don't give that much for an AP exam; they only pass you through the intro courses.</p>
<p>I'm planning on spending 5 years in undergrad anyway so time doesn't really matter- I just hate wasting time repeating classes I've already taken. And actually, Brandeis has the highest requirements on APs of any college I've looked into. It requires 5s on 3 of the AP tests I've taken where most colleges require only a 3 or at the very most a 4 for the same thing. It's just kind of frustrating, especially on something like Spanish language and literature where it's virtually impossible to get a 5 unless you're a native speaker. My AP English credit also doesn't count for anything but hours either, which is annoying. </p>
<p>I would much rather use the AP credit more as a placement than as a credit. Also, 1 credit is not much in comparison to most of my friends who had a comparable courseload and are starting their college off as sophomore standings.</p>
<p>silver, to clarify, i meant ONE COURSE CREDIT. one course credit for most classes = 4 credits. you need 128 credits to graduate. meaning 32 course credits. brandeis is relatively generous in that you can graduate one semester early with 4 course credits (16 credits)</p>
<p>Most schools that are as competative as Brandeis don't take AP's lightly. I don't know where else you are looking, but everywhere else I looked required a 4 or 5 for credit and often departments wouldn't let AP's place you out of requirments for the major or minor.</p>