<p>I'm considering an Econ major in college and would like your input on ways to stand out as a student with a passion for economics (which i do have...I'm obsessed with the economist, haha). I plan to do an independent research project but are there any programs or other ways to express an interest in the field that you guys know of? Thank you very much!</p>
<p>Wharton’s Business Leader’s Program is a great way to get field experience and get into Wharton. I would google it and check it out!</p>
<p>Thank you! I’ll talk it over with my parents but I doubt theyll be willing to drop 6k for it. Any other ideas?</p>
<p>Are you still in high school and looking for programs to demonstrate your economics passion to colleges? Because I have a lot of experience with that.</p>
<p>At least in North Carolina there is a program called Econ Challenge, your AP economics teacher could probably tell you about it, I think it’s a national program</p>
<p>Independent research is a always a plus.</p>
<p>Obviously try to take macro and microeconomics as soon as your high school curriculum will allow. Afterwards check your local university/community college if you can take more advanced economics courses (Micro/Macro Theory, International Economics, Intro to Econometrics, etc.) </p>
<p>As luckyirish said, Economics Challenge is a fantastic event, and at the regional level there’s very little cost with it being mostly online focused testing. If you’re good enough you can test all the way to the national level in NYC, which involves prize money. To my knowledge it’s offered in nearly all states, though some (NY/NJ) are more competitive than others.</p>
<p>Most schools have some sort of business-fraternity based competitions such as DECA, FBLA, BPA, etc. All these competitions usually have some sort of economics based competition - look into those and try to place at your state level if possible. </p>
<p>And during the application phase, try to deal in economics in your essays. I wrote one of my essays on the recession and how it helped me realize my passion for economics/finance.</p>
<p>North Carolina was a joke to qualify, but no one on our team had any sort of quiz bowl experience, so we couldn’t answer the questions fast enough haha. And one of our kids lost his buzzer and kept trying to buzz the table instead. It’s a lot of fun, and it can really test your econ knowledge.
If I was better at math/actually taking calculus I would consider economics as a major, but I applaud you for going for it. If you haven’t taken the AP’s yet, do that, because that will make an obvious impression that your interested in the econ profession.
And to anyone who is interested, google:
“Keynes vs Hayek: Fear the Boom and the Bust”
^Honestly the best video on youtube</p>
<p>Thank you so much! My school does do DECA but I can’t really do anything because I have chess tue-thu and that’s when the meetings are. I will definitely check out econ challenge! And I can take macro/micro sr year only but I can take business statistics at a community college nearby. Do you recommend that? I’m pretty far ahead in math too.</p>
<p>It would definitely show interest in buisness/economics. If there is any sort of debate program at your school, you could look into that. I’ve been debating since freshman year and that’s what really sparked my interest in politics and economics.</p>
<p>Being ahead in math is great, all upper level economics is highly mathematics based. Taking business statistics at the community college is a definite plus as well. And luckyirish I’ve seen that video before, it’s great!</p>