<p>My long-term goal is to get into econ grad-school but two years ago I got a C in a macroecon class I took for dual high-school/college credit. I'm really good at econ (got an A+ on all the macro and micro tests) but I messed up a paper that I had to do with a partner. Since I can't retake Cs I switched my major to Applied Math (I have a 4.0 in math and science classes) but I still want to go to grad school in econ. Is this bad?</p>
<p>not really, just do what’s best for you. some graduate schools for econ are very math heavy so you’ll be at an advantage compared to your peers</p>
<p>i hope you realize that the math classes you’re taking at community college are completely different from the upper division math courses you’ll have to take. There is a huge gap between lower and upper division math and if its not something you’re truly passionate about you will have difficult time completing the coursework.</p>
<p>Yeah, I like math, and I realize it gives me more options, I just hope they let me switch to Math/Econ or at least take enough econ classes for grad school</p>
<p>If i were you i’d just shoot for the math/econ joint major programs at UCLA and UCSD. The acceptance rate for UCLA is pretty high for that major as long as you have a 3.5+.</p>
<p>you can minor in econ</p>
<p>even at ucla with a c in macro? i have a 3.55 with upward trend, is that good enough?</p>
<p>if you post in the graduate school threads, you’ll see that math is kind of like a requirement for many economic graduate school programs. if you like it then more power to you.</p>
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<p>for mathematics/economics, your gpa hovers around that area so just keep at it</p>