Hello friends on college confidential,
I’m a Econ major junior at UMass Amherst. I went to an oversea high school and taught myself during last years of high school and mostly college.
I think an innovative school would fit me best but how do I choose?
Came across that category on us news ranking but what do they rank grad schools by? What’s the criterion to be an innovative school?
I came from a big city and am highly proactive to try out new opportunities.
What schools and programs would you recommend?
Thank you and have a sunny day in your heart!
You first need to figure out why you are attending grad school and what you hope to do with the degree.
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First things first:
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what sort of grad degree do you want: Masters or PhD?
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in what subject (Economics? Economic Development? Business? Accountancy? etc etc)
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why do you want it? (ie, what is your goal / how do you plan to use the degree?)
“Innovative” means very different things in different subjects, and most universities are not considered equally “innovative” across all subjects. And, fair warning: the ‘dismal science’ (aka economics) is famously not a very innovative field academically.
Without more info it’s not really possible to give any recommendations.
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