<p>i plan to indicate that i want to major in econ. is this a hard major to get into despite the fact that they say they "dont" care about what major u r applyin to?........i think ill be applyin to bc, bu, nyu, tufts, vassar
how are their econ progs?</p>
<p>Econ is usually very competitive because it's a very marketable degree (closely related to finance). Those econ programs aren't bad, but they aren't the best either. How's your GPA/EC's/etc.?</p>
<p>Your degree in econ doesn't matter. What Vertias said is wrong, however. Econ is a marketable degree; you just have to know how to market yourself.</p>
<p>Out of those schools, only BC and NYU are mediocre. I know their programs well because I have competed against them. BC and NYU have very good connections with IB's, so if you maintain a strong GPA and resume, you can get a job with for instance, Goldman, very easily. When you transfer into econ programs, you should consider how well the students are being recruited. (i.e. Georgetown econ sucks, but they have great connections on Wall Street)</p>
<p>Other good UNDERGRAD econ programs:
Berkeley
Michigan</p>
<p>Also consider double majoring, econ/math or econ/stats, or else the econ major in general is useless.</p>
<p>Econ > Finance degree because finance undergrad degrees tend to shy away from math. Whereas good econ programs typically have good econometrics courses, which are more practical.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, Wall-Streeter's with exception to IBs do not care about your degree. Because, in essence, they can teach you the finance once you start working.</p>
<p>If you stink at math, don't do econ. Do history and then get a MBA or Law degree or something.</p>
<p>i see.......my gpa should be above a 3.5........im goin to an honors college program.....i dont really hav that many ec's from this year, but i got many from h.s......im a first-semester freshman applyin for soph transfer (so will it be harder since im applyin with only one semester to show so far under my belt)........im good at math so econ is cool for me.......but i was gonna ask, are there other more non-comp majors that are bus-related mayb.......ultimately i wanna do dentistry so i dont care about job placement, its jus that i lik business and math so i wanted to major in something related to it.......thanks a lot guys</p>
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If you stink at math, don't do econ. Do history and then get a MBA or Law degree or something.
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<p>huh?</p>
<p>doing both of these, economics, or history major then MBA, will require math.</p>
<p>econ major requires math. simularly, someone who majors in history, then goes to MBA will have to do math. i think strong calculus skills are needed for an MBA.</p>
<p>"BC and NYU have very good connections with IB's, so if you maintain a strong GPA and resume, you can get a job with for instance, Goldman, very easily." ...that could be the dumbest thing ive ever heard.</p>
<p>It's not easy to get a job at Goldman unless you know someone. It is very competitive and very difficult. I'm not sure about NYU, but BC's classes are layups...the micro theory classes taught test the students with mc questions and easy essays.</p>
<p>are there easier bus. majors to get into then aside from econ?.......i jus wanna major in bus. but i dont care wat particular major it is........jus curious, wat majors are supposedly less competitive.......thanksssss</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>What does "bump bump bump" mean!?!</p>
<p>1.
"econ major requires math. simularly, someone who majors in history, then goes to MBA will have to do math. i think strong calculus skills are needed for an MBA."</p>
<p>I'm a freshman, but I took a harvard business school class (international finance) and it did not seem to be math intensive at all. Business school is topical not quantitative. It gets quantitative if you get a PhD in Finance, though.</p>
<p>2.
"It's not easy to get a job at Goldman unless you know someone. It is very competitive and very difficult. I'm not sure about NYU, but BC's classes are layups...the micro theory classes taught test the students with mc questions and easy essays."</p>
<p>BC has very good connections within Goldman, that I am sure. Another good school that has good connection with IBs is Georgetown.</p>
<p>I actually laugh at people who say that getting a job at Goldman is hard. It is only because people are not willing to work and start getting internships early. They don't know how to "hustle." And then comes junior year, when Goldman comes during an info session, they finally decide to get an internship. Guess what, it is too late.</p>
<p>My friend has no connections what so ever at Goldman. He has a 3.3 GPA. But, just because he worked as an intern at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, people (Goldman included) are giving him a lot of offers.</p>