<p>I will major in economics and get accepted in NYU (CAS) and CMU. I hope to do i-banking if possible, so which school will better place me in the field is the major consideration. In CMU, the economics program belongs to Tepper School of Business and is also quite possible of switching major to business administration. But in NYU, though the location is good, CAS economics students seem to be placed at an significant disadvantage in terns of getting intern opportunities and finally landing the jobs.</p>
<p>So which one is better? How good is CAS econ major student placed after graduation?</p>
<p>ilygz, I'm assuming by CMU you mean carnegie mellon, if so, you are still pretty much better off doing an econ major at CAS. NYU has one of the top econ departments in the world, and what makes you think CAS students are at a disadvantage for internships and jobs? Compared to who, sternies? Sternies do their own very specialized investment banking internship programs and whatnot, but for everything else a lot of employers might prefer CAS students because they have a wider variety of knowledge, training and interests. Plus, if you really want to do straight-up business, just apply for an internal transfer to Stern after the first semester. As long as you don't bomb your first semester courses (hint: don't take Writing the Essay), you'll probably get in.</p>
<p>But at the end of the day it is up to you. Pittsburgh is considerably different from NYC, so visit both and see which setting you like more.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. CMU does means Carnegie Mellon</p>
<p>I heard internal transfer to stern is far from doable, so I nearly gave up the idea, but since there is chance, maybe I will try.</p>
<p>Is writing course very difficult or the professor is particularly harsh? I am an international student so I will have to take writing course the first semester, though not Writing the Essay.</p>
<p>in that case, you might want to look up ratemyprofessors.com to see if the professor is good or bad according to students who have taken the professor</p>
<p>an internal transfer for an econ major from CAS into stern is really easy. Just take intro econ classes, and look up easy first semester teachers so that your GPA is at least around 3.9 and you'll have no problem getting into stern.</p>
<p>An economics degree from C.A.S. is also very solid - as long as you have good grades and are aggressive in your internship search you won't have trouble getting a really good job.</p>
<p>lol Clone22 sounds really confident. If that was true, then students wouldn't stay in economics at CAS. A 3.9 is not that easy despite "easy first semester professors" because you don't really get to pick for first semester. Assuming the advisor allows you to, current NYU students (sophomores, juniors, and seniors) already took most if not all the easy courses because they can start registering for Fall courses in April.</p>
<p>I'd pick CMU. CMU econ program is jointly housed by their H&SS and Teppers. I think you're getting a lot of bias because you posted in the NYU forum. However if it was econ at Stern that would be different.</p>
<p>clone22, it's not that simple to internally transfer into stern. they select a tiny handful of students for internal transfer. they accept a far greater percentage of students who apply for entry to stern as freshmen. a high GPA is important, but keep in mind that they also look at SAT scores. if you have less than, say, a 1450, you probably won't get in (internally).</p>
<p>also, you can't apply to stern for the spring term, either. that means you need to take at least two semesters in CAS (or whichever school) before you can apply for the fall semester of the next year.</p>
<p>realize that being in stern isn't that much of an advantage when it comes to finance related jobs. keep your grades up in CAS and declare a pre-business minor, and apply for finance-related internships.</p>
<p>I live in Pittsburgh, right near CMU, so I know the school pretty well. I'm not going into economics, so I can't tell you much about Tepper, but I can give you my general feel of CMU.</p>
<p>When I went on the official tour of CMU, about 5 minutes into it I had suicidal premonitions. And I'm not even depressed. The whole info session was about their famous alumni and how much money they make. There was a very cold vibe. NYU has a much friendlier atmosphere. Yes, it's very important to go to a school that will be helpful in terms of job placement, but CMU just doesn't seem worth it. It's a great school, but so is NYU. And I've lived in Pittsburgh my whole life, so I can promise you that living in NYC will be soooooo much better than living in Pittsburgh. In every way.</p>
<p>i think NYC is overrated. i like the campus feel rather than a city feel in which i commute to school everyday in the city like back in the days of high school. Anna I think you will break you promise soon >=D</p>
<p>in truth, i say it really depends what they really like anyway.. i didnt like the campus feel at all before because i never actually experience it and im not used to it. once i did i love it!!!</p>