<p>Hello, I applied to Brown ED 2015. I stated economics would be my major, as I planned on doing the applied-mathematics economics concentration for the best job opportunities. However, I a pure BA in economics looks enticing, and so does the COE concentration. </p>
<p>I don’t necessarily want to go into ibanking, I just want a good job out of graduation as well as a high GPA. So I want a good program for a career in finance/economics but that would not be a nightmare to get decent grades in (for grad school and beyond).</p>
<p>Is anyone familiar with the COE program business economics track? How does it compare to the various Economics tracks?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Supposedly, econ is easier than the COE business/econ track. They are both known as “easier” concentrations here, but the graduates seem to get jobs simply after graduation. I would recommend either program.</p>
<p>When you say Econ, you mean the standard BA degree, right? Not the applied-math econ or the computer science econ.</p>
<p>just econ. apma-econ is much harder. it’s very popular here, too.</p>
<p>Interesting. Thanks for the info wass and swim. I need to make similar decisions.</p>
<p>Sorry, one more question. I see that the Econ department is larger, but which gets better job recruiting, standard economics or COE? Or is GPA more important and they’re the same?</p>
<p>Econ and COE are two completely different degrees with different focuses. If you’re looking at either degree as job-training, you’ll find they prepare you for different roles in different sectors.</p>
<p>If you understand either as a portion of a liberal arts curriculum, stop worrying because you’ll realize precisely what you study matters less than the fact that you study.</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen, if you’re in the least bit interested in ibanking, you’re about as likely to get a job there getting a CS degree as Econ or COE or Applied Math. And apparently knowing the pumping lemma can help.</p>
<p>For jobs like that, it seems the pre-reqs aren’t a specific major, so much as an analytic mind, and an ability to communicate well and have extremely strong interpersonal skills. Which is pretty much what modestmelody is saying. There’s much, much more to your development at Brown than just the piece of sheepskin you’ll get upon graduation.</p>