<p>Hey guys!
I got accepted into UCSD for undergraduate economics. I am debating on whether I should go here. I hear it has a top notch graduate program for econ, so I assume that must be reflective of its undergraduate program. However, I hear UCSD for econ prepares you to be a academic rather than preparing you to work in a real practical career setting. Many people have also discouraged me from going here because they say it won't provide me an adequate route to do finance, banking, accounting etc which I really want to pursue after school after I get my MBA. Also about econ, I hear it is extreeeemely keynesian and doesn't present much about the Austrian/ free market viewpoint.</p>
<p>Can anyone give me some input about what I have said and answer the questions I've asked.</p>
<p>Feedback would be much appreciated especially from econ majors ^__^</p>
<p>I would go to berkeley or los angeles, as they have better programs for finance, accounting, and business in general. UCSD is more known for its sciences. I recommend going to Indiana University, they have a great investment banking programs that guarantees placement in wall st.</p>
<p>I am a future economic student as well. Though, I am still waiting for Berkely and UCLA decisions. I think that undergraduate economic department is pretty solid, considering that they have few Nobel winning professors. Also, it ranked #15 in the world. 
Look for yourself:
[Academic</a> Ranking of World Universities in Economics / Business - 2012 | 2012 Top 100 Universities in Economics / Business | ARWU-SUBJECT 2012](<a href=“http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectEcoBus2012.html]Academic”>http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectEcoBus2012.html)</p>
<p>17th in the world sorry. It’s 15 in the nation.</p>
<p>I’m also going to UCSD next fall for Economics. UCSD is a solid school and has a solid Economics program, both undergraduate and graduate. UCSD has an Econometrics program that is ranked 6th, tied with Berkeley. Overall, I don’t think an employer would choose someone from UCLA over someone from UCSD solely on the name of the school. This is where you have to go out of your way and do internships.</p>
<p>of course you’re going to be an econ major! LOL I take it you favor supply side econ xD Was UCSD your first choice? what do u plan to after btw</p>
<p>I’m more Keynesian, but SupplySide sounded cool haha.
My top were UCLA, UCSD, and UCI respectively. UCs are pretty good for econ, but my choices were pretty limited. I wanted to stay in California and I didn’t take high school seriously so I have mediocre test scores and like a 4.2 UC GPA.
So I’m not a good example if you’re looking at colleges all over the United States. When it comes to the UCs, I can tell you quite a bit from their econ programs. My top choices were based on rank (which also happened to be location).
Econ programs at UCLA, UCSD, and UCI tend to be Keynesian overall, but they do cover Monetarism and some of the Austrian viewpoint depending on which professors you get.</p>
<p>I want to become an Economist (bit of stretch, but doable if i start taking school seriously), but wouldn’t mind working in the Finance sector. The beauty of an Economics degree is that it is very flexible and you can get a job almost anywhere with it. You will be competing for the same jobs as the the Biz-Econ kids from UCLA, which tend to be competitive, so internships will certainly help. San Diego is close by and has plenty of financial firms so the location of UCSD is pretty good.</p>
<p>To all those that told you Economics isn’t the best way for finance, banking, accounting etc, then what is? The only UC with a Finance major is Berkeley. UCLA only has Economics and Biz-Econ as their major business majors. It is a solid start at any school.</p>
<p>I was waitlisted at UCLA, but I rejected the waitlist offer knowing that I’m not going to get in (mediocre application as I said). UCSD was next on my list. Solid Econ program with a good location in terms of jobs and internships.</p>