<p>So I got into USC and UCSD for Economics. Which school should I choose?</p>
<p>Also, how hard would it be to switch my major from economics to business once I'm at USC?</p>
<p>If you want to switch to business, USC. UCSD’s econ department specializes in Econometrics, which it sounds like you don’t want.</p>
<p>If I were to major in economics at USC, what school would be better to attend?</p>
<p>I’m not too sure how difficult the transition would be to switch majors once I’m admitted at USC to business. Business was my first choice btw.</p>
<p>USC= biz econ…
UCSD= econ</p>
<p>but the tuition for USC is double the cost as UCs…</p>
<p>no usc is not biz econ. its for the marshall school of business.</p>
<p>Hey! I’m in the same situation. The only difference is that I got into SC for marshall.</p>
<p>imo, I think switching to marshall shouldn’t be too hard if you have the grades and pre-reqs completed. But from what you posted, I’m guessing you didn’t get into Marshall and they gave you your second choice instead? In that case, I don’t think they will let you switch into Marshall. But, take what I’m saying with a grain of salt because I’m not sure.</p>
<p>SD has one of the strongest Econ program in the nation. If you search on it, you’ll see that SD and LA are ranked the same at 11 (nationwide) at the graduate level. If they have a strong graduate program, their undergraduate program should be pretty strong too. On the other hand, SC is ranked number 40 at the graduate level. So, their undergraduate program, in theory, is probably not as strong as the one at SD. Not only is SC’s program not as good as SD’s, USC costs nearly twice as much to attend. So I think in your case, you should choose SD over SC. </p>
<p>But of course, you should consider other things as well. Like how you like SD’s campus/SC’s campus and other such factors. I think for most people, even though they know that SC’s program is probably not as good as, in this case, SD’s econ program, they may still choose SC because of the prestige. But imo, I think people underestimate UCSD. SD’s programs are as good as programs at UCLA. You can search this. A lot(not all) of their programs (econ, engineering, poli sci, etc) are ranked at the same level as LA’s or just slightly below. UCSD lacks “prestige” or “name” because they’re not that well known in sports. So either way, whether you choose SD or SC, you’re not going to lose. </p>
<p>But if I were you, I wouldn’t pick USC over SD hoping I can switch into Marshall afterwards.</p>
<p>Let me know what you choose and why when you do! I’m still deciding as well :)</p>
<p>I really doubt the ranking for the specific program for undergraduate schools really matters. There is no official ranking for undergraduate programs any how and you can’t really compare graduate school rankings with undergraduate programs.</p>
<p>go to USC
if you’re interested in business you can always do Global Business at USC
ucsd doesn’t have a business program the only program with business aesthetics is the management economic sciences program and that requires 4 prerequisite of calculus.
if money isn’t a factor in your decisions i strongly suggest USC (networking opportunities) but if you’re actually very interested in economics UCSD does have an excellent economics program.</p>
<p>That’s exactly how I was thinking vision. I’m still under review for the Marshall School of Business apparently. Thanks for the advice people.</p>
<p>In that case, it seems like you’ve already made up your mind. I am aware that there’s no real legit rankings for the undergraduate programs. But since you got in SC for economics rather than business, I thought you might like to take how SD has a much stronger program than SC for econ into consideration. I’m sure a lot of people on here will agree with me in saying that SD’s economics program is better than SC’s. At both the undergraduate and at the graduate level. </p>
<p>If you’re asking for someone to give you advice on which school you should select, the obvious fact anyone will provide is how prestigious the program is at the two schools. At any rate, I was just trying to help.</p>
<p>I don’t agree with you on that allisonn. You can’t simply rank an undergraduate program by comparing it with it’s graduate program. If you had actual proof of UCSD’s economic program being ranked higher then USC’s economic program, then I’d take that into consideration.</p>