<p>I have been accepted as a junior transfer at all of these schools and am having trouble making up my mind where I want to go. I am going to major in economics and wanted to get some feed back relating to who has the best econ program, which school would provide the best all around experience, and which program might be easier to get through maintaing a high gpa than others. Also tution is not going to way into my decision much.
Thanks!</p>
<p>When did you find out about UNC? I didn’t know you could find out this early</p>
<p>doesn’t the reputation of the program mean a little more than graduating GPA? I’m really not sure, but if I had to guess I would definitely say UNC has better academics than Tulane.</p>
<p>yeah, when did u find out about unc chapel hill…thats super early</p>
<p>Here are some career paths for Bucknell econ grads: <a href=“http://www.bucknell.edu/documents/cdc/Economics.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bucknell.edu/documents/cdc/Economics.pdf</a>.</p>
<p>Im being recruited to play football so the coach’s expedited though the admissions process, I need to make a decision really soon because of the limited scholarships. I am not sure if anyone here is interested in my stat’s because I’m an athlete but they were 3.47 GPA with 63 credits. Thanks for any insight!</p>
<p>Wouldn’t playing football at UNC also be at a significantly higher level of competition and offer a chance for national tv exposure etc? Division 1 in a BCS conference on a team that is rising in stature and prominence. Combine that with great academics and one of the best college towns in the country and I think this should be a no brainer. On top of that Kenan is one of the top business schools in the country and one of the few outside the Ivies that gets the BIG time recruiters for banking, IB etc.</p>
<p>Tulane is a great school but is still struggling with the aftermath of the hurricane and floods. Many departments and programs were scaled back, professors left etc. New Orleans, sadly, will never be the city it once was. Bucknell is in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania and plays a very different brand of football. Neither will offer the kind of undergrad experience that Chapel Hill and UNC can.</p>
<p>If you have the chance to play big time division one football AND get a great education while living in one of the best college towns that exists I don’t understand your hesitation.</p>
<p>Agreed with eadad.</p>
<p>Based on the latest numbers I could find, the mean salary for UNC CH econ grads '06 was $40,161 and the mean salary for Bucknell econ grads '07 was $51,581. Those numbers aren’t concrete representations of what you’ll making when you graduate, but they show that Bucknell’s econ program is solid. But if football is extremely important to you, then I would steer away from Bucknell. Sources: <a href=“http://admissions.unc.edu/pdf/2007_After_Graduation.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.unc.edu/pdf/2007_After_Graduation.pdf</a> <a href=“http://www.bucknell.edu/Documents/CDC/PostGrad%20Study%20full%20report%202007.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bucknell.edu/Documents/CDC/PostGrad%20Study%20full%20report%202007.pdf</a></p>
<p>ilmor appears to be from the Bucknell threads. Welcome to the UNC pages!</p>
<p>jkrock</p>
<p>You also have to remember that if there are significantly more econ grads at UNC the numbers will be skewed downward if many went into lower paying fields;more grads=more jobs to seek. Statistics can be made to argue whichever point you want to make. </p>
<p>One other thing: do not forget or underestimate that a large active alumni network (and Tarheels really do bleed Carolina Blue 
) can work employment wonders for a good football player/athlete at any top school and even moreso for a good student athlete which you appear to be.</p>