<p>Hello, I'm deciding which of these universities I should transfer to next semester.
I have been accepted to both.
I am an Ill resident, but with the Midwestern student exchange, Mizzou would actually be cheaper for me. I also have someone to room with in Columbia which would bring my rent costs down as well.
In terms of prestige/job placement, etc. UIUC wins by a fair amount, but I'm planning on going to grad school so I want to keep costs down as much as possible.
I also feel like Mizzou would be a slightly better fit. (I like Columbia more than Champaign, and I prefer the Mizzou campus as well). It seems like Mizzou is also seems like it's on the rise.The salutatorian from my school went there, and they are recruiting good students from the Chicago metro area.
Overall, which would you suggest?
Additional Info:
Majoring in Economics (with interests mostly in macroeconomic theory/forecasting)
Mizzou rank: #72 grad school in Econ
UIUC rank: #31 grad school in Econ</p>
<p>since your will be majoring in econ, i think UIUC is a MUCH better choice than Mizzou.</p>
<p>For going to graduate school in economics, consider the availability of math-intensive intermediate micro and macro economics courses and math courses:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.econ.berkeley.edu/grad/admissions/preparation[/url]”>Preparation | Department of Economics;
<p>I was actually surprised that the BS program at Mizzou was more math intensive than Illinois’s.
Do I still need all of that math if I’m going into something more theoretical like Macroeconomics or something more closely related with public policy?
I already have calc 1 & 2 done which is a good start though.</p>
<p>First year course work for an economics PhD student is listed here:
<a href=“https://www.econ.berkeley.edu/grad/program/year-1[/url]”>Year 1: Course Work | Department of Economics;
<p>Note that all of them list multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations as prerequisites, and the econometrics courses also list advanced statistics as a prerequisite.
[General</a> Catalog - Economics Courses](<a href=“http://general-catalog.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_list_crse_req?p_dept_name=Economics&p_dept_cd=ECON]General”>http://general-catalog.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_list_crse_req?p_dept_name=Economics&p_dept_cd=ECON)</p>
<p>Cool, thanks for the link.
Looks like I might as well double major in math.</p>
<p>Any other opinions?</p>