<p>So here's my situation:</p>
<p>I got into Villanova (College of Arts and Science) , College of the Holy Cross, Trinity College (CT), American University, and Franklin and Marshall College.</p>
<p>I'm going in with an intended major of Economics. </p>
<p>Which school has the best academic reputation in the field of Economics? </p>
<p>Any input would be helpful. Thank you!</p>
<p>Holy Cross</p>
<p>what were your stats on getting into these schools, i’m looking at all of these except for trinity…
thanks</p>
<p>Take a good look at the neighborhood around Trinity College --at night.</p>
<p>You might want to look at the number of professors in your field in each college. Also, look at a current schedule to see the range of courses that are currently offered (not the ones in the catalog that may theoretically be offered at some time).</p>
<p>Also, you can look at student ratings of profs in a dept in each college at ratemyprofessors . com.</p>
<p>I may be biased, but I say 'nova. Businessweek [ranks</a> the School of Business at #7 in the nation](<a href=“http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110227/best-undergraduate-business-schools-2011/slides/8]ranks”>http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110227/best-undergraduate-business-schools-2011/slides/8), and the education here is fantastic (in my opinion).</p>
<p>@charlieschm: That may be a useful resource for other schools, but most Villanova students use Novateachers. Keep in mind, people who tend to review their profs tend to do so either because they had a very positive experience with them, or a very negative one. That can skew the types of reviews you see.</p>
<p>Nova offers econ through both Business and College of arts and sciences. So it fits the needs of the student better. A&S is more writing based, whie VSB is more math based. Not many schools offer that</p>
<p>Be sure to apply to VSB as it is nearly impossible to switch from econ (lib arts) to econ (VSB) than the other way around</p>