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Athene: Macroeconomics, microeconomics, Econometrics, Game theory, Econ history, these are all classes that you can take. Upper div Econ courses require some basic understanding of calculus, but it's not too bad. Econometrics incorporates statistics and Economics and uses this to generate models to relate independent and dependent variables. Elective course require rudimentary calculus (i.e. slopes= elasticities, etc.) All in all if you have a good grasp of the three semesters of math you will be fine. Most classes do not require proofs or anything like that.
(fyi,the Econ major varies by school so you should check out the requirements at your school. At Berkeley we have 2 paths for Econ: one relatively more qualitative, the other more math-intensive which requires linear algebra and upper division math.)
I will warn you that upper division is much harder in my opinion than introductory econ. I know some people who drop Econ because of Intermediate Micro for example. It's not that bad if you study early and don't cram for the exams, but Econ is a subject where you should let the material soak in a bit before taking exams.
Also, regardless of your major I don't think you should be too worried. If law school is your goal, then study hard for the LSAT, take a prep course, do well on it, and you will get into a good law school. If you know you want to do law, major in something that you can get a high GPA in and study early for the LSAT and take it early.
Last edited by BerkeleySenior; 04-07-2008 at 04:26 PM.
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