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11-03-2009, 01:17 PM
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11-03-2009, 05:07 PM
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Sooo IG is never going to stop trying to hijack threads. So stop letting him. Ignore his posts and just continue with the topic.
midwestDad, as the others have said, Econ 51 is supposed to be pretty hard. Like the other intro classes, it's very theory/math-based. But once you get past those classes and start taking electives, they become more applied. But even so, there are few finance or accounting courses. But there is a certificate in Markets&Management which a lot of students go for.
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11-03-2009, 10:06 PM
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I'm not sure if you can call Econ 51 "math based." It's obviously "theory" based like any intro econ course should be. I'm also not sure if it is THAT hard compared to other econ courses. It just SEEMS hard because the curve is pretty bad and it's the first economics course that a student takes a freshman in college- and econ is hard. I came to Duke with everybody telling me how hard and horrible 51 is, but a lot of people who take that class came out with As after putting in the effort. Having said that, however, if possible, I still suggest skipping 51 and going straight into 55. You won't lose to much from doing that, as you will have two semesters of microecon to finish and an intermediate macro anyways. There is no reason to waste your course credit.
Also about one of the comments above- when they say you can count only two AP scores towards graduation requirements, I think that's referring to the total 34 credits that you need to have to graduate. I don't think it applies to AP exams you use to skip intro levels.
As for the statement about Duke econ curriculum being very theoretical and etc., I actually disagree. For some reason Duke econ department has significant focus on finance/accounting (soon they are gonna create a finance minor and a finance concentration within the dept).
As to interestingguy's trolling comment on Duke econ being #19- again, that's graduate rankings. For subjects like econ, it is safe to assume that the "caliber" of the department is pretty much equal to that of the school as a whole, because you learn pretty much everything through in-class instruction and the higher the level of the students, the deeper the course material. It's not like if you go to U Chicago econ, you are learning the secrets of econ theory that only the professors at U of C know. Of course, if you are super ambitious economics students and is considering taking bunch of grad-level courses as an undergrad so that you go straight to phD (in which case you can take advantage of some of the resources of a "better" economics department), it's a little different story. If not, it simply doesn't work like that and otherwise I would have chosen some of other schools considered to be "better ranked" in econ (U of C, LSE, UCB, NU, and Cornell were some of the schools I got into).
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11-04-2009, 10:53 AM
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Of course, if you are super ambitious economics students and is considering taking bunch of grad-level courses as an undergrad so that you go straight to phD (in which case you can take advantage of some of the resources of a "better" economics department), it's a little different story. If not, it simply doesn't work like that and otherwise I would have chosen some of other schools considered to be "better ranked" in econ (U of C, LSE, UCB, NU, and Cornell were some of the schools I got into).
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Translation: I am not a "super ambitious economics student."
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11-04-2009, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by interestingguy Translation: I am not a "super ambitious economics student." | Nice attempt at humor but try this one on for size...
Translation: My dad owns his own PE firm and my mom used to be a MD at a major investment bank and regardless of the fact that Duke is not as good as HYPSM, I will be more successful than you NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU WORK because of my family connections to finance and nepotism. And guess what? When I'm in a position to influence hiring decisions in the corporate world, I will make sure that Duke grads get greater preference over antisocial, insufferable HYPSM morons like you.
Remember that bully who used to beat you up and steal your lunch money in middle school? Remember that jock who crushed you in every sport in middle school? Remember that guy who drove a beamer to high school that you could never afford? Remember that guy who was banging that chick you had wet dreams about in high school? Yep, that's me...and I will be back to dominate you in every way once we enter the real world.
I know your parents probably told you some poetic story about divine retribution that involved the jocks/cool kids in high school becoming nobodies and the nerdy/geeky kids becoming hotshots in the real world, but they're just as clueless as you are. The fact is, I will always be richer, cooler and more desirable than you in every way.
I hope you've enjoyed your HYPSM college experience so far, which has probably consisted of whacking off to Asian porn, LAN parties, trolling on internet chat forums in your spare time and reliving your Super Smash Bros glory days. I know you're probably still a little giddy after last night when you got a handjob from a deformed Indian chick behind the auditorium after a Tchaikovsky orchestral performance performance, but don't let that get you too excited about the real world.
I plan to make your life a living nightmare after graduation so enjoy your opportunity to Duke bash while you still can.
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11-04-2009, 07:37 PM
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My dad owns his own PE firm and my mom used to be a MD at a major investment bank and regardless of the fact that Duke is not as good as HYPSM, I will be more successful than you NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU WORK because of my family connections to finance and nepotism. And guess what? When I'm in a position to influence hiring decisions in the corporate world, I will make sure that Duke grads get greater preference over antisocial, insufferable HYPSM morons like you.
| lesdiablesbleus, you must be a developmental admit. Enjoy the Duke degree that your mommy and daddy bought for you. Quote: |
I plan to make your life a living nightmare after graduation so enjoy your opportunity to Duke bash while you still can.
| I don't care to respond to empty threats, especially from a Dukie.
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11-04-2009, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by interestingguy lesdiablesbleus, you must be a developmental admit. Enjoy the Duke degree that your mommy and daddy bought for you. | Oh I will...you see the rich and well-connected always get what they want. Thanks for also admitting that the Duke degree is worth having vis-a-vis your tone of resentment.
Enjoy that HYPSM degree that will land you a small cubicle in some corner of some floor of some New York City skyscraper that one of my father's friends probably owns, where you will be doing repetitive monkey Excel work for a 100 hours that even a mildly retarded third grader wouldn't find challenging, only to get fired after not being promoted for two years.
Toodles!
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11-04-2009, 08:13 PM
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Oh I will...you see the rich and well-connected always get what they want. Thanks for also admitting that the Duke degree is worth having vis-a-vis your tone of resentment.
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No, I mean you (or your parents) could not buy your way into HYPSM, or even a non-HYP ivy, apparently.
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11-05-2009, 12:43 AM
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No, I mean you (or your parents) could not buy your way into HYPSM, or even a non-HYP ivy, apparently.
| Nah, it's quite as easy to buy your way into certain schools (though not all) in HYPSM. But why bother when Duke's so much better/more fun? =)
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11-05-2009, 11:06 AM
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Some Duke diplomas are for sale (to developmental admits); others are for free (read: merit and athletic scholarships).
Riddle me this: If a supermarket gives away free coupons, does this mean that its groceries are just as good?
No, it means that the supermarket needs to attract customers to shop there.
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11-05-2009, 04:52 PM
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Riddle me this: If a supermarket gives away free coupons, does this mean that its groceries are just as good?
No, it means that the supermarket needs to attract customers to shop there.
| I thought we were talking about buying your way into top schools.
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11-05-2009, 09:31 PM
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"Translation: I am not a "super ambitious economics student."
No. I was actually referring to someone who wants to go deeper into economics upon graduation (phD), as opposed to someone considering going straight into work after getting an econ degree. And in that sense, no I'm not a "super ambitious economics student."
And seriously. Who is "Interestingguy"? Why is he like writing posts like that on this board? Does anybody know?
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11-06-2009, 06:13 PM
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Originpranks, IG is a troll who posts virtually the same stuff he says about Duke on the WashU board. Ignore him.
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