A good combination? Econ + Scandinavian Studies

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<p>I’m currently attending UW-Madison. Since the business school here is competitive to get into, my advisor suggested that I should pick a back-up major if I get rejected. </p>

<p>So here’s the thing. I chose Econ as my back-up major, and am interested in taking a minor in Scandinavian studies. Do you think it is a good combination? </p>

<p>I picked Scandinavian studies because I want to do something pertaining to the “Nordic model” (But I don’t have a clear career choice for that though) For what’s worth, I do want to go to law school. </p>

<p>I heard UW-Madison is very strong in these two majors, is that true at all?</p>

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<p>No body? Really? Gurl…</p>

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<p>Well I think learning Swedish or Norwegian is quite interesting, especially since every big firm as an office in Stockholm or Oslo and if you were very serious about this you could always do a masters at the Stockholm School of Economics. I’ve been to Stockholm wonderful place but super super expensive. But I’ve never worked there so not sure what wages are like. Do you have an EU passport? It is quite hard to be employed in the Eu zone without one in some of the smaller countries.</p>

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<p>@BlueJay (Johns Hopkins?): Thank you for your input. But I’m thinking about staying in the states for jobs though.</p>

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<p>That might be a tad harder in that case. You would have to pursue a job that explicitly states the need for nordic speakers e.g. a position at Bloomberg LP that requires an individual fluent in Nordic languages.</p>

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<p>I don’t really know how law schools deal with minors, but med schools like it when minors are slightly different than the usual maths and sciences. In my opinion, minors are an option so that you can study a subject that interests you, without having to make a career out of it. So I think that Econ and Scandinavian is as good a combination as any</p>

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<p>i thought most Scandinavians speak English. would it be more practical to do Econ+Spanish ?</p>

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<p>Well I feel like Nordic languages are also in high demand, if not as much as Spanish. Also you have to be a business major to declare a minor in Spanish. Thanks for the input!!</p>

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