Beginning Econ at UChicago?

lftwngrghtwngbrk
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:16:18 +0000

I know that Chicago’s economics department is one of, if not the best in the country, so I was wondering if an undergrad should have a background in economics before going to UChicago to study it.

I haven’t formally studied economics in a class setting, my school doesn’t offer any AP econ classes, though I have watched lectures from a professor on an intro course through a purchased dvd. Will not studying econ before put me at a disadvantage at Chicago or will the intro classes help getting me acquainted to the subject?