Which one is better for Econ I’m tryna go pre law???
(For right now forget about money since I’m still waiting, but Scu would be top based on scholarships rn)
Bases on this analysis of faculty scholarship, BU appears to offer an excellent economics program: Economics rankings: US Economics Departments | IDEAS/RePEc.
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I have one BU grad kid and one SCU grad kid! Love both schools! Not a bad choice to have!
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Do you like snow in winter?
As thumper1 said, there’s no bad choice here. Really just depends whether you’d rather live in Massachusetts or California (assuming you’d be able to afford either).
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Any college in America will be great for that - so take it out of the equation. Do you want the big city campus and school - or the midsize jesuit school in an extremely populous, but not as urban area with a more traditional campus?
But how relevant is that to a pre-law student?
However, law school is expensive, so cost may matter more significantly than otherwise.
Like many say, OP gave two schools and said forget about the money.
I know people always say that- and one never should - but they can go to any school in the country, and have the same law school opportunities. The study of economics, however, may be different.
But I was just answering the question asked - there’s enough differentiation between BU and SCU - that one should stand out to OP.
Law school (assuming “forget about the money” - shouldn’t be a factor - no matter which schools they are considering.
I was under the impressions that some schools have better pre law programs than other schools, or prepare you better or are better “feeders”.
But if this isn’t true as you guys say, then mainly based on Econ!
Thank you again!
First off, you might got go to law school.
Secondly, pre law is that - advising - and no doubt there are some schools better at it than others. But it’s advising. You’ll need great grades, a great LSAT, and for some today - work experience. Diversity also matters. And hopefully you learn to write - and read and thnk - many recommend philosophy courses. Plenty of kids end up in law school that never took part in pre-law activities.
Advising isn’t going to get you in law school but of course it can give you direction. And some may find it very valuable.
I’d take the pre-law out - and figure out where you want to be. You don’t need advising per se - for law school.
So - what if I told you in Harvard’s first year class of under 600, they are represented by 147 schools. U of you name it - many a non prestigious. Georgia State, LSU, Tenneessee Tech, U of Central Oklahoma and U of anywhere. And Yale in the last 5 years I think was 169 - and when I say non prestigious - I’m talking about schools like Youngstown State. At #8 UVA, last year, after UVA, the schools most represented were UGA and Alabama.
If you have concerns with advising, reach out to the advisors at both schools - and see which gives you more comfort.
But to me, I’d be more concerned with the schools themselves - which is going to be the right fit, day after day, for four years - where will you excel personally - that’s what I’d choose!!
Best of luck.
Thank you this is very good information. While I love California and Santa Clara seems really fun, I want to experience new things and a new way of living as I’ve grown up in the bay and don’t want to be here for another 4 years. (That wasn’t really relevant I just wanted to put that out there) but thank you!
I assume your family can afford BU or it wouldn’t be in your final two…it’s very pricey (unless you got aid).
Best of luck to you - hope you have a wonderful four years.
When you need guidance, no matter where you are, be sure to seek it out. All these schools should have some level of resource to help you out.
I assume depth of, and topicality in, education in the titular major is important to the OP, irrespective of particular career goals.
However, it’s challenging to compare BU directly to SCU in the analysis of economics departments linked above due to the difference in size between these schools.
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