<p>I’m applying to Northeastern early action and I haven’t decided whether to apply to the school of Business of Administration or the College of Social Sciences and Humanities for Economics. I also want to minor in Urban Studies. Which school has the better reputation? Is one easier to get into than the other? And how hard is it to switch majors once you’re in Northeastern? </p>
<p>Chances? </p>
<p>GPA 3.6
SAT 1910 (620 CR 630 Math 660 Writing)
Courses
AP Language and Comp last year
AP US history last year
AP English Literature this year
AP French Language this year
AP Micro/Macro Economics this year
Took physics last year, chem this year</p>
<p>Just took ACT’s in october, waiting for scores…
2 leadership positions
Jazz Band/Marching Band Section Leader
Captain/Cofounder of our high school’s ultimate frisbee team</p>
<p>National Honor Society Member
Work experience at Ameriprise Financial
Plenty of Community Service</p>
<p>I recommend econ over BA at any school only because it gives you more options and flexibility in careers/grad school/etc. As your interests change, it’s just more versatile. I found the College of Social Sciences & Humanities a little easier to work with than the CBA, but that’s a personal thing. With CBA and the emphasis on co-op, you will have a schedule of almost all business classes, so you won’t really get a chance to explore new things, whereas you’ll be more open with econ (might make your minor easier).</p>
<p>If you are trying to game your chances by what you sign up for, I’d advise you not to. Do what you think is your passion. Same goes with “better reputation.” Reputation means nothing. It’s what you do, not where you are.</p>
<p>Northeastern’s business program is one of the best in the country, especially if you are interested in international programs. However, business could be a tougher program as the above post suggests.</p>
<p>The above post is only partly right about reputation. It does count, but only insofar as getting you in the door. What you do once you get past the gatekeepers is up to you.</p>
<p>Woah. “Tougher program” is completely relative. Economics is the kind of subject that people just don’t get sometimes, so it absolutely should never be someone’s back-up major. </p>
<p>The College of Social Science and Humanities is brand new. It’s reputation (or lack thereof) doesn’t matter. You’ll have the brand of Northeastern on you either way. The business school itself is doing pretty well, but it is NOT “one of the best in the country”. It has dropped in rankings in the past few years.</p>
<p>Stop caring about the schools or reputation or how easy/hard it is to get in. They are COMPLETELY different subjects. Business here means taking marketing, management, MIS, finance, accounting and general business courses and two (micro and macro) econ courses that you may not have to take anyway if you do well on your APs. Economics on the other hand is basic and intermediate macro and micro, math, upper level courses like econometrics, and then 7 economics electives in random topics. Neither subject is a good substitute for the other.</p>
<p>It’s definitely possible for a business major to do economics coops, and vice versa, but it’s harder than it sounds. The business school if very protective of its coop programs and you need to pass an advisor screening to apply to a business job as a non-business major. It’s also much harder to internally transfer into business than economics, but that is mainly because it’s popular- that doesn’t mean business is a harder school to get into initially.</p>
<p>Sorry Neuchimie. You are right. I was looking at old rankings that placed Northeastern in the top 25, but it has since dropped to 38. Still good, but not in the top 25.</p>
<p>Also, when I said tougher, I meant that it is a rigorous program with less flexibility than some of the liberal arts majors, such as Economics. This is especially true of the BSIB program which has additional requirements on top of your regular studies.</p>