Economics at Cornell?

ctown09
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:38:46 +0000

Haha Econ majors are not at all unemployable, but it’s not like jobs will just fall into your lap just because you go to Cornell–if you’re getting below mean in the core classes and aren’t well-connected, I can see it getting tough. Otherwise, most people go into jobs in finance, but some to law school, some other places.
It’s not necessarily as mathematical or as rigorous as UChi’s undergrad program, but like many of the top econ undergrads, it can be. You could actually graduate from the major after taking just a single semester of calculus (which most have done in high school) if you wanted to. But many classes are tracked so that there is a more mathetical (read: tougher) class and a less mathematical one. Both types of people get jobs; the most important thing is to do well.
A lot of bio majors in Ag double major or do a minor in AEM. The AEM program is actually really really easy, so this is pretty much a nice diversion for most of the pre-meds. They often throw in a couple of these classes to round out their schedule. And the program also has a very good rep. I imagine it would be much easier to do this at Cornell than Chicago because of AEM’s relative easiness.
Let me know if you have any more questions.