Are there private schools in the tri-state area that emphasize economics and business, and have demonstrated a higher matriculation rate over the past three years?
You might want to specify which three states and clarify if you mean high schools with higher matriculation rate to colleges and which colleges.
I am interested in identifying private high schools located in the tri-state area, specifically Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, that provide an Economics or Business clubs and have a proven track record of successfully matriculating students into the top ten colleges for Economics or Business.
A kid is better off studying the standard, high rigor âforeign language, history, literature, writing, 3 lab sciences, math to the highest level he/she is capable ofâ than doubling down on what the top ten business programs at universities will see as a less rigorous plan.
A kid does NOT need to be studying econ in HS! Better to ace Calc BC so he/she can hit the ground running in Econ at college!
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I appreciate your insights on this matter. I completely concur that these fundamental subjects serve as essential foundations for college courses. However, I would like to inquire if there are schools in the area that place a greater emphasis on these subjects through internships or clubs. I have heard that many schools are increasingly focused on engineering and science.
Why not find the âtopâ perceived private schools in your geographic area of interest. Theyâll all share college placements so you can see the # who matriculate at each school which btw may have little to do with âwhichâ school itself and just be based on # of qualified kids who applied.
Of course many top schools donât admit by major at all - youâd decide Econ later as many top colleges donât even at colleges that have a b school (whatever that means), they may know where the student went but not the major.
Good luck.
Here is a few examples.
Many high schools do offer economics (at the level of AP economics or introductory college economics), which you can choose as a social studies elective to check how interested you are in the subject.
Economics beyond that level typically requires more math and statistics, so you want to take math to the highest level available to you (those going on to PhD study in economics may take math through multivariable calculus, linear algebra, real analysis, etc. in college) and take statistics if available to you (probably at the AP statistics level in high school; an economics major may need to take more advanced calculus-based statistics courses in college).
At this level, business has similar prerequisites, though business is different from economics once you get beyond the initial prerequisites in college.
But most good high schools should have these courses that can help you determine your interest in economics, while also completing the usual well rounded high school base curriculum with English, math, science, foreign language, social studies, and art.
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I think OP is looking for âclubsâ.
Honestly Iâd identify the top high schools - thereâs several rankings on line - and ask.
Btw public hs may have clubs too or someone may start one. Most donât have an aviation club, as an example, but my son started one. One could do the same with business - and at many schools probably have. I imagine this would have near zero correlation to getting into a b school or top school vs being in band, sport, having a job, walking dogs at the shelter. Not only do ECs not need to be major related, being well rounded likely helps - and pursuing passions will help as theyâll show in interviews and essays.
If you say a top b school - use Indiana as an example - where you go to hs wonât matter. Nor what you do.
That you meet the gpa and sat requirement for direct admit will be what matters.
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And if you think Wharton is jumping up and down because a kid at a prep school was in the âinvestment clubâ (absent anything else compelling about the student) I have a bridge to sell you.
OP- the BEST business training for a HS kid is to work at an actual business. Or if the kid is too young in your state, start their own babysitting, lawnmowing, cleaning garages for elderly neighbors, âsports campâ for 6 year olds in the summer in the backyard, etc. This is the kind of business relevant for a HS kid. Kid has their entire life to learn about portfolio management and how to trade commodities.
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I wouldnât choose a high school based on this, but you can do some digging as to which schools in your area have the most active DECA/FBLA clubs. Better yet, join one at your local school or start your own chapter.
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George School has IB economics classes as well as a number of courses that are in their Extradisciplinary grouping (including ones like Economics and Sustainability in the Netherlands). My sense is that most of the students are more interested in these to learn how the world works than as a path to becoming titans of industry, but if those topics interest you, thereâs more than enough for the time thatâs left after you do the regular high school stuff.
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All the elite private schools will have impressive matriculation to âtop 10â business/economics programs. There isnât a need to focus on these areas in high school (by the school) in order to have excellent records with college programs.
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