Economics in CAS and Stern?

AoDay
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:46:20 +0000

First of all, lol.

@esthetique and AudreyH

You can decide on the policy or theory track of econ regardless of which school you attend. Most people go with policy since it requires fewer credits and you don’t have to take crazy level mathematics. As for the debate between schools…as a


CAS econ major you will take a couple Stern classes in addition to your liberal arts classes.
Stern econ majors will have full access to all Stern classes and can double major in most other Stern majors usually for only 12 credits, since core courses overlap.


I don’t know what CAS kids do outside of their classes, but as a Stern student, I think that the main difference is the social aspect of the school. Having taken a few CAS advanced econ courses I definitely notice less social interaction among the students. The school is just so much bigger than there isn’t a tight knit community. With Stern, you end up knowing practically everyone from different grade levels, because you have to take so many courses together and are always in either Kmec or Tisch Hall. Stern’s clubs are really great. They hold meetings every week and bring in a lot of speakers and firms for informational and networking experiences. Because of the close social culture, Stern’s alumni network is strong.

You can’t really go wrong with either school. I would put it this way

1. Top Stern student - You can pretty much land at any firm, you have the networking experience and connections along with a great GPA and resume

2. Top CAS student - You have the potential to land at any firm with a great GPA, but haven’t had as many opportunities to network or develop connections, which makes the initial job searches harder.

It’s really what you decide to make of your experience.