Economics in CAS and Stern?

shuffleace
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:55:12 +0000

OP, do not listen to nyyankees2012, he has no idea what he’s talking about and is probably one jealous kid who did not do so well in high school to get into Stern, and instead opted to CAS and now has an inferiority complex over it.

First of all, Stern takes EVERY single one of its business economics major in the STERN department, including the cores (ex. microeconomics) - these classes are strictly off-limits to CAS majors.

Second, based on on current upperclassmen, TWO OF WHICH are majoring in economics at CAS, they have a very hard time competing with the Stern students in terms of job employment simply because of their degree. From what I’ve heard from them specifically, the CAS majors who have succeeded in wall street have either 1. networked like beasts 2. family connections. This is coming from the CAS majors, one of who will be entering Merrill Lynch’s wealth management department - an internship that most Stern kids do their FRESHMEN summer.

If you’re coming to NYU to LEARN econ then sure it may be alright. But if you’re majoring in econ to get a job in the financial industry, then trust me, NYU is not the place to be with a bachelors of arts in economics. I’m sure nyyankees2012 is going to go off on a rant about how I’m wrong and that NYU CAS is just as good as Stern but I’m not going to waste my time arguing over stupid stuff. Heck, I remember in one post nyyankees2012 said that NYU CAS is just as good as Columbia University - are you seriously going to believe that? Take my word for what it is.