Economics in CAS and Stern?

nyyankees2012
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:06:52 +0000

shuffleace: Why don’t you relax, okay? FYI, I didn’t know/care what Stern was before I was even accepted to NYU. I never had any intention of going to business school, even if my parents had let me. I was in the top 20 of my large high school, so again, your unfounded statement about me not doing well in high school is entirely false. I’m pleased that you were accepted and are now attending Stern, but let’s not pretend that every Econ major in CAS has always dreamed of being in Stern. Maybe some do/did, but I certainly do not.

And quite frankly, I feel much more qualified to speak on this matter than you do. You’re a FRESHMAN, aren’t you? I’m pretty sure first semester Stern freshman have NOT taken Stern courses, or am I wrong? I’m a junior and have taken CAS Econ courses, Stern courses, and have friends both within my own major and many friends in Stern majoring in Econ. When we were registering, my Stern friends asked me what 300-level courses I was planning to take next semester because THEY take upper level Econ courses in CAS as well. The Stern core Econ classes are “off limits” to CAS students because CAS Econ majors have their own core requirements, in the way that Tisch dance classes are “off limits” to the rest of us.

Have I EVER said CAS is on par Columbia? You have clue no what you’re talking about, man. Hate to break it to you, but Stern isn’t either. I’m pretty sure Columbians are as well represented on Wall Street, and they don’t have a finance major… hmm… If you want to post in these threads, say something constructive and if you choose to refute my post (which you’re entirely in your right to do), do it in a way that’s 1) rational, 2) factually accurate, and 3) helpful to the OP. By posting such immature and ignorant remarks, you’re really hurting your own cause and not helping the OP get a well-rounded answer to his or her question…

If you had actually READ my post instead of making poor generalizations and drawing false inferences about previous posts I’ve made, you’d see that I’m actually PRAISING Stern. It is superb for what it does and is more prestigious than CAS. A Stern Econ degree is in many cases better than a CAS Econ degree, but my point is that a CAS degree in Econ is great too. I have multiple friends working at UBS, Merrill Lynch, and one (an ENGLISH major), just got a full time position at Morgan Stanley. Stern freshman hardly get any prestigious internships. I’ve been to recruiting events with my CAS Econ / Stern friends and these Sternies laugh out loud whenever they see SOPHOMOREs there, let alone freshman. I’m pretty sure the awesome internships are summer after junior year… Sure CAS is not heavily recruited for Wall Street, but this is partially because there is less of a passion for Wall Street there as opposed to Stern.

Hellodocks: You’re right. But also, from recruiting events I’ve been to, employers constantly say that all technical training is on the job. While Stern undoubtedly is better represented on Wall Street, such employers do look for liberal arts students as well.