Economics/Pre-Business

NROTCgrad
Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:12:35 +0000

I am a huge fan of Kenyon. My dad went there, and I frequently recommend it to students. Unfortunately I do not know much about econ there, but in general Kenyon has more connections to the east coast than the midwest, despite being in Ohio. Plus, being small, it won’t have a ton of connections.

Also, liberal arts colleges like Kenyon are generally not good places for people who are unsure of their plans. IU Kelley, or UI would be better for such people. Kelley has a ton of connections nationwide and is especially strong in Chicago. But even if you decide to not do business, IU is a well above average state university with lots of options.

Finally, you can get a “liberal arts education” at most state universities. Attending a LAC is not required in order to do that. The main advantage of schools such as Kenyon is that you would have closer contact with professors and those professors are more likely to be good at teaching – because they know that teaching, not research, is their real job. Classes will be smaller too.