Is Scripps good for Economics?

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<p>My daughter wants to study at a small liberal arts school and major in Economics.</p>

<p>How good is the Economics programme at Scripps?</p>

<p>I note that Scripps has only a few faculty members in the Economics area, compared to say Pomona, which has many. Do the Economics majors at Scripps attend many courses in the other colleges?</p>

<p>Also, how well will the Scripps experience prepare her for a graduate programme in Economics at a major university or perhaps an MBA?</p>

<p>Any and all responses will be welcome.</p>

<p>DaddyM</p>

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<p>I know very, very little about the econ department (or econ in general, for that matter), but here’s a link to the department home page: [Scripps</a> College : Academics : Economics Department](<a href=“http://www.scrippscollege.edu/academics/department/economics/index.php]Scripps”>http://www.scrippscollege.edu/academics/department/economics/index.php)</p>

<p>The page will give you some info on courses taught, professors, recent theses, and so forth. Some of the info appears a bit outdated, but if you or your daughter have any questions, you could certainly get in touch with faculty. Contact info is on the site.</p>

<p>You should certainly take department size into consideration, but remember that part of the idea behind the Claremont consortium is that individual schools’ departments can be small without great loss of opportunity to students. My major had 2.5 professors at Scripps (though it was technically ‘joint’ with other campuses), and of course, being a very small school (just over half the size of Pomona), the very largest and most popular departments top out at 7-8 faculty members. The econ website does make a few references to certain courses <em>having</em> to be taken on Scripps, but I don’t know how well-enforced that policy is (or isn’t…it varies). Limits to cross-enrollment are mentioned more often on the econ page than I’ve seen them mentioned elsewhere, so it would be helpful to ask faculty and students about econ cross-enrollment (both of Scripps students into off-campus courses + of off-campus students into Scripps courses).</p>

<p>I know I’ve seen CC stats on the number of students that head to different types of grad program, and I recall Scripps–>MBA being zero. I wouldn’t bet anything on my memory here, nor do I know how (or if) those numbers accounted for students who pursue MBA’s years after undergrad. Regardless, the number of Scripps students pursuing MBA’s is definitely low, but that should suggest more about the interests + goals of the student body than about any lack of preparation. </p>

<p>Sorry for my unfamiliarity with the department, but in case you hadn’t happened upon the single resource that I do have, I wanted to point you towards it :)</p>