<p>Psychology has an interesting intesection with economics, but its applications come at more advanced levels. Differential equations won’t help you much…try to take a class in real analysis that really teaches you how to think mathematically…if the university you are taking the class at is not in the top 50 in the country, you probably should take a graduate level real analysis class. It will be easy for you to skip over classes at a top school if you know the material…worry about learning the material not formal certifications.</p>
<p>“And the graduate courses I took in economics (I only took three undergrad social science classes) were significantly harder than the toughest (say) math classes for undergrads.”</p>
<p>How so? I tend to think of math classes as the most rigorous ones available, and I know the highest math courses pton undergraduates can take are probably equivalent to graduate level at many other (good) places.</p>
<p>Arp,
Of course these things are subjective. But I took one of the hardest Princeton undergrad math classes and a graduate course in computer science. And none of them were as hard as the harder econ grad courses I took…and I am a lot better at econ than I am at math or computer science. Why is this the case? I don’t know. I think that econ grad classes at Princeton are just made very tough. But you needn’t take my word for it. I can refer you to several (excellent) math undergraduates who tried taking grad econ classes…they are challenging. But I am not really trying to prove something competitively here between disciplines…my point is just that it is not somehow “easier” to be valedictorian from one discipline than another.</p>
<p>glen, thanks for the response. Your point was well made. I wasn’t trying to turn this into a war between subjects; sorry if it sounded like that. Maybe I will try some econ courses :)</p>
<p>arp,
My course was MAT215 (which is not as high level as some of the Princeton math courses, but I think as challenging as most, or at least under Charles Fefferman). And then I took COS226, 402 and 511.</p>
<p>lol, it just seems weird. But if you really are him (it seems so), congrats on your accomplishments. so, what do you think we can do to get out of our 8 trillion dollar debt?</p>
<p>It really is. I emailed the addy he posted here, recieved a helpful reply, and also discovered through google search that said email address really is Glen Weyl’s.</p>