UChicago changes requirements for economics major

Cue7
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 13:32:42 +0000

@Boothie007 - Hahaha Chicago falling from the #1 Econ spot in the rankings was startling - in the history of the rankings, that had never happened before. This would be like Yale falling from the no. 1 spot in Law.

They only rank Econ programs once every few years - so it’ll be a long wait for the Econ experts in Hyde park.

Re the more practical major, it looks like Chicago is starting to meet more undergrads where they are - in a more practical space. This is happening with comp sci too.

@exacademic - I liked your comment about being able to customize the difficulty of the major. This looks like the most market conscious way for Chicago to go generally - more customization means fewer unhappy undergrad customers!