Which LACs?

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<p>Which LACs would prepare me best for a PhD program in Economics? Which schools place a lot of students into PhD programs?</p>

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<p>pomona has good a good reputation for phd preparation</p>

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<p>Williams, Amherst, William & Mary, Davidson to name a few</p>

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<p>All of them. You are going to need to be more specific with your needs. Honestly, you can get a PhD in Econ if you go ANYWHERE.</p>

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<p>Swarthmore, Carleton, Oberlin, Pomona, Amherst, Williams, and Wellesley all have a higher percentage of graduates who go on to earn PhD degrees than any university, including the ivys, according to this data from the Pomona web site: </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.pomona.edu/institutionalresearch/ResearchReports/DoctoratesEarnedByRace-Ethnicity.pdf[/url]”>http://www.pomona.edu/institutionalresearch/ResearchReports/DoctoratesEarnedByRace-Ethnicity.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What are her interests away from campus? </p>

<p>Look at the big picture of school choice… As much as parents want to think that our kids will be 24/7 cracking the books at their desks only taking time away to attend class, bathe and use the restroom… there are more aspects to consider.</p>

<p>What environment does she like hot? trees? theatre? horses? etc…</p>

<p>A happy kid is a kid that studies and enjoys college. I don’t know about you, but a happy D usually meant my ears didn’t bleed.</p>

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<p>claremont mckenna</p>

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<p>Wesleyan’s economics department has long been considered one of the better ones in the country, in the scholarship of its faculty and in the outcomes for its majors.</p>

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<p>While many can prepare you for an economics PhD, here are the ones that have historically done so with the most frequency:

  1. Swarthmore
  2. Williams
  3. Oberlin
  4. Wellesley
  5. Carleton
  6. Wesleyan
  7. Pomona
  8. Vassar
  9. Colgate
  10. Smith</p>

<p><a href=“http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/CollegeRelations/BacOrigins/BacOrg98.pdf[/url]”>http://server1.fandm.edu/departments/CollegeRelations/BacOrigins/BacOrg98.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
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<p>A third of Hampden-Sydney’s student body majors in economics-far and away the most popular major.The department is strong and since the school is a small liberal arts college,lots of individual attention goes to the students.Excellent prep for grad school.</p>