Glut of Econ majors

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Anonymous wrote:Getting As in economics at Williams shows you’re good at math and can think quantitatively and logically. It probably means your quantitative iq is at least 130. It also probably means you can code. Those are all marketable skills.

You do not need to code at all for an econ major at Williams. There's also nothing to do with IQ.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting As in economics at Williams shows you’re good at math and can think quantitatively and logically. It probably means your quantitative iq is at least 130. It also probably means you can code. Those are all marketable skills.

You do not need to code at all for an econ major at Williams. There's also nothing to do with IQ.

Dumb people aren't at Williams in the first place, and the ability to do advanced math has everything to do with IQ.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting As in economics at Williams shows you’re good at math and can think quantitatively and logically. It probably means your quantitative iq is at least 130. It also probably means you can code. Those are all marketable skills.

You do not need to code at all for an econ major at Williams. There's also nothing to do with IQ.

Dumb people aren't at Williams in the first place, and the ability to do advanced math has everything to do with IQ.

You don't need much IQ to pass Calc 3, just a good background in 1 and 2. Intro stats is mostly proofless and regurgitating steps for certain problem solving techniques. And following intermediate micro requires an ear and some Calc 3, which we already covered. It has very little at all to do with IQ.

[Anonymous]

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Same as BA vs BS in CS---the BA will have less "technical courses" and more Foreign language reqs and more general LA course options

SLACS have BAs in econ, not BSs. I'm willing to bet that any kid who can get into Williams can hack a BS in econ, the school just doesn't offer it
And a BA doesn't mean anything different if your school doesn't offer BS. Many Williams students are Math/Econ double majors and go above the requirements of the average BS in Econ. This designation only matters at state schools.

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Anonymous wrote:All these hoity-toity econ majors. The reality is that econ is the easy degree for mediocre/students without any passions to find jobs. That's it. It could've been stats or cs, but those require the scary word-MATH-so, instead, people major in Econ. Any liberal arts college grad has the social skills to get through a finance position. These are all students smart enough to get through the wacky college admissions process and land on top; that's hard to do without persuasive qualities.

60% of econ programs require calculus. 80% of the econ programs at top schools do. Usually also probability and statistics. It's not an easy degree for mediocre students, especially at places like Williams, idiot.

Oh how scary, CALCULUS! [The point is that it's not "an easy degree for mediocre students", dolt. Mediocre students major in education like you did. ]

And 1 stats class...You know who does a similar amount of math? Psych majors, Political Science majors...This is not at all impressive and just shows how little quantitative skills you need for an econ major. The serious ones all have to major in Math, because you don't learn any skills.

Let's take UVA as an example.

BA in Econ - requires Calculus II and STAT 2120, STAT 3120, APMA 3110, or APMA 3120.
BA in Psych - no math requirement
BA in Poli Sci - no math requirement

Nope, not similar amounts of math at all.

Now Berkeley

BA in Econ - requires calculus or Analytic Geometry and Calculus, probability and statistics
BA in Psych - no math requirement
BA in Poli Sci - "Introduction to Empirical Analysis and Quantitative Methods" weaksauce math

So yeah you're full of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting As in economics at Williams shows you’re good at math and can think quantitatively and logically. It probably means your quantitative iq is at least 130. It also probably means you can code. Those are all marketable skills.

You do not need to code at all for an econ major at Williams. There's also nothing to do with IQ.

Dumb people aren't at Williams in the first place, and the ability to do advanced math has everything to do with IQ.

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You don't need much IQ to pass Calc 3, just a good background in 1 and 2. Intro stats is mostly proofless and regurgitating steps for certain problem solving techniques. And following intermediate micro requires an ear and some Calc 3, which we already covered. It has very little at all to do with IQ.

Oh FFS you won't have gotten through Calc 1 and 2 if you don't have a high IQ. Nor will mediocre IQ people get through stats. You have obviously never met anyone with an average IQ.

[Anonymous]

Never realized that the study of Economics could be so polarizing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All these hoity-toity econ majors. The reality is that econ is the easy degree for mediocre/students without any passions to find jobs. That's it. It could've been stats or cs, but those require the scary word-MATH-so, instead, people major in Econ. Any liberal arts college grad has the social skills to get through a finance position. These are all students smart enough to get through the wacky college admissions process and land on top; that's hard to do without persuasive qualities.

60% of econ programs require calculus. 80% of the econ programs at top schools do. Usually also probability and statistics. It's not an easy degree for mediocre students, especially at places like Williams, idiot.

Oh how scary, CALCULUS! [The point is that it's not "an easy degree for mediocre students", dolt. Mediocre students major in education like you did. ]

And 1 stats class...You know who does a similar amount of math? Psych majors, Political Science majors...This is not at all impressive and just shows how little quantitative skills you need for an econ major. The serious ones all have to major in Math, because you don't learn any skills.

Let's take UVA as an example.

BA in Econ - requires Calculus II and STAT 2120, STAT 3120, APMA 3110, or APMA 3120.
BA in Psych - no math requirement
BA in Poli Sci - no math requirement

Nope, not similar amounts of math at all.

Now Berkeley

BA in Econ - requires calculus or Analytic Geometry and Calculus, probability and statistics
BA in Psych - no math requirement
BA in Poli Sci - "Introduction to Empirical Analysis and Quantitative Methods" weaksauce math

So yeah you're full of it.

Education isn't offered at Amherst, but thanks for your wisdom. But you know what they do need to take-PSYC122, also known as "Stats," something that would've helped you choose peer institutions to Williams rather than massive state schools who need to serve the dyscalculia crew. None of those requirements are advanced and can be wiped out by a high schooler. Berkeley is barely requiring a Calc I class for an economics major! It's embarrassing. There's a reason grad departments will take up math and physics students for econ rather than these BA in econ students. They can hardly do math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never realized that the study of Economics could be so polarizing.

Yeah, just remember...."In the long run, we are all dead!"

Lol.

[Anonymous]

Berkeley Econ is #4. U VA is #30. You can quibble a bit but clearly there is a huge gap.
https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/economics-rankings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never realized that the study of Economics could be so polarizing.

The funny thing is the vast majority of people doing the hiring do not care about any of this stuff (BA vs BS, pure economics vs finance/econ in a business program, etc).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never realized that the study of Economics could be so polarizing.

+1 This thread has been enlightening. My DS is an econ major (BA at a state school) and had an internship last summer crunching numbers and has an econometrics internship this summer making very good $$. He's learning to code and working toward some certification that requires a test. He's not into the NYC finance scene, but said he's likely to get his MBA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All these hoity-toity econ majors. The reality is that econ is the easy degree for mediocre/students without any passions to find jobs. That's it. It could've been stats or cs, but those require the scary word-MATH-so, instead, people major in Econ. Any liberal arts college grad has the social skills to get through a finance position. These are all students smart enough to get through the wacky college admissions process and land on top; that's hard to do without persuasive qualities.

Wow - you have zero clue about economics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never realized that the study of Economics could be so polarizing.

It's only polarizing because so many people weighing in have no clue what they are talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting As in economics at Williams shows you’re good at math and can think quantitatively and logically. It probably means your quantitative iq is at least 130. It also probably means you can code. Those are all marketable skills.

You do not need to code at all for an econ major at Williams. There's also nothing to do with IQ.

Dumb people aren't at Williams in the first place, and the ability to do advanced math has everything to do with IQ.

Not at all true at the level you are talking about. Everyone thinks they have a 140+ IQ. 110 or at most 120 is all you need for this stuff.

There is no such think as “quantitative IQ” by the way.