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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she doesn't like economics she will be miserable.

A good master's in econ program will be highly mathematical.

I think terminal master's in economics are not as common as PhD track.

Does your DD have a policy interests suitable for exploring in graduate school?

You both should also read this 2020 blog post by a professional economist.

https://macromomblog.com/2020/07/29/economics-is-a-disgrace/
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She could take math and advanced econ classes in community college while working after college.

The blogger above was a very bitter person, economist or not.[/quote]

PP.  That bitter person is one of the only famous American female economists.  I found that blog entry cross-referenced in an article about Larry Summers and the Epstein fallout.  Larry Summers is one of the economists who belittled that woman.  OP is thinking about a Master's degree in Econ for a female student that didn't even like economics.  I think it's good to have eyes wide open on various professions. [/quote]

There is a huge difference between studying economics at the Master's level and going into a career in policy and what that poster is talking about which is really the world/domain of the 1% of economists.[/quote]

OP was originally asking about Master's degrees in economics.  The comments in the blog apply to a variety of schools.  There is a pecking order of schools.  Schools in the DC area may not be at the top of the food chain but they aren't at the bottom either.  I've worked with people (men) who dropped  out of economics graduate programs.  I would not recommend the degree to someone who doesn't like economics and the math skills would definitely need to be fresh and competitive.  Many economics graduate students are from Asia and their educational systems are mathematically rigorous and they arrive prepared.  Quick and dirty Googling suggests Economics is about 70% international graduate students.[/quote]

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