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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Law vs. MBA are pretty different long-term career paths. What is it about Econ that got your kid excited? That matters a lot to which school and major to pick. Not to mention, most kids change their minds at least somewhat after being exposed to a breadth of subjects in college.[/quote]

I agree. I did both and in retrospect, see the difference in career paths and in what skill sets it takes to be a success in law vs. business. If the kid really wants a social science degree, and to not delve into heavy numbers, etc., then go econ. It's mainly theoretical stuff but has limited, different career paths outside of a PHd or Masters. Econ and policy work well together, and usually in larger urban cities or think tanks. Think DC based everything.

Finance gives you broader exposure to the corporation and entire corporate function. You crunch numbers, evaluate assets, can delve into investments and of course, lots of cross-over into accounting. Think spreadsheets, projections, budgets, reporting.  That can be done at any company or organization. For specialty fields like banking, you have even greater options.

All depends on what the kid really wants and their talents.[/quote]

OP here.. I agree that DC might change his mind over the 4 years in college.  Right now, he's thinking of majoring in CS/math and a minor in econ (or a dual degree or the other way around). He's done well in CS courses and likes it a lot.  He also likes econ and has done well but has no exposure to econ beyond AP Macro/Micro.  Not sure if it's a passing fancy.  However, based on my assessment of his personality, I don't see him being a programmer or be deep-in-IT for too long.  While he loves programming, he is also active in debate club/SGA so I am encouraging him to explore both sides of the coin - quantitative and qualitative - when it comes to education and see where that takes him..[/quote]

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