Economics

After graduating, I hope to pursue a career in consulting, eventually focusing on how organizations and governments design policy and operations that create lasting value. Studying Economics, with a concentration in policy, has given me a framework for understanding incentives, trade-offs, and market behavior, which has shaped how I approach complex problems. Courses such as Intermediate Microeconomics and Money and Banking have strengthened my analytical reasoning, while my consulting internship allowed me to apply these skills to real business challenges. Together, these experiences have clarified my interests and prepared me to pursue roles where rigorous analysis informs meaningful strategic decisions.

The major itself is really easy. As long as you're ok with calculus and statistics, you shouldn't have a problem with the coursework. Finding a career, on the other hand, is a whole different story. I would say on average less than 20% of my stress comes from academics, the other 80%+ comes from recruiting. Opportunities can be very lucrative, but you have to A) know exactly what you're doing, as it's very easy to generalize and end up with 0 transferrable skills, and B) be able to multitask and network extremely well. But the same could also be said for a lot of majors out there. Good luck.

For me, the typical coursework roughly takes about an hour for homework and maybe an hour or two to study or review. Although economics is math heavy, it’s nowhere near as difficult as engineering majors or math majors. I felt that the workload was very manageable, and I felt the coursework was easily understandable as long as you put some effort into the work. I’d have plenty of time to finish my work and focus on extracurriculars, whether it be hanging out with friends or applying for clubs. My fellow classmates also help me, whether it be with homework or guiding me through clubs and careers aligning with my major. I would definitely recommend majoring in Econ even if you have any doubts of not being able to manage the workload.

I think its applications in the real world are pretty limited unless you are very interested in the field and choose to do economic research, or some form of work adjacent to what the Government does in terms of macro policy. Other then that most people in this major end up in business related industries, which I think econ does a good job at making you understand like business economics, but not as much compared to a business major.

I wish people told me more about the job opportunities that you can get from majoring in Economics. I think there’s such a limited scope on what career paths you can actually go into, and there’s a misunderstanding of what studying economics really is. It’s a lot harder and math forward than most people think it is and the application of skills you learn within the classroom are practically useless.

I feel like a great thing about studying economics is that it gives you a lot of options. You can enter a business related career, but you can also pursue academia or do quant work. So I’d say its a pretty versatile major.

Economics has helped ne see the socioeconomics behind the people I want to help which has given me a greater understanding and empathy.

I changed majors from Biochemistry to Economics in order for my post-grad career prospects to be more client facing.

Did not enjoy engineering and advanced science classes, Econ better

It is very interesting but you should he prepared for a lot of reading and math

Math requirement and applications of some concepts.

It’s a really competitive space and it’s really really easy to lose sight of your passions. Look at communities beyond just stern

It definitely depends on the school but the economics major is very quantitative

There's a Calc AB and BC and linear algebra and statistics

Try and push yourself in school! Take unique classes and make sure to have a blast!

Modern economics are based on theories developed a hundred years ago that are wrong 50% of the time. If this sounds good to you , I highly recommend the major for you!

It’s great for its versatility and ability to filter out noise.

I didn’t really know what I was getting into at first

If you don’t know what you want to do and are decent at math, Econ is a great choice.

Study and attend all classes. Try not to miss too much.