Right now, many of us are struggling to find classes to add and drop. Wesleyan doesn’t have any actual required courses, so what makes a good foundation?
N. Gregory Mankiw makes some suggestions in Sunday’s New York Times:
- Economics: “When students leave school, ‘the ordinary business of life’ will be their most pressing concern.”
- Statistics: “One thing the modern computer age has given everyone is data. Lots and lots of data.”
- Finance: “With the rise of 401(k) plans and the looming problems with Social Security, Americans are increasingly in charge of their own financial future.”
- Psychology: “It reveals flaws in human rationality, including your own.”
Perhaps the best advice he gives, though, is about advice: “listen to it, consider it, reflect on it but ultimately follow [your] own instincts and passions.”
[NYT]
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Wow, actually seeing this post was published a day before the Brown blog post, it looks like THEY stole from US.
Wow, actually seeing this post was published a day before the Brown blog post, it looks like THEY stole from US.
surely this school is large enough to have multiple peter’s and adam’s, right?
surely this school is large enough to have multiple peter’s and adam’s, right?
Becky says: Play nice boys. You’ll both be back soon.
And this post looks like it has been stolen from the Brown blog.
Becky says: Play nice boys. You’ll both be back soon.
And this post looks like it has been stolen from the Brown blog.
Funny that you’d say that Adam, you did too!
Signed,
Peter
Funny that you’d say that Adam, you did too!
Signed,
Peter
go away peter you graduated
go away peter you graduated
Mankiw is usually a horribly head-up-his-own-ass kinda guy, but he’s on to something here, especially with statistics. Take quantitative courses, it’ll pay off in the long run
Mankiw is usually a horribly head-up-his-own-ass kinda guy, but he’s on to something here, especially with statistics. Take quantitative courses, it’ll pay off in the long run