College Choices

College Choices

As a member of Phi-Tetta-Kappa, with good math grades, able to speak 3 languages, being a minority, I think I have great chances of going to good colleges. So here are the following:

Harvard University Extension School

Harvard University Extension School is not Harvard College. You don’t go full-time, you don’t live on campus, the tuition is cheaper, does not have the prestige and the academic requirements are lower. But being part of the Phi Tetta Kappa gives me some access to scholarships, and the teacher staffs are very good and come from good backgrounds. It is an affordable and provides the same education quality as Harvard College. It possesses 20 liberal arts degree, among them economics. So this is going to be my first try.

Columbia School of General Studies

The same from Harvard University Extension School applies here. But it is located in New York City. Also, a lot of meeting between the World Bank and the IMF happens to be in Columbia. When I went to Columbia, it was interesting that they let students go to others classes; you can just jump in and learn, and have access to the staff. Columbia does not offer scholarships, yet the name and the location may enable me to have a part-time job to cover it. It offers more subjects than simple economics, it seems to be its niche.

Baruch College

The best CUNY in New York. Baruch asks for high mathematical comprehension, which I have. My grades are good for them. It hosts a graduate degree program there too. Yet I will try my chances to other schools that I am inclined the most. One thing to point out is that the New York Federal Reserve and the SEC hires here. So it may be a pro for Baruch.