January 21, 2009
I’m a highschooler and I might want to take a college class at my local city college, what should I take?
StudyKid243 asked:
Currently I am a 15 year old highschooler who has a strong interest in finance. I have read many books about stocks and currently keep my own portfolio. I would like to take some classes at my local city college in beginning econ or accounting, which do you suggest I take? Also if I do take one of these classes do you think that it will help me get into college? If not what other classes would you reccommend I take to get into a better college? Thank you for your tips.
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I don’t know about finance courses that you’d be eligible to take, but the thing to watch for is what will transfer to your destination college. Your major courses may have to be taken at that institution. Foreign language credits always help in college entrance, also completing boring composition courses as soon as possible may be desirable. See what your high school advisor says about taking courses for double credit, too. You can get done with H.S. requirements at the same time in some cases.
You could take Intro Microeconomics. You will use it often in other college classes.
You could also take intro to Macroeconomic, although it isn’t really as useful as Micro in other econ classes.
Accounting is a good skill to have, so a basic class might be a good use of time. It might also help you with you portfolio.
You may want to take statistics. It is part of most business school/econ majors requirements.
Finally, you should make sure you really understand Calculus. You will use it all the time if you are an econ major.
These classes will only help you get into a competitive college if you ace them. You need to focus on your grades foremost, getting a “C” at City College will not impress Harvard. You may want to find an internship or job in Finance that can help you learn more about the field and also provide experience you can note on your application.