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whatever will give you a higher grade
Agreed. I mean honestly, it is not like you are going to really learn anything all that interesting in either class ( or remember any of it for that matter) all that matters is which will allow you to get the highest grade with the least effort.
Only taking 3 classes in the fall? I assume you are taking a victory lap and will be graduating in December? If you are trying to break into IB ( assume you are, since you are posting on WSO) - taking a victory lap makes you look lazy and is not a good idea - taking a victory lap with a slap-dick schedule makes you look even more lazy. Beware
linear algebra, but I'm biased. Unless you're aiming for something quantish(word?) b-law will probably be of more use.
you're gonna need to give us some more information here. what is your major? what career options are you considering (corporate finance, consulting, quant, etc??), do you plan on going to grad school in econ or finance?
totally correct.
For instance if you're ever thinking about getting a CPA go business law for sure (it's part of the test). However, if you're more into trading or quant positions, linear algebra (obviously).
With no other information I'd probably go linear algebra, but it probably doesn't matter too much in the long run.
linear algebra offers a great framework to think about problems, and it's the bread and butter of any sort of numerical analysis (be it consulting or trading). I would encourage you to take LA, and just read up Business Law yourself.
If you're looking for a framework to think, imo mathematical programming or stochastic models would be much more relevant (assuming you have the pre-requisites for either).
The kid's not sure if he'll take LA. Really think he would even touch stochastic models with a pole? That said, yea ... stochastic models is priceless for anything quantitative.
Totally depends on what kind of person you are. I took both. Linear algebra may help you in more of a quantitative setting.
I really don't see any application of Linear Algebra, and have probably already forgotten it all.
Business law is the easier of the two in my opinion. The lectures were still pretty boring however.
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Business law is fucking boring, man. Linear Algebra will be a big help if you ever want to take econometrics at an MBA program.
Linear algebra will make you look more competitive.
Have you taken the class? It's a bunch of BS in my opinion.
this probably doesn't reflect well on my intelligence, but i found math classes beyond entry-level multivariate calculus to be very esoteric and had a hard time relating the stuff to the real world in any way. i never took business law, but i took "the economics of law", which was actually a great class (one of the best in my Econ major). it was pretty rigorous and taught me to analyze legal issues from an economic perspective and helped me build a framework for understanding why certain counterintuitive things in the legal system are the way they are.
in my opinion, unless you have a good reason to take linear algebra (like doing an MFE or PhD in Econ after graduation) I would skip it and go for biz law. to this day i still know what contracts and torts are, but have no idea wtf an Eigenvector is....
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