From what I can tell, my intro classes for Microeconomics and Macroeconomics look pretty easy. We won’t have to draw any graphs, because our job in this class is to learn how to interpret and explain what the graph says.
Seems pretty easy to me.
The orientation was great, I was the only economics major in the orientation (about 35-40 people) and there were a couple people that asked questions like:
- I saw this was an online class. How many days a week do we come in to class?
- I don’t have a computer, will that be a problem?
- And a whole lot of “Is this the right book?” (sadly, in many cases, the bookstore helpers gave them the wrong book)
That doesn’t even take into account that some people had the wrong book because the Macro and Micro books are EXACTLY THE SAME except one is a bluish green and one is a greenish blue. The writing is that horrible font people use when they’re trying to replicate signatures on the Constitution so it’s tough to read if you’re looking at a Macro book or a Micro book.
Confusion ensued.
On the bright side, I did not have to stay for the second orientation. Heck, I didn’t need to stay for the first one. It really was mostly explaining the online aspects of the class, which I’m an old hand at.
In other news, I joined Phi Theta Kappa today – the honor society for 2-year college students. It could get me scholarships or just another line item on my resume, but either way, I’m now a member of TWO honor societies. Unless you count my Illinois State Scholar award I got in high school.
My honor societies:
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- Illinois State Scholar
- Phi Theta Kappa
Of course, if you’re going to be with me on this Economics journey, it’s important to make a note that the big granddaddy of honor societies I want to be part of is Omicron Delta Epsilon. That’s the honor society for economics. It’s my goal.
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