melodie31

Hi everyone ! My name is Melodie and I am currently doing a master degree in law in France (I have a bachelor in Law as well). Although I enjoy law school... I don't really want to work in that field. Furthermore, I always loved science, and I wanted to be an engineer since I was a kid. I actually started to study to become an engineer just after high school but I left the program for several reasons : one being that it was not very welcoming to women and I was too young to deal with this. But now I regret leaving this program so much, and I realize that engineering is really what I want to do with my life, especially Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. I just learned about the BU LEAP program, which is amazing because there is no program like that in France and it would be perfect for me but I had a few questions and I was wondering if some of you could help me answer it. How hard is it to get accepted to this program ? Do you guys know any international student who got in ? Is it easy to find a job following this program ? And is anyone planning to apply next year ? Also if you guys know any similar program I could apply to, it would be amazing. Thank you !

Hi everyone ! So I am currently doing a master degree in Law in France. I already have a bachelor in law in France as well. But I have been reading a lot about economics recently and I have attended some economics lectures in the past few years (I am studying at the University of Law of Toulouse, which is also hosting the Toulouse School of Economics in the same building). I feel very passionate about it and I wish to do a PhD in economics. I have been accepted at the University College Dublin in their higher diploma in economics program (http://www.ucd.ie/economics/graduateprogrammes/hdipecon_ft/). During that year, I intend to study the following classes : SEMESTER ONE Intermediate Microeconomics 1 Applied Econometrics Advanced Microeconomics Statistics Game Theory Linear Algebra II SEMESTER TWO Intermediate Macroeconomics Intermediate Microeconomics 2 Advanced Macroeconomics Behavioural Economics Multiple Variables Calculus Intermediate Quantitative Techniques Do you think this would be good enough to gain access in a PhD in Econ ? I am not looking specifically to get into an amazing school. I wish to work in academia afterwards. I am particularly interested in the dynamics between economics and the law so maybe my background in law school could be a plus... I also attended a maths university for a year, but dropped out, 4 years ago. I still pass the mathematical courses there (but failed the physics one, for lack of showing up...). Would that count for something ? Thank you in advance !