Myth 4: Economics wasn't very interesting in High School So It's Not Going to Be Very Interesting in College
A typical high school economics course emphasizes consumer economics and spends much time discussing this topic. Students learn about credit cards, mortgage loans, bud gets, buying insurance, renting an apartment, and other such things. These are important topics because not knowing the"ins and ours" of such things can make your life much harder. Still, many students come away from a high school economics course thinking that economics is always and everywhere about consumer topics.
However, a high school economics course and a college economics course are usually as different as day and night. Simply leaf through this book and look at the variety of topics covered compared to the topics you might have covered in your high school economics course. Go on to look at texts used in other economics courses -courses that range from law and economics to history of economic thought to international economics to sports economics and you will see what we mean.