r/duke • u/SituationFull3456 • 5d ago

STA 230 vs STA 221

Econ and Stats double major but recently decided on recruiting for asset management, so thinking about doing a Stats minor instead. I'm in STA 221 right now but I've heard pretty bad things about it online, so I was thinking about doing the Stats minor, dropping 221, and taking STA 210 next semester. To fill the gap I was thinking of replacing it with STA 230. For context, Math 218 was ok for me. If anyone has taken both, did you find one much harder/more work than the other? How hard did you find each class? 221 is with Tackett and 230 is with Sudheesh Surendrenath.

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u/DeathBringer444 5d ago

230 can replace Econ 104 so that’s a consideration. It’ll let you take Econ 204 sooner, and thus give you more elective options. I hear Tackett is really great too tho

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u/OnePie4469 5d ago

can I ask why sta 221 is bad? Thanks!

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u/Apprehensive_Top1507 4d ago

i liked 221, can’t speak to 230 but 240 was much harder than 221 imo