I took economics as a sophmore also, I'm now a junior..fun fun. Hope this helps.
Economics is valuable not only for the topics it studies, but also for its methods of analysis. The processes economists use in constructing models, analyzing arguments and testing empirical predictions against available evidence develop several important skills. Economics graduates develop their general literacy, communication and numeracy skills, as well as skills of abstraction (balancing simplification against relevance), logical deduction (including precise use of language, for example in relation to cause and effect, necessity and sufficiency) and critical thinking. Skills of discrimination, flexibility and organizational ability are also enhanced.
Learning Economics gives insights into the general environment of resource allocation decisions, opportunity costs and project evaluation that are crucially important in many areas. Often these insights are not at all obvious, and can be counter-intuitive, to those who don't apply economic reasoning.
