{"id":91,"date":"2017-09-27T20:59:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T20:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-economics\/careerpreparation\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T19:06:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:06:08","slug":"careerpreparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/economics\/careerpreparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Paths<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The curriculum is designed both to meet the needs of those students who are preparing for advanced study in graduate and professional schools as well as those who, upon graduation, intend to start a career, nationally or internationally, in business, government or public service. 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