<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I am very interested in attending the Haas School of Business, but am not very interested in attending Berkeley for four years. </p>
<p>Like OP in <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1484810-uc-berkeley-vs-ucla-help.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1484810-uc-berkeley-vs-ucla-help.html</a> I feel like Berkeley is much more prestigious and academically rewarding, but am turned off the the INTENSE competition and the old gross buildings.</p>
<p>I have the notion that UCLA is not as competitive or prestigious as Cal, but I feel like it would be the better decision for me to attend UCLA.</p>
<p>With that said, is it possible to attend UCLA for 2 years and then transfer to Berkeley's Haas School of Business for the last 2? </p>
<p>Or am I just dreaming :</p>
<p>A few things. One, this is technically very difficult to do because transfers to Haas from four-year schools have lower priority to the program than Berkeley underclassmen and community college transfers. In terms of maximizing your odds of getting in to Haas, your best bet is to go to a community college first. However, there’s a chance that you theoretically don’t get into Berkeley OR UCLA after you apply out of a community college, so it’s an unavoidable risk in that sense.</p>
<p>Additionally, Haas itself is competitive - you’d only be minimizing your exposure to Berkeley’s competitiveness (from 4 years to 2), not eliminating it. You’d, in fact, be replacing the competitiveness in the first 2 years with competitiveness elsewhere because of you’ll need to work just as hard, if not harder, to get into Haas.</p>
<p>If you feel that UCLA is a better fit for you, even though Berkeley is more prestigious, I’d very strongly consider going to UCLA. You’ll have a better time most likely and get more out of your education, and what you do at school is important, just as the school’s brand name is. If you’re dead-set on going into business, you can still do this with an economics degree (or any other degree, in fact) from another school like UCLA (and you can always return to school for an MBA down the road).</p>