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but you know, even though I did get rejected from my #1 school (Upenn-Wharton), it turned out to be a good thing overall. Sure the business program at Cal is 0.3 points lower than Wharton's... But Cal's curriculum is more open than Wharton's. I can also stay in California and be close to my family. The business program is general management rather than a specialty and is not comparable to a mini-MBA. I can double major at Cal more easily than at Wharton. I save a lot of money (only have to pay 7K a year) And... I'm not planning to leave California when I'm older. Cal offers a good name in California... The list goes on... It all turned out good IMHO
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<p>Sleepabliss, pardon me if I'm wrong, but it looks like you are presuming that you will actually get admitted to the Haas UG program. What if you don't? Keep in mind that only about half of all continuing Berkeley students who apply to get into the Haas UG program are actually admitted. And that's just talking about those who apply. A lot of Berkeley students who want to get into Haas don't even apply, because they know they won't get in. For example, if you have straight C's at Berkeley, you're not going to waste your time filling out the Haas application. </p>