<p>I was just informed that as a econ major, we have to apply to it again in the fall, and average acceptance for transfers of this major is 67%. I think this is pretty low, that’s why i am kind nervous and pressured now! What if i get rejected from this major, i will have no other alternative major interests me…</p>
<p>@noodles</p>
<p>Yeah, I am worried about this too. They actually have you take one class in your ‘alternate major’ during Fall semester (basically so if you get denied for Econ you can switch to legal studies or Environmental science or some crap). </p>
<p>As far as I am aware, as long as you get a 3.0 cumulative in pre requisites (2 math courses, 2 econ courses, Berkeley stats course, Berkeley 100a or 100b), you will be admitted into the major. </p>
<p>This doesn’t sound particularly hard, so I am not sure why there is a 67% acceptance rate into the major… seems kinda low.</p>
<p>I was wondering about declaring as well. I’ve taken all those pre-reqs (including 100a at Cal) and I’m at a 3.9. I just need to take a Berkeley Stats course, but I highly doubt that would drop me lower than a 3.0</p>
<p>Quote from a UC Berkeley staff in econ department:“… You must earn a B- or higher in the economics & statistics courses in your first semester; if you do not achieve the grades needed, you will not be admitted to the major. Over the past 3 years, we have admitted approximately 65% of applicants to the major; for first-semester transfer students, we have admitted approximately 67%. The students that are not admitted are those who do not earn high enough grades during their first semester. If you are not admitted to the major, you must choose an alternate major.”</p>
<p>@noodles Eh B-, I can do it. That means you need to be in the top half or so of your classes. I can beat out those Econ wannabes. </p>
<p>@Midnight Did you take stats 5 at UCSC? I have heard a rumor, though I can’t find a source, that we must take an upper division stats class if we took a stats class that is equivalent to stats 2 at Berkeley (I think stats5 at UCSC is equivalent to Stats2). If this were true, and I wasn’t allowed to meet my stats requirement with stats20/21, I dunno what i’d do…</p>
<p>@Cali, I actually didn’t take Stats 5 exactly for this reason. I didn’t want to take an upper division stats course at UCB, so I planned on taking a stats course over the summer at CC if I didn’t get in.</p>
<p>-_- So, am I really forced to take like Stats 134… and have my a.ss handed to me? </p>
<p>This a BIG roadblock if this is the case, lol.</p>
<p>Econ is easy at UCLA. Can’t speak for Berkeley but I imagine it won’t be that bad. And yea, if they did admit you as an econ major, that’s them saying that they believe you can graduate with a degree in econ.</p>
<p>I’m not sure on the exact course, but I think that’s the case. On the econ website it says, "At least one math or stat prerequisite course must be taken at UC Berkeley. For transfer students, this is typically the statistics course. "</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that AMS 5 = one of those Stats 20/21/25 courses. So you would have to take an upper-division stats course instead. I didn’t really feel the need of taking an upper div stats course at Cal, so I didn’t take AMS 5 this quarter. I was just worried because Davis had stats as a pre-req, but apparently they didn’t care.</p>
<p>@Midnight</p>
<p>Stats5 at UCSC = Stats2 at UCB says Assist. Someone on the Berkeley forum said that you couldn’t take stats 2 AND stats 21 at Berkeley for some reason. I can’t find anything on this issue though. </p>
<p>And yeah, I took stats for Davis, LOL</p>
<p>i don’t think the econ accepts any stat courses that don’t have a calculus prereq. also the gpa requirement is for your first semester not your overall. Even if u had a 4.0 up till now they only care about your gpa during your first semester at cal.</p>
<p>Oh, I meant if you took AMS 5 at UCSC then that would meet your stats pre-req at UCB (instead of taking 20/21/25).</p>
<p>Lol I thought about taking stats just for Davis, but I sat in 2 of Morris’s lectures and I didn’t really like him.</p>
<p>From the UCB schedule of classes: “Students who have taken 2, 2X, 5, 20, 21X or 25 will receive no credit for 21”</p>
<p>So basically, ■■■. Why would they penalize me for taking a stats class… I honestly don’t know if I could survive in some upper division Berkeley Stats class…</p>
<p>@Midnight</p>
<p>Yeah, Morris was an interesting a fellow. I thought he was actually a pretty good lecturer, but his tests were narly, haha.</p>
<p>cali trumpet, that rumor you heard was from me i think…and i was basing it solely on what u just posted right there from the schedule, i’m calling the department tomorrow to make sure though, and yeah, i also don’t think i’d survive in an upperdiv stats class lol, i know nothing about stats (the class i took was a joke), oh, and i heard 134 is really hard so i’m switching to 133…you might wanna consider the same if we have to take an upperdiv lol (not entirely sure just how much easier if at all 133 is though)</p>
<p>Well, we can take 134 over the summer… I wonder how ridiculous that would be.</p>
<p>How hard is Community college first of all?
Is it comparable to HS?</p>
<p>@ LiveTheLimit: Community College is easier in the sense that -</p>
<ul>
<li>Less busy work</li>
<li>Make your own schedule</li>
<li>Generally start school later</li>
<li>No AP’s/SAT’s needed</li>
<li>You take what is relevant to your major (for the most part)</li>
</ul>
<p>It’s harder in the sense that:</p>
<ul>
<li>There’s more analysis than in hs</li>
<li>Longer papers and more meaningful work</li>
</ul>
<p>Frankly, I’ve found CCC easier, but I was also REALLY immature back in high school.</p>
<p>lomkh, stat 133 is a programming class. it won’t count towards econ’s stat prereq. Also 134, is one of the easier upper div stats. 150 is insane.</p>
<p>@JetForce, have you taken Econ 121, 140, or 181 at UCB? If I do attend Cal, I’m thinking about taking one of those courses over the summer.</p>
<p>my roommate took 121 and he hated it. he said it was a rehash of micro. I’m taking econ 141 in the fall and i don’t usually take any of the qualitative courses in the econ department so i don’t know anything about 181. I’ve taken 101A and 100B and i’m applying to take econ 201a in the fall.</p>