<p>asdqwe - business is one of a few majors that are capped, meaning that there is a limit to how many are allowed to enter the major each year. Towards the end of your sophomore year, having completed the pre-requisites, you would submit an application to the business school, along with an essay, and if selected you would be a business major. Since it is capped, not everyone gets in. Not for sure, therefore, but if you do well in the pre-req classes and write a decent essay about your interest in business, the chances are good.</p>
<p>rider730, thank you very much for your reply!</p>
<p>so if i cannot make it for the business school after my sophomore year… what am i gonna do?
what do these kind of people usually major in eventually when they are not accepted by the business school??</p>
<p>again, thank you very much!</p>
<p>students who plan to try for capped majors are encouraged to have a backup plan - a major that is not capped that they can adopt if they are not able to get into their intended major.</p>
<p>General people pick something that is interesting to them as a backup major. It can also be connected to the kind of business area you might want to work in after graduation - international business for example might be interested in hiring people with academic backgrounds related to the region or to international relations, for example. You may really enjoy math, thus statistics might be a good backup major. There are many choices, a lot depends upon you.</p>
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<li>Are most freshman and sophomore classes huge lectures, then broken into smaller sections taught by TAs whose English skills are questionable?</li>
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<li>Yes and No. Obviously prereqs and intros have few hundred students (Chem 1a, Econ1…). There are plenty of smaller courses like seminars and such. (freshmen year. I took classes with 10 students, and 18 students in class…Granted these are smaller seminars). Some TAs not great with English, but all the GSIs I had were excellent. The bad TAs seem to be in the Math/Science departments.</li>
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<li>Do Professors bombard you ideologically with their leftist viewpoints and essentially insist that you parrot them all back in order to get a decent grade?</li>
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<li>This happened to me once in my first semester. But its not like the professors do this all the time. It happened at the last lecture, where the professor lectured such leftist views. Professors are professional, don’t worry about this.</li>
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<li>Are all the Asians ruthless grade-grubbers?</li>
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<li>No…Idk if i should take offense to this. There are too many asians for you to stereotype them at Berkeley. </li>
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<li>Is there grade deflation?</li>
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<li>It’s just like any other school. UGBA 10, however, is notorious for their curve. (like 3 wrong on a test results in B-). However, it’s not that miserable overall</li>
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<p>i got into both berkeley and michigan and im having a hard time deciding, i know your prolly basied but do you have any suggestions or anything</p>
<p>I’ve got admitted to Berkeley in college of engineering spring 2012. On my application, I applied bioengineering as my major; however, the admission letter doesnt mention anything about my major. It only says that “I’ve been admitted to college of engineering”. </p>
<p>So, I wonder does CoE do the same thing as L&S that students don’t formally declare until junior year, and whatever we applied on the application is irrevelent. </p>
<p>Or are we going to declare our major again during CalSO?</p>
<p>Is it common for professors to take undergraduates in their lab? I heard it’s pretty competitive for undergrads to find research at Cal so I wanted to know that do professors select solely based on grades or does having past research experience significantly help? I’ve worked in a biomedical research lab two summers in a row (one summer in which I helped to design, conduct, and present my own project) so I was wondering whether that would raise my chance considerably.</p>
<p>Forblueskies: Yeah, your prior lab experience will be a plus. Honestly though, grades or past experience aren’t huge factors in getting a research position in a lab. Mostly, it’s about putting yourself in a position to stand out to a professor who needs some extra help. This can be contacting one of your professors directly to ask if they have openings (most of them will appreciate, if not be slightly impressed by, your forthrightness, or doing some digging of your own to see which labs might have openings due to past undergrad workers graduating or leaving. Really, it’s just about putting yourself out there. The vast majority of the undergrad research jobs available out there don’t require any specialized expertise, since it’s mostly grunt work. Grunt work, however, that will look good on your resume and grad school applications and that will also help you make some useful connections.</p>
<p>Woolybugger51, thanks for your response! I definitely plan on contacting professors that I’m interested in doing research under to see if there are openings in their labs.</p>
<p>What’s the undergrad astrophysics program like?</p>
<p>After attending UCB, were there private scholarships available to help your financial needs?(scholarships exclusively for UCB undergrads)? How accurate was UCB tuition budget for you guys? Was it overestimated? Or did you guys end up having to pay more than listed :(?</p>
<p>Could you tell me more about the homeless situation in Berkeley that I keep hearing about in my school, off-campus housing details, and how roommates are chosen (is it random or do they take into consideration similarities/interests of the students)?</p>
<p>Hello. I don’t know if this has been asked yet, but does anyone know if it is difficult to get into the university wind ensemble? Do have to be majoring or minoring in music to audition?</p>
<p>I play saxophone.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>@ lali, I don’t think you have to be a music major or minor to audtition (at least not according to the website). How good are you at saxophone? I would say you have to be at least at an intermediate level to be competative. What was the last solo/group piece you played? What type to you play?</p>
<p>My high school AP Lit teacher tells me to choose my college based on the cleanliness of the bathrooms of each. How do Berkeley’s compare?</p>
<p>@Knit: I actually almost decided to major in saxophone. ^^ Here are a few pieces I’ve recently performed:
- Desenclos Prelude, Cadence, and Finale
- Ibert Concertino de Camera (Mvt. II & III)
- Caprice en forme de valse
- Sancan Lamento & Rondo
- Decruck Sonata
- Dubois Quattour</p>
<p>I play alto. I’ve been in the All State Band 3 years and I was also selected to play on From the Top which will be airing in a few weeks.</p>
<p>What do you think? I really don’t want to give up playing saxophone.</p>
<p>I don’t know if they have any performance majors here, if you’re getting a music degree you will have the option of getting a BA in Music (not BM). I know you aren’t majoring in it, but just for those who were thinking of it.</p>
<p>Also…From the Top? Holy cow!! That is an accomplishment. I hear it on Sundays on the local classical radio station and all the students are mega talented. That alone tells me you are better than most of the performers here. Everyone here is good, but not as good as they think they are (there is a lot of unwarranted self-importance within the music department). But I think you will do more than fine. As long as you pick a good audition piece and can play in a group, you are good.</p>
<p>Did you get to speak to Christopher O’ Riley? If so, how was he like. He is an excellent pianist and I would love to meet him.</p>
<p>Yay, that’s good to hear! He is an extremely good pianist! In person, he is nice, but a little intimidating ^^</p>
<p>Currently,
I’m picking between USC Marshall Business School, NYU Stern Business School, and Berkeley College of Letters and Science.</p>
<p>1)When I applied to Berkeley, I wanted to apply to Haas Business School; however, it wasn’t an option at the time - maybe because it was full. Therefore, I had to pick college of letters and science. So, I was wondering, if it’s possible to transfer to Haas Business School, and how is it done?</p>
<p>2) How cutthroat is the academic atmosphere in Berkeley exactly? What would the average GPA be? Would you say its significantly more rigorous than USC Marshall and NYU Stern? How much time is put into work outside of classrooms per day on average?</p>
<p>Please give me a answer that will give me a good picture of Berkeley. I’m just really confused about picking the right school for myself :)</p>
<p>To get into Haas undergraduate business, you have to take the listed prerequisites, then apply to Haas. If you get accepted, you can then become a business major.</p>
<p>Information here: [Admissions</a> for UC Berkeley Students, Undergraduate Program - Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley](<a href=“Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas)</p>