<p>I'm becomming very confused about what Berkeley wants to see when you turn in the application. The Hass website says "the Admission Committee will review many factors, including performance in key prerequisites (business, math, economics, statistics)". So I'm assuming they want you to have these classes done by the time you apply. On the other hand, the website also states " you may have courses required for admission in progress when you apply in the Fall and planned for Spring". Hmmm.... but how would they see your performance in key prerequisites if they're not on the application? Do you see where I'm being perplexed now?</p>
<p>I know Berkeley looks carefully at the major prerequisites, even more so than the IGETC courses. But someone please clear this up. Should I have most, if not all, of the business major requirements completed by time of application, or can I simply leave them until the spring semester? Any help would be much obliged.</p>
<p>you fill out an update after winter quarter... the classes you haven't taken but plan on taking you mark as PL (Planned)... so basically you should be 3/4ths done by the time they review your application.</p>
<p>Socalgal20, did the website state you can have some in progress specifically referring to Haas? I don't think it did. Haas' requirements are much more than many other majors at Berkeley. Make sure anything you read is specific to Haas.</p>
<p>yah, you sure can. UC's, including Haas, do not even look at high school records. no high school transcripts, SAT scores, or letters of rec. required. so inherently, everything is based on college performance. a 4.0 is definately impressive. however, do take into consideration that this is haas. its infamously known for having a very very low acceptance rate. i think its something like 8%. but if you really want to pursue business, i urge you to apply. afterall, you have a 0% chance of getting accepted if you dont apply at all.</p>
<p>if you've spent 2 years in college, they could care less what your performance was like in high school. i think that makes sense, especially for community college kids...</p>
<p>hey luba, i see what your saying, but since haas is so competitive, what on earth would they use to differenciate the 4.0s CC students get. i mean i've heard 4.0 students get rejected by haas, so how are they going to judge and say one 4.0 student is a reject, and the other is admitted. im sure they'd prefer someone who has 4.0 all through out their academic career as opposed to someone who just began doing well in community college...</p>
<p>yo-cc2uc, that's bs. i dont have a 4.0 but i think i have a legit shot. </p>
<p>ilovecalifornia, a 4.0 is not neccessarily grounds for admission into that kind of competitve program. you have to have something that really makes you stand out-that's why only half of the equation is grades. its still penultimately important, but that's how you differentiate. </p>
<p>also, the system works the same way the uc does. again, consistency in grades doesnt necessarily indicate leadership potential completely and wholly. i really dont think that a 4.0 is any guarantee of admission. but then again, with haas, you never know either way. so, there's that.</p>
<p>haas applicants w/o a 4.0 need to have a crazy resume and killer essays... being some kinda under represented minority would help too. oh yea.. u better have all the pre-major requirements done too.</p>
<p>well like everyone else has said... there are other criteria to judge by besides college gpa... for competitive schools/programs like haas, extracurricular activities/work experience/essay/underprivileged circumstances determine who gets in and who doesnt.</p>
<p>ilovecalifornia: If someone did exceptionally well in high school, why would they be at a community college? Financial circumstances may warrant two years at a CC, but most people who are exceptional high school students go on to four year universities. That being said, it only makes sense to not consider high school grades when evaluating a transfer applicant. If someone did poorly in high school and kicked ass in CC only to find that their high school grades will forever hold them back from acceptance to their desired 4 year school then the whole system wouldn't make any sense. Anyway, if they can't decide between two 4.0 students, they turn back to the essays and the resume to make a decision. That's what those supplementary materials are there for.</p>
<p>Both of the women that I know from my community college who were accpeted to Haas had 4.0's. While I was at community college, I encountered many applicants to Haas, with lower than 4.0 GPAs including myself (3.78), and they did not make it. The average transfer GPA for Haas is a 3.8, which is very high. I did not meet anyone who received the supplementary application that had lower than a 3.8 (except me, but I emphasized my unique community college experience). Additionally, Haas might evaluate the GPAs of applicants at four-year colleges more leniently. All simply my observations, but still interesting to consider.</p>
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