<p>Grades of course, but what else?</p>
<p>Recommendation letters? Job history? Extracurricular activity? Entrance essay (if there is one required)?</p>
<p>I'm asking because I'm from Canada (eh) and the system up here is pretty much just grades.</p>
<p>You don't apply to the business school straight out of undergrad. First, you apply to one of Berkeley's colleges (mostly likely L&S). After two years or so, when you declare your major, that's when you apply to the business school.</p>
<p>For undergrad admissions they look at (in order of importance):</p>
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<li>GPA</li>
<li>In-state residency</li>
<li>SATs</li>
<li>SAT IIs</li>
<li>Essays</li>
<li>ECs</li>
<li>Rigor of courseload</li>
</ol>
<p>For undergrad business admissions they look for this:</p>
<p>50% is for grades in prereqs
25% is for essays
25% is for ECs, recommendations, etc.</p>
<p>I think that's how they split it up.....</p>
<p>check out haas' undergrad admissions website. it's self-explanatory. </p>
<p>just to correct vicissitudes,</p>
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<p>50% grades & coursework, 35% essays, and 15% ECs. NO letters of rec. just references in your resume, i believe. Correct me if i'm wrong, please.</p>
<p>Thanks! </p>
<p>I'm a little confused about this. So you can't apply to HAAS directly, you have to apply to undergraduate admissions in letters first yes?</p>
<p>But I'm in canada right now and have already completed 30 credits in Business administration and pretty much have all the requirements done.....Do I apply to letter or directly into HAAS?</p>
<p>are you coming in as a freshman or a transfer student?</p>
<p>Transfer student I would assume. I only completed one year but it still counts I think.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/applying.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/applying.html</a>
Have you looked at this website? It has all the information for continuing Cal students and for transfers. In any case you still wouldn't apply directly to Haas.</p>
<p>The website is indeed helpful but because Im from Quebec our system is a bit screwey (high school: 5 years, college: 2 years: University(current): 3 years) so i dont actually know what category I fall into</p>
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<p>Oh yeah, that sounds about right. The Haas workshop I attended was a long time ago.</p>
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<p>So usually, Berkeley only accepts junior-transfers in which case they directly apply to Haas. Since you've only done one year and 30 credits, it seems to me like you would apply to L&S and then have to apply to Haas (like all the other Haas-hopefuls) after you finish your second year. You might want to try calling admission though; this situation is a bit screwy.</p>
<p>Thanks. I'll send them an email tonight. I'd like to avoid long-distance if possible.</p>
<p>Though if I did a second year up here (bringing me to 60 credits) would that make me a junior- i.e qualify me for admission directly into Haas?</p>
<p>Which is easier to get into for an international student do you think? L&S or Haas?</p>
<p>I think as an incoming junior, you will have a better shot at L&S than Haas, but you might have a better shot at getting into Haas as a junior from your college than getting into Haas after spending a year at Berkeley (because then you'd be competing with Berkeley students and not transfer students).</p>
<p>i am an architecture major incoming freshman, is it possible for me to give it a shot during second year? does that mean i need to take a lot of courses since i need to satisfy two majors breadth and prerequisites? or i should just minor in business (is that even possible)?</p>
<p>I would probably apply to both, haha. If they take me into HAAS then yipee; if not Id go into L&S. </p>
<p>My GPA is in the above average rank; nothing spectacular but doesnt suck either. Even though the breakdown says that they dont pay much attention to my the SATs in my case; do you think I should still do them?</p>
<p>Like I said theyre not a part of the education system here but for 250$ you can do the official version of them at a local college. Worth it?</p>
<p>Am I allowed to apply as a 3rd year student or is it strictly for 2nd year students?</p>
<p>I know the answer to that one; 60 credits or less completed. So if you're in 3rd year with less than 60 creds you're ok.</p>
<p>But my question (post #13) is still unanswered :(</p>
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<p>I think you can only apply to one.</p>
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<p>If you're applying as a junior transfer I don't think they care about SATs at all.</p>