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<p>Isn’t there a frequent poster here who is double majoring in economics and molecular and cell biology?</p>
<p>Note that if you want to do pre-med, majoring in biology is not required.</p>
<p>^Yup that’s me!</p>
<p>I’m graduating this year with a double major in MCB (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) & Econ. Although I was unsure when I started, it worked out really well. MCB is a difficult major and you shouldn’t take more than two intense science classes per semester anyway. You’ll need to take some extra classes in other subject areas anyway, and double majoring lets you get another area of speciality. </p>
<p>The Econ major is really broad. You can either take really math heavy courses that prepare you for Econ PhD programs or take courses focusing on economic policy and the world economy. I decided to go to grad school for biomedical sciences, so I just took all the Econ electives that seemed interesting to me - Macroeconomic Policy from the Great Depression to the Great Recession, Wealth & Poverty, World Economy in the 20th Century, Game Theory. Look these up, all are taught by fantastic people.</p>
<p>And after taking all those classes, you understand everything going on with politics. Makes some presidential debates pretty frustrating to watch haha.</p>
<p>No one is going to burn your homework and set you on fire. In all seriousness, Cal is difficult, but if you work really hard then you’ll do well here.</p>
<p>^^ True dat.</p>
<p>I graduated from HAAS and can say that if you are smart enough to get into Berkeley, you are smart enough to do well there as well. Your grade will mostly depend on the amount of time you put into your studies. Based on 15 units per Semester, I’d say to get all As, you won’t have a life and will have to spend most of your time studying. You’ll end up with Bs if you spend studying 1/4th less than if you wanted to get all As. If you want to have a life and spend time on extracurriculars, student organizations, dating, etc, you’ll most likely have to study 1/2 less than if you wanted to get all As but attend all classes, in which case you’ll end up with Bs and Cs, and will maybe get a few As in a couple of “easy” classes. That only applies to HAAS and maybe Economics. I’m not sure about Engineering and Sciences.</p>