Cal or UCLA (for Business)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I have only 2 choices for college: Business Administration at Berkeley or Business Economics at UCLA. (I got rejected by Penn, NYU, and USC)</p>

<p>Cal is ranked higher and has more prestige, plus I’ll be experiencing independence (I live in L.A.). But L.A. is much more fun to be in than Berkeley, especially if I finally get a car.</p>

<p>UCLA isnt as good in the rankings as Cal, but I would have a more comfortable environment; I could drive to school from my home in L.A., I’ll be staying at home instead of at a dorm, and I already know my way around L.A. Plus, UCLA is also well-known, and I plan on working in L.A. after college anyway.</p>

<p>I really need some advice on this; I dont wanna mess up the next 4 years of my life.</p>

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<p>Cal, for a variety of reasons.</p>

<p>Firstly, this is a Cal forum, so I have no need nor obligation to be unbiased.</p>

<p>Secondly, if you can get into the Haas school, it'll get you a lot more jobs than the UCLA Business Economics could pull in.</p>

<p>Thirdly, do you really want to attend UCLA from home? Honestly, it's a great, fun place, but dorm life is a pretty big part of college, especially socially.</p>

<p>Finally, Cal football pwns UCLA football. And in the long run, isn't that what really matters?</p>

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<p>"Firstly, this is a Cal forum, so I have no need nor obligation to be unbiased."</p>

<p>XD</p>

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<p>Haas will get you further than UCLA, but you have to get admitted, which isn't easy. </p>

<p>Living at home while in college is a lame idea. Even if you choose LA, go for the dorms man.</p>

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<p>The problem with living at home is that often times, you'll have a morning lecture and an evening class. Driving home in between can be a hassle.</p>

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<p>DO NOT stay at home. Do that 3rd yr if you go to UCLA. Experience the 2 yrs in dorms. Experience at least the first yr in Cal in the dorms too. Don't feel like omg I gotta be cool and move out 2nd year cuz you will get a housing offer most likely. I only know of VERY FEW ppl who didn't get offers for 2nd yr. Enjoy dorm life while it lasts. You might not be living in that type of environment for the rest of your life and you might not even like it later on, but its an experience worth living through.</p>

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<p>I agree that living in the dorms will be an interesting experience. I just dunno how I'll feel in the 3rd and 4th year. </p>

<p>Can any of you give me an idea of how hard it is to get into Haas in my junior year? If I go to Cal and get rejected from Haas' business program in my 3rd yr, I'm basically screwed because my #1 reason for choosing Cal would be because of Haas' excellent undergrad business program.</p>

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<p>Here are the Haas statistics: <a href="http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/statsucb.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/statsucb.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Keep in mind that while the admission rate "on paper" is 53%, but many students don't even bother applying because their GPAs are too low.</p>

<p>Economics at Berkeley also has good job placement, so that is also another option.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the Haas stats, veritas. </p>

<p>Is getting the economics major at Cal just as hard or is it significantly easier?</p>

<p>Also, if I get rejected from Haas, is it possible to transfer to UCLA's business economics degree in my 3rd yr?</p>

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<p>bumpitty bump.</p>

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<p>go to berkeley, Haas owns</p>

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<p>yeah, haas owns.........UCLA doesnt have their own business school</p>

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<p>75% of 1st year undergrad berkeley get kicked out</p>

<p>due to low grades etc ... staggering statistic</p>

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<p>dude, no way it's 75, it's more like 5%</p>