<p>i'm an incoming sophomore and i might be interested in applying for business. I'm a little confused about the process. </p>
<p>If i'm not wrong, I need to apply this coming fall 2008 and I'll be notified if i'm accepted or rejected during the middle of spring 2008. Does that mean our spring grades won't count because we would have already been accepted or rejected before we even get receive our final grades?</p>
<p>if you apply during fall of sophomore year, the spring grades from your sophomore year will not count in admission, as your response will come before the end of that semester. i do believe you can count the classes you take in spring of your sophomore year as part of the haas pre-req's, even though they would not technically be completed by then.</p>
<p>in fact, the response for haas admissions comes before the grade-PNP change deadline, so, after hearing back from haas, you would still have time to switch any classes from graded units to PNP units, though not vice-versa.</p>
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if you apply during fall of sophomore year, the spring grades from your sophomore year will not count in admission, as your response will come before the end of that semester. i do believe you can count the classes you take in spring of your sophomore year as part of the haas pre-req's, even though they would not technically be completed by then.</p>
<p>in fact, the response for haas admissions comes before the grade-PNP change deadline, so, after hearing back from haas, you would still have time to switch any classes from graded units to PNP units, though not vice-versa.
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<p>does my fall semester grades count then?</p>
<p>Haas will see Fall semester grades since applications are reviewed in February after Fall Semester grades are available.</p>
<p>how difficult would it be to take stats, economics and uba10 in the same semester?</p>
<p>i'd advise against it, especially if you are planning to apply to haas. if you are good with managing your time, then go ahead, though it will be a challenge. stats, econ, and ba10 are the more time-consuming and challenging pre-req courses for haas, so i would advise you to spread them out and fill the semester in with other filler classes. however, you said above you're an incoming second year, and by your question i'm assuming that you haven't finished these prereqs. in that case, you could do these all in the fall, though it wouldn't be a problem, application and requirement-wise, if you were to take, for example FALL08: ba10, econ1 and SPRING09: stat20/21.</p>
<p>strategically, i'd delay the harder of the three to spring so that the adcom will see your better fall grades. (they don't see the spring grades).</p>
<p>wouldn't that hurt me for the admissions since they don't see one of my grades for a prereq class?</p>
<p>i was planning to take uba10 during the spring semester but knowing that uba10 is one of the more important pre-req, wouldn't it hurt my chances not see a letter grade for that class?</p>
<p>in a way, i suppose. i guess it's really up to you how you want to balance it. i'd recommend talking to haas advisers. they are available everyday of the week via phone.</p>
<p>thanks man, you've been really helpful.</p>
<p>i'm just curious, are you currently in the haas program right now? what was your gpa, extracurriculars, etc</p>
<p>ba10 is very important, so i would definitely not delay that until the spring.
according to the website (<a href="http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/ucbtransfer_eligibility.html)%5B/url%5D">http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/ucbtransfer_eligibility.html)</a>, "Students applying in Fall 2008 must take the 9-course breadth requirement and complete at least 7 of the 9 breadth courses" and "All courses required for admission must be completed by the end of the Spring semester prior to starting at the Haas School of Business.", so make sure that fits with what you plan to take.
i am actually an engineering student, though i am acquainted with haas admissions and requirements as i 1) once upon a time thought about applying, and 2) have several close friends that went through the pre-reqs and admissions process. of the ones that got in, though, their gpa's were generally above 3.7 and had moderately strong extracurriculars with a club and/or summer internship. their essays were pretty good, too.</p>
<p>thanks. 3.7? damn i wish i didnt **** up my first semester</p>
<p>what are all the different possible concentrations you have to choose from?
when you apply, do you need to provide sat scores, teacher recommendation letters, or essays (and if you do need essays, are they more personal or more about business)?</p>
<p>just curious though, what is "strong extracurriculars"</p>
<p>Is participation in school clubs somewhat necessary to get into Haas? I am going to have a summer internship, but I really don't like the business clubs on campus.</p>
<p>participation in clubs is pretty important, i would think, unless you have a job or internships. doing well in classes is not enough to get you into haas, generally speaking.</p>
<p>there is a place on the app to report your sat score, but it's not considered in the admissions process. no recs are required. there are 2 essays, and they are personal.</p>
<p>haas offers you a conditional admission in the spring, and can rescind your admission upon review of your spring grades. it doesn't happen often, but you will run into trouble if you fail anything your spring semester.</p>
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i'd advise against it, especially if you are planning to apply to haas. if you are good with managing your time, then go ahead, though it will be a challenge. stats, econ, and ba10 are the more time-consuming and challenging pre-req courses for haas, so i would advise you to spread them out and fill the semester in with other filler classes. however, you said above you're an incoming second year, and by your question i'm assuming that you haven't finished these prereqs. in that case, you could do these all in the fall, though it wouldn't be a problem, application and requirement-wise, if you were to take, for example FALL08: ba10, econ1 and SPRING09: stat20/21.</p>
<p>strategically, i'd delay the harder of the three to spring so that the adcom will see your better fall grades. (they don't see the spring grades).
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Of the three, how would you rank based on competition and time consumption?</p>
<p>most->least
competition:
ba10, econ1/stat</p>
<p>time:
stat,econ,ba10</p>
<p>keep in mind these are different for each person. this is just my take.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>also, would you happen to know the difference between econ 1 and econ 2, as they are both intro to economics?</p>
<p>econ 2 is for majors, econ 1 for non-majors.
"Economics 2 differs from Economics 1 in that it has an additional hour of lecture per week and can thus cover topics in greater depth. It is particularly appropriate for intended economics majors. (SP) Staff"
which can be found ...
General</a> Catalog - Economics Courses</p>
<p>econ 1 is also for majors
if you are an econ major and take econ 1 instead of econ 2, you wont miss out on anything because the 100/101 series trumps everything from econ 1/2</p>