<p>Hey everyone, So I've narrowed down possible classes to take next year down to 8. I'm an incoming freshmen and my hope is to get into Haas in two years. So this is my list...please tell me which ones I should take my first semester. Thanks</p>
<p>UGBA 10
Math 16A
Economics 1
Economics 2 (by the way, what's the difference between these two)
Chinese 10A
Asian Studies 10A
Asian Studies 10B
City and Regional Planning 118AC</p>
<p>aguo88, this is for you and for others (lurkers, perhaps =T) who are intending for Haas:</p>
<p>It's best that you don't take any pre-requisites for Haas in your first semester. All pre-reqs must be taken for a letter grade and as you are adjusting to life away from home, college life, and meeting new people, most students find getting the grades as an entering freshmen not as easy as it seems (at least compared to high school). The Haas Pre-reqs, like UGBA10 and Economics on your list, are very competitive and have serious curves unlike anything you've seen in high school. I've advised a friend of mine who has similar interests as yourself to focus on fulfilling breadth requirements and university requirements in your first semester. That way, your dreams of becoming a business major is not effectively ruined after only one semester of college. It's the safest play, no doubt. You'd be surprised by how many freshmen changing their intention from "Business Administration" to Economics or Political Economy of Industrial Societies by year's end (and it's not because they had a "change of heart" either).</p>
<p>I think I just hinted at you which courses not to take, so now it's just a relatively simple task of compiling a list of which courses to take, right?</p>
<p>Best of luck,
TTG</p>
<p>PS. I'll be taking CRP118AC this summer; I'll tell you how it goes.</p>
<p>Thanks sooooo much!!!</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat as agua, but so far I eliminated it down to math 1, reading and composition, and business adminstration. If I put business adminstration to the next semester what should I substitute for it cause I don't want to waste time and become a 5th year. I was also wondering if Theme housing gave you unit credits, cause I heard from someone that they do, but I wasn't sure if they were right?</p>
<p>You can take UGBA 10 next semester, first semester of sophomore year, or second semester of sophomore year, it doesn't matter, you won't graduate late because you still have to fulfill most of your breadths before you apply for Haas anyways. UGBA 10 is not a pre-requisite course for any other pre-requisite course towards Haas- it's a stand-alone course that you can take whenever.</p>
<p>Themed housing usually require you to participate in a special course, something along the lines of a decal/seminar. I'm not sure about the details, check your residence for more information, but it should be no sweat at all. Plus, you're doing it with everyone else you're living with, so it's more of a fun activity than work. </p>
<p>You will graduate on time,
TTG</p>
<p>Is Economics 1 really that hard? I sort of want to take it my first year because I dont want to forget the stuff I just learned in HS from Microeconomics AP.</p>
<p>Also, what R/C or Lit Writing courses do you guys suggest?</p>
<p>(P.S. I am trying to get into HAAS as well)</p>
<p>None of the pre-requisite courses for Haas is necessarily hard, just competitive. Having taken AP Economics certainly puts you ahead of the competition, but it won't guarantee or translate into a high grade. It's probably a good idea for you to take it in your first year, but I'd still tell you to take it second semester (allow yourself to get acquainted with the Berkeley grading system). Save your econ notes at home and come Winter Break, go home and tap into that resource. Bring them up for reference, though don't solely rely on them.</p>
<p>Take an R/C class with a topic that you like. It's much easier to write on something interesting than something boring (even if everyone tells you that "boring" R/C is easier). It's unfortunate, but the R/C's don't detail what the specific topic of each course is, as they are determined by the professors. I took Art History R1B, I had intended to major in Art History, but the professor turned and topic was unbelievably, undeniably boring. Hopefully you'll have someone good-looking in class to spice things up for you.</p>
<p>Best of luck,
TTG</p>
<p>What about Economics 2? I've heard that the curve isn't as harsh, but is the material that much harder to compensate? (I took AP Econ this year and believe I did reasonably well on the AP exam.)</p>
<p>spring
math 16a
econ 1
chinese 10a
writing R1A or B or somethign else</p>
<p>fall
stats 21
ugba 10
ids 110 (required computer course)
writing R1B or whatever</p>
<p>Is Chinese 10A the most basic chinese course offered?</p>