<p>Incoming Fall First Year...
I'm debating whether I should pursue a degree in Business and/or CS in L&S. I might even minor in one, but I was wondering what should my fall schedule be like? I haven't taken anything related to CS in high school, so both fields are relatively new to me. :P</p>
<p>Can I get suggestions from both majors please? ;)</p>
<p>Consider selecting up to four courses from the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Math 1A, 1B, H1B, 54, or H54, [depending</a> on your AP credit<a href=“H%20=%20honors,%20for%20students%20who%20really%20like%20math%20and%20are%20good%20at%20it”>/url</a></li>
<li>Computer Science 61A (if you have no computer programming experience whatsoever, you may want to preview over the summer the [url=<a href=“http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61a/sp11/]course”>CS 61A Home Page]course</a> materials](<a href=“http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_AP.html]depending”>http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_AP.html), including the webcast lectures and on-line textbooks; you can install [MIT</a> Scheme](<a href=“http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/projects/scheme/]MIT”>The Scheme Programming Language) on your computer to do the exercises)</li>
<li>Economics 1 (unless you have a 5 in AP Economics micro and macro)</li>
<li>UGBA 10</li>
<li>Reading and Composition course (unless you have a 5 in AP English Literature; if you have a 4 in AP English, take a B course; otherwise, take an A course)</li>
</ul>
<p>CS requires Math 54; UGBA accepts Math 54, 1B, or 16B. CS 61A starts the sequence of CS courses for CS majors. Economics 1 and UGBA 10 are required before applying to the UGBA major. For either major, you will eventually have to complete the reading and composition sequence. You can use the CS, Economics, and UGBA courses in your first year to gauge your interest in each major. Each major also requires a few other things as well.</p>
<p>If you do not take fill up your schedule with four of the above courses, then consider taking courses that fulfill the parts of the [7-course</a> breadth requirement](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html]7-course”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html) which are not automatically fulfilled by courses for the CS and UGBA majors.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice ucbalumus :p! I’m actually in the same boat as the OP, so this info really helped :)!</p>
<p>Do you know if say I can’t get into Haas my 2nd year, I can still major Computer Science with the classes I took on my 1st year? Will it create any delays in graduation?</p>
<p>Here are the CS major prerequisites, from [Undergraduate</a> L&S CS Students | EECS at UC Berkeley](<a href=“CS Major Information | EECS at UC Berkeley”>CS Major Information | EECS at UC Berkeley) :</p>
<p>CS 61A, 61B, 61C, 70
Math through 54 (note: 53 not required)
EE 42 (or 40)
(total of 6 to 8 courses, depending on how much AP Calculus credit you come in with)</p>
<p>Here are the UGBA prerequisites, from [Prerequisites</a>, Undergraduate Program - Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley](<a href=“Application Process - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Application Process - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas) :</p>
<p>UGBA 10
Economics 1 or 2
Statistics 20, 21, or 25
Math through 16B, 1B, 53, or 54 *
Reading and Composition A and B **
(total 5 courses, not including Math which is covered by the CS prerequisites)</p>
<ul>
<li>If you do not complete Math 53 or 54, note the [special</a> rules for math courses and AP credit for UGBA](<a href=“Application Process - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Application Process - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas).
** Needed to graduate in any L&S major (including CS) anyway.</li>
</ul>
<p>Since you’ll be taking about 16 courses in your first 4 semesters, you should have plenty of room to complete the prerequisites for both majors. You’ll probably want to use any extra schedule space to complete 7-course breadth requirements (those not fulfilled by either major), including an American Cultures course.</p>
<p>If you start off the CS, UGBA, and Economics courses early, you can get a feel of which you like. If you like one much more than the other, you can consider discontinuing taking the courses for the one you do not really like. If you like both, you may want to consider a major + minor, major + electives in the other, or even simultaneous degrees (though scheduling that may be a difficult puzzle to put together). If you dislike both, at least you will have found out early and can start thinking about other majors and taking prerequisites for them with less chance of being delayed.</p>
<p>Aw, thanks for the advice ucbalumus :)! I guess I can be less stressed about my what major(s) I want to strive for them. I’ve been stressing out about Haas’ low admission rate. At least I have another major to back myself up :)!</p>
<p>Computer Science is a 100% guaranteed major right? No gimmicks like undergrad business?</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/csugrad/[/url]”>CS Major Information | EECS at UC Berkeley;
<p>I don’t think CS is capped anymore… so yeah, everyone gets in :D</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. And yeah, I heard around 30% of the ppl who apply to Haas get in. D: Super cutthroat.</p>
<p>Actually, it’s over 50%. And usually, people who think they have a chance get in. </p>
<p>Just do some activities. Get about a 3.7. Proofread your essays. And you’ll get in no problem.</p>
<p>
i think the stat is more like 30% of incoming freshmen who <em>wanted</em> to attend Haas get in the program eventually. (in the 3 semesters before applying, some people either epic fail and don’t apply or realize they don’t like business and don’t apply, and then some people apply and then just dont get in (this is the 50% statistic starrynights is talking about))</p>
<p>@StarryNight </p>
<p>Thanks for the advice :)! </p>
<p>By chance do you know if your SAT I & II/ACT scores are part of the Haas admission process :(? My scores aren’t that great, so if they do use that as an admission factor, I will be so screwed!</p>
<p>^ <a href=“http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/images/final/selectioncriteria.gif[/url]”>http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/images/final/selectioncriteria.gif</a></p>
<p>But does that include SAT/ACT scores?</p>
<p>They don’t count.</p>
<p>but it does include common sense. :l
my advice? try not to write too much in your essays, your words may work against you.</p>
<p>Ok good, thanks demoz :)! I thought I saw somewhere where they say SAT/ACT scores counted :(!</p>
<p>Are you a current Haas student crow?</p>
<p>demoz and i both will be “current haas” starting next semester. if you have other Q’s, don’t hesitate to spit em out.</p>
<p>Can I ask what were your GPAs (after each semester if your remember) and how hard do you think you had to work to be where you are now.</p>
<p>I didn’t do as well my first semester here, by “not well” I mean below the average Haas admitted GPA. I think that was partly because I was adjusting to college life and I didn’t develop a solid study habit during high school. But I really buckled down and tried hard my next semester and from then on I managed to always have gotten above the Haas-admitted average GPA. </p>
<p>Overall, I think it’s the hardest when you first start college because your not use to it (unless you come from some crazy college-prep high school then you probably are ready for it). But I think it gets easier from then on out because, frankly, Haas pre-requisites aren’t going to be as hard as math or sciences. You just got to study when you have to and not fool around before a test.</p>
![http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/images/final/selectioncriteria.gif[/url]](http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/images/final/selectioncriteria.gif%5B/url%5D){kind=link}
