Hey guys, I know I posted a similar question on here before but now that I have been admitted as a transfer student for Econ and Accounting I am struggling with the decision I have to make. I visited UCSB and loved everything about the school, but I am worried about having to get a B in Econ 10A to get into the full major. My goal is to be able to take the CPA exam after I graduate and work in the accounting field, but if I cant do that (because I would have to switch into another major by not getting the B) I don’t know what I would do and I don’t want to take that big of a risk. I know UCSB has very strong recruiting and has excellent social life and college experience which is really great. My other option is CSULB for accounting but I would continue to live a home (which is lame) and commute there, but I am admitted to their full major. What do you think I should do?
How are you doing in the class at this given moment? If you doubt that it will be likely then I would go for CSULB after you determine your final grade. You do have until June 1 to send in your SIR so just play it by ear but be realistic.
I think this is a class he has to take at UCSB to be accepted to his major?
So worst case, if you transfer, and can’t make the B, even with the retakes and so on…could you not potentially transfer back to to CSULB or equivalent? Also, seems like you could buy the book ahead of time, and start working through it…
note they actually recommend taking the class during the summer if you can
In the end nobody can tell you what is right. You have taken econ already, you know whether it seems to make sense or all seems like greek.
Check out http://www.pacbiztimes.com/2015/09/04/ucsb-no-8-on-best-u-s-colleges-for-business-majors-list/
I think the book is probably Hal Varian’s Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus. Coursehero ftw.
Here’s an outline of an older version: http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~hal/Books/im-outline.pdf
You probably want to brush up on your basic calculus (integration/differentiation of polynomials) before you take it.
I’ll bet you can do this if you really want to. 