<p>What are the easiest majors that it's easy to get good grades and get a higher gpa at berkeley vs. hardest majors that make people breakdown and cry in their spare time?</p>
<p>once you get in, you'll never take easier classes in your life</p>
<p>(i'm a third year haas student)</p>
<p>then why do I hear about people having breakdowns and such low average gpa's and how cal is soooo sooo incredibly hard?? maybe you're just smart, but what is the norm?</p>
<p>I think EECS, Chem E, and MCB are quite hard. However, you won't break down & cry all day like that because you would have changed your mind before declaring the major.</p>
<p>what about humanities and other things? what the easiest major in those areas and the hardest in those areas?</p>
<p>Hard majors:
EECS, ChemE, CS, BioE, MechE, Physics, maybe Math.</p>
<p>Easy majors (supposedly):
Mass comm, Sociology, ____ Studies</p>
<p>yeah, i heard mass comm is pretty easy. My friend asked me last year when I was accepted "So, what are you going to major in here at Berkeley?" and i was like "I dont know, i was thinking of Mass Comm" and shes like "YOU ARE COMING TO BERKELEY FOR THAT??!" Shes econ btw. Is econ hard?</p>
<p>Econ is impacted so it's a bit competitive, once you get into the major I'm not sure. I would guess it's medium-hard but I have little experience with it.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, I thought of a few good ____ Studies examples. Film studies and gender studies. Keke.</p>
<p>Hard: EECS, ChemE, BioE, MechE (basically any E in my opinion), ChemBio
Easy (from what I've heard): Mass Comm, Public Health, and what vicissitudes said ( ___ studies)</p>
<p>isn't it more to one's advantage to major in whatever is the EASIEST major? (except if you're going into engineering)</p>
<p>what you major in undergrad doesn't matter, right?</p>
<p>what about political science ?</p>
<p>The subject material for Econ is much harder in the upper divs than lower divs. I'd say Econ is the hardest social science and harder than the "humanities" but easier than all the hard sciences..so mid-range? </p>
<p>The easiest: Mass comm, Poli Sci, The Studies, most humanities and the lower-end social sciences (i.e. Psychology, History)</p>
<p>Hardest: Physics, Math, EECS</p>
<p>Anyway general ranking on some majors, from hardest to easiest:</p>
<p>Physics/Math
EECS/Chem E
Bio E/CS
Civ E/Chem
MCB
Econ/Environmental Science
Business
Philosophy/English
History/Psych/Rhetoric
Poli Sci/Mass Comm/The Studies/Education/Public Health</p>
<p>The "sorority" majors are Mass Comm and Poli Sci btw while a lot of athletes major in the "Studies" and Poli Sci.</p>
<p>You would rank English, Phil, and History above PoliSci? That sounds like a bit of an exaggeration.</p>
<p>Maybe. I think they are slightly more difficult than Poli Sci.</p>
<p>so after getting into Haas, the last two years flow by smoothly?</p>
<p>From what people say, yes. Also, Haas isn't that hard to get into. It's not like engineering by any means in terms of admissions nor subject matter. The average GPA for admissions is a 3.6.</p>
<p>A 3.6 in Haas prereqs is no by means a cakewalk.</p>
<p>Compared to engineering, it is.</p>
<p>(btw, I'm not a biased engineer. It's just the subject material is much harder for engineering/hard sciences.)</p>
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Also, Haas isn't that hard to get into.
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I heard 50% of the original students who apply undeclared - Haas end up not applying. And only 50% of those who do apply actually get admitted. Is this correct?</p>
<p>Well, the difference is you don't need a 3.6 in engineering. I'd say it's easier to get a 3.6 in Haas prereqs than a 2.0 in engineering.</p>
<p>About 60% of Haas applicants get in. But I don't think there are solid numbers for those who intended to apply to Haas. I mean, how do you count that? Do you count those who took all the prereqs but decided their GPA wasn't high enough? Do you count those who took one class and decided it was too competitive? Those who didn't take any classes but heard stories from their friends and were discouraged? If you count all those people, I would say those who end up applying accounts for less than 50%.</p>