Econ Major from Berkeley

College Majors Business Major
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<p>I'm currently an undergraduate at UC Berkeley. Right now I am on a pre-Haas track but I'm wondering what will happen to me if I don't get in. I have econ major as my back up but do u guys know if econ majors at UC Berkeley will be able to get good business jobs (consulting, analyst, etc) after graduating? </p>

<p>My one concern is that the Haas students will overshadow econ majors and take the good jobs first. If I don't make it into Haas, should I double major in econ and statistics/math to stand out more?</p>

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<p>Check out this link, find the majors you are interested in and it should give you some ideas.
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^ I’ve checked out that site many times, but I’ve noticed a few discrepancies that makes me worried. First of all, I heard that many Haas majors also double up with econ and it is true from meeting some people from business frats. Second of all, I am more concerned with the number that respond and the number that are actually employed; about 60% of the graduates respond and only 60% of them are employed. This is a discrepancy compared to the Haas graduates who have the same response rate, but 80% employment rate. </p>

<p>So I’m not sure what to make out of these statistics. But, they could possibly not accurately represent the job prospects for econ majors.</p>

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<p>Haas students will definitely overshadow you, but if you have an exceptional GPA and involvement, you could still manage to snag one of their jobs.</p>

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<p>^ But the thing is shoudn’t I have already made it into Haas in the first place if I had an exceptional GPA?</p>